2 Chronicles 10:6
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And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
In other translations
And king Rehoboam took counsel with the old men that had stood before Solomon his father while he yet lived, saying, What counsel give ye me to return answer to this people?Then King Rehoboam consulted with the elders who had served his father Solomon during his lifetime. “How do you advise me to respond to these people?” he asked.
Hebrew words
וַיִּוָּעַץvaiyiva'atzand he consultedH3289הַמֶּלֶךְhamelekhthe kingH4428רְחַבְעָםrechav'amRehoboamH7346אֶת־'et-withH854הַזְּקֵנִיםhazekenimthe eldersH2205אֲשֶׁר־'asher-whoH834הָיוּhayuthey had beenH1961עֹמְדִים'omedimstandingH5975לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440שְׁלֹמֹהshelomohSolomonH8010אָבִיו'avivfather hisH1בִּהְיֹתוֹbihyotowhen was heH1961חַיchaialiveH2416לֵאמֹרlemor<to> sayingH559אֵיךְ'eikhhow?H349אַתֶּם'atem[are] youH859נוֹעָצִיםno'atzimcounselingH3289לְהָשִׁיבlehashivto bring backH7725לָעָם־la'om-to the peopleH5971הַזֶּהhazeh<the> thisH2088דָּבָר׃davarwordH1697
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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