King James Version

1 Kings 12:13

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the old men’s counsel that they gave him;

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וַיַּ֧עַןvayaanand shoutעָנָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and shout”, the next action in the storyH6030properly, to eye or (generally) to heed, i.e. pay attention; by implication, to respond; by extension to begin to speak; specifically to sing, shout, testify, announcegive account, afflict (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), (cause to, give) answer, bring low (by mistake for H6031 (עָנָה)), cry, hear, Leannoth, lift up, say, [idiom] scholar, (give a) shout, sing (together by course), speak, testify, utter,…הַמֶּ֛לֶךְhamelekhthe kingמֶלֶךְdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָעָ֖םhaamthe peopleעַםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the people”, the ordinary formH5971a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flockfolk, men, nation, people.קָשָׁ֑הqashahchurlishקָשֶׁהadjective, adjective, feminine, singular, absolute — “churlish”, the ordinary formH7186severe (in various applications)churlish, cruel, grievous, hard((-hearted), thing), heavy, [phrase] impudent, obstinate, prevailed, rough(-ly), sore, sorrowful, stiff(necked), stubborn, [phrase] in trouble.וַֽיַּעֲזֹ֛בvayaazovand commit selfעָזַבconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and commit self”, the next action in the storyH5800to loosen, i.e. relinquish, permit, etc.commit self, fail, forsake, fortify, help, leave (destitute, off), refuse, [idiom] surely.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עֲצַ֥תatsatadviceעֵצָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “advice”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6098advice; by implication, plan; also prudenceadvice, advisement, counsel(l-(or)), purpose.הַזְּקֵנִ֖יםhazqenimthe oldזָקֵןdefinite article, adjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “the old”, the ordinary formH2205oldaged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.אֲשֶׁ֥רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…יְעָצֻֽהוּyeatsuhvadviseיָעַץverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “advise”, a completed actionH3289to advise; reflexively, to deliberate or resolveadvertise, take advise, advise (well), consult, (give, take) counsel(-lor), determine, devise, guide, purpose.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

Young’s Literal Translation

And the king answereth the people sharply, and forsaketh the counsel of the elders which they counselled him,

World English Bible

The king answered the people roughly, and abandoned the counsel of the old men which they had given him,

Darby Translation

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the advice of the old men which they had given him;

Douay-Rheims

And the king answered the people roughly, leaving the counsel of the old men, which they had given him,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the king answered the people roughly, and forsook the counsel of the old men which they had given him;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the king answered the people harshly; and Roboam forsook the counsel of the old men which they counselled him.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἀπεκρίθη ὁ βασιλεὺς πρὸς τὸν λαὸν σκληρά· καὶ ἐγκατέλιπε Ῥοβοὰμ τὴν βουλὴν τῶν πρεσβυτέρων ἃ συνεβουλεύσαντο αὐτῷ,