Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 11:1-3

1But kingוְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְve.ha.Me.lekhH4428Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֗הshe.lo.MohH8010lovedאָהַ֞ב'a.HavH157manyרַבּ֖וֹתra.BotH7227strangeנָכְרִיּ֛וֹתna.khe.ri.YotH5237womenנָשִׁ֧יםna.ShimH802,together with the daughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Pharaohפַּרְעֹ֑הpar.'OhH6547,women of the Moabitesמוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹתmo.'a.vi.YotH4125,Ammonitesעַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙'a.mo.ni.yOtH5984,Edomitesאֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת'a.Do.mi.YotH130,Sidoniansצֵדְנִיֹּ֖תtze.de.ni.YotH6722, andHittitesחִתִּיֹּֽת׃chi.ti.YotH2850;

2Of the nationsהַגּוֹיִ֗םha.go.YimH1471concerningwhich Yhwhיְהוָה֩Yah.wehH3068saidאָֽמַר־'a.mar-H559unto the childrenבְּנֵ֨יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֜לYis.ra.'ElH3478,Ye shall not go inתָבֹ֣אוּta.Vo.'uH935to them, neither shall they come inיָבֹ֣אוּya.Vo.'uH935unto you: forsurelyאָכֵן֙'a.KhenH403they will turn awayיַטּ֣וּya.TuH5186your heartלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310their godsאֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם'e.lo.hei.HemH430:Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֖הshe.lo.MohH8010claveדָּבַ֥קda.VakH1692unto these in loveH157.

3And he had sevenשְׁבַ֣עshe.Va'H7651hundredמֵא֔וֹתme.'otH3967wivesנָשִׁ֗יםna.ShimH802,princessesשָׂרוֹת֙sa.rOtH8282,and threeשְׁלֹ֣שׁshe.LoshH7969hundredמֵא֑וֹתme.'otH3967concubinesוּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖יםu.fi.lag.ShimH6370:and his wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802turned awayוַיַּטּ֥וּvai.ya.TuH5186his heartלִבּֽוֹ׃li.BoH3820.

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