| And it came to pass, | וַיְהִ֞י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| Jeroboam when | כִּשְׁמֹ֣עַ׀ | kišmōaʿ | keesh-MOH-ah |
| the son | יָֽרָבְעָ֣ם | yārobʿām | ya-rove-AM |
| Nebat, of | בֶּן | ben | ben |
| who | נְבָ֗ט | nĕbāṭ | neh-VAHT |
| was yet | וְהוּא֙ | wĕhûʾ | veh-HOO |
| in Egypt, | עוֹדֶ֣נּוּ | ʿôdennû | oh-DEH-noo |
| heard | בְמִצְרַ֔יִם | bĕmiṣrayim | veh-meets-RA-yeem |
| (for it, of | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| he was fled | בָּרַ֔ח | bāraḥ | ba-RAHK |
| from the presence | מִפְּנֵ֖י | mippĕnê | mee-peh-NAY |
| king of | הַמֶּ֣לֶךְ | hammelek | ha-MEH-lek |
| Solomon, | שְׁלֹמֹ֑ה | šĕlōmō | sheh-loh-MOH |
| and Jeroboam | וַיֵּ֥שֶׁב | wayyēšeb | va-YAY-shev |
| dwelt | יָֽרָבְעָ֖ם | yārobʿām | ya-rove-AM |
| in Egypt;) | בְּמִצְרָֽיִם׃ | bĕmiṣrāyim | beh-meets-RA-yeem |