1 Kings

1 Kings 12:8

⁸But Rehoboam rejected the advice of the elders; instead, he consulted the young men who had grown up with him and served him.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But	וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛ב	way·ya·‘ă·zōḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5800 leave, forsake, loose
the advice	עֲצַ֥ת	‘ă·ṣaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H6098 counsel, advice
of the elders	הַזְּקֵנִ֖ים	haz·zə·qê·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H2205 old
instead	וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ	way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3289 advise, counsel
he consulted	וַיִּוָּעַ֗ץ	way·yiw·wā·‘aṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3289 advise, counsel
the young men	הַיְלָדִים֙	hay·lā·ḏîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3206 child, son, boy, youth
who	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
had grown up	גָּדְל֣וּ	gā·ḏə·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1431 grow up, become great
with him	אִתּ֔וֹ	’it·tōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular	H854 with
and served	הָעֹמְדִ֖ים	hā·‘ō·mə·ḏîm	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H5975 take one's stand, stand
him	לְפָנָֽיו׃	lə·p̄ā·nāw	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.