New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Kings 11:1-4

1NowKingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010lovedאָהַ֞ב'a.HavH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227foreignנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenH802along with the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547:Moabiteמוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125,Ammoniteעַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙'a.mo.ni.yOtH5984,Edomiteאֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת'a.Do.mi.YotH130,Sidonianצֵדְנִיֹּ֖תtze.de.ni.YotH6722,and Hittiteחִתִּיֹּֽת׃chi.ti.YotH2850womenH802,

2from the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471concerning whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Lordיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068had saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559to the sonsבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478, “You shall notassociateתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935with them, norH3808shall theyassociateיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935with you, forthey will surelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403turnיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186your heartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824awayH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430.”Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010heldH1692fastH1692to theseוְהֵם֙ve.HemH1992in loveH157.

3He hadוַיְהִי־vay.hi-H1961sevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,princessesשָׂרוֹת֙sa.rOtH8282,and threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967concubinesוּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370,and his wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802turnedוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820awayH5186.

4For whenלְעֵת֙le.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was oldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209,his wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turnedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824awayH5186afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430; andhis heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was notwhollyH8003devotedH8003to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430,as the heartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1had been.

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