לָכֶ֖ם

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 לָכֶ֖ם

   la-KHEM

   for you
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם

   a-SHER a-SA la-KHEM

   which made for you
3. clause🔊 וְאַתֶּ֣ם הָמ֗וֹן רָ֣ב וְעִמָּכֶ֣ם עֶגְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם יָרָבְעָ֑ם

   ve-a-TEM ha-MON RAV ve-im-MA-khem e-ge-LE za-HAV a-SHER a-SA la-KHEM ya-rav-A

   and you a multitude great and with you calves of gold which made for you Jeroboam
4. sentence🔊 וְעַתָּ֣ה א֤תֶּם אֹמְרִ֗ים לְהִתְחַזֵּק֙ לִפְנֵ֣י מַמְלֶ֣כֶת יְהוָ֔ה בְּיַ֖ד בְּנֵ֣י דָוִ֑יד וְאַתֶּ֣ם הָמ֗וֹן רָ֣ב וְעִמָּכֶ֣ם עֶגְלֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֣ר עָשָׂ֥ה לָכֶ֖ם יָרָבְעָ֑ם לֵאלֹהִֽים׃

   ve-a-TA a-TEM o-me-RIM le-hit-kha-ZEK lif-NE mam-le-KHET ye-ho-VAH be-YAD be-NE da-VID ve-a-TEM ha-MON RAV ve-im-MA-khem e-ge-LE za-HAV a-SHER a-SA la-KHEM ya-rav-A le-e-lo-HIM

   and now you are saying to show yourselves strong before the kingdom of the LORD in the hand of sons of David and you a multitude great and with you calves of gold which made for you Jeroboam as gods

Exegesis

The relative clause asher asah lakhem yarovam {אֲשֶׁר עָשָׂה לָכֶם יָרָבְעָם | ʾă-šer ʿā-śāh lā-kem yā-rā-ḇə-ʿām} assigns responsibility to Jeroboam and portrays the calves as manufactured substitutes, finalized by lelohim {לֵאלֹהִים | lə-ʾlō-hîm} ‘as gods,’ a syntactic punchline that exposes the religious illegitimacy behind their military strength. The English renderings keep the long Hebrew coordination but use clearer clause boundaries to communicate the escalating rhetoric.