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12 Revised Standard Version Passage Biblia Hebraica

25Then Jerobo'am built Shechem in the hill country of E'phraim, and dwelt there; and he went out from there and built Penu'el.Jeroboam turns away from the LORD. 1Kgs.12.25-31וַיִּבֶן יָרָבְעָם אֶת־שְׁכֶם בְּהַר אֶפְרַיִם וַיֵּשֶׁב בָּהּ וַיֵּצֵא מִשָּׁם וַיִּבֶן אֶת־פְּנוּאֵל׃
26And Jerobo'am said in his heart, "Now the kingdom will turn back to the house of David; וַיֹּאמֶר יָרָבְעָם בְּלִבֹּו עַתָּה תָּשׁוּב הַמַּמְלָכָה לְבֵית דָּוִד׃
27if this people go up to offer sacrifices in the house of the LORD at Jerusalem, then the heart of this people will turn again to their lord, to Rehobo'am king of Judah, and they will kill me and return to Rehobo'am king of Judah." אִם־יַעֲלֶה הָעָם הַזֶּה לַעֲשֹׂות זְבָחִים בְּבֵית־יְהוָה בִּירוּשָׁלִַם וְשָׁב לֵב הָעָם הַזֶּה אֶל־אֲדֹנֵיהֶם אֶל־רְחַבְעָם מֶלֶךְ יְהוּדָה וַהֲרָגֻנִי וְשָׁבוּ אֶל־רְחַבְעָם מֶלֶךְ־יְהוּדָה׃
28So the king took counsel, and made two calves of gold. And he said to the people, "You have gone up to Jerusalem long enough. Behold your gods, O Israel, who brought you up out of the land of Egypt." וַיִּוָּעַץ הַמֶּלֶךְ וַיַּעַשׂ שְׁנֵי עֶגְלֵי זָהָב וַיֹּאמֶר אֲלֵהֶם רַב־לָכֶם מֵעֲלֹות יְרוּשָׁלִַם הִנֵּה אֱלֹהֶיךָ יִשְׂרָאֵל אֲשֶׁר הֶעֱלוּךָ מֵאֶרֶץ מִצְרָיִם׃
29And he set one in Bethel, and the other he put in Dan. וַיָּשֶׂם אֶת־הָאֶחָד בְּבֵית־אֵל וְאֶת־הָאֶחָד נָתַן בְּדָן׃
30And this thing became a sin, for the people went to the one at Bethel and to the other as far as Dan. וַיְהִי הַדָּבָר הַזֶּה לְחַטָּאת וַיֵּלְכוּ הָעָם לִפְנֵי הָאֶחָד עַד־דָּן׃
31He also made houses on high places, and appointed priests from among all the people, who were not of the Levites. וַיַּעַשׂ אֶת־בֵּית בָּמֹות וַיַּעַשׂ כֹּהֲנִים מִקְצֹות הָעָם אֲשֶׁר לֹא־הָיוּ מִבְּנֵי לֵוִי׃