1 Kings 12:28

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Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

In other translations

Whereupon the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold, and said unto them, It is too much for you to go up to Jerusalem: behold thy gods, O Israel, which brought thee up out of the land of Egypt.After seeking advice, the king made two golden calves and said to the people, “Going up to Jerusalem is too much for you. Here, O Israel, are your gods, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt.”

Hebrew words

וַיִּוָּעַץvaiyiva'atzand he took counselH3289הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428וַיַּעַשׂvaiya'asand he madeH6213שְׁנֵיsheneitwoH8147עֶגְלֵי'egleicalves ofH5695זָהָבzahavgoldH2091וַיֹּאמֶרvaiyomerand he saidH559אֲלֵהֶם'alehemto themH413רַב־rav-[too] muchH7227לָכֶםlakhemfor youמֵעֲלוֹתme'alotfor going upH5927יְרוּשָׁלִַםyerushalimJerusalemH3389הִנֵּהhinehhere!H2009אֱלֹהֶיךָ'eloheikhagods yourH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elO IsraelH3478אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834הֶעֱלוּךָhe'elukhathey brought up youH5927מֵאֶרֶץme'eretzfrom [the] land ofH776מִצְרָיִם׃mitzrayimEgyptH4714

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Egypt, Jerusalem

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