Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 11:1-7

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.

4For it came to pass, whenלְעֵת֙le.'EtH6256Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010was oldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209, thathis wivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turned awayהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186his heartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:and his heartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824was not perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068his Godאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, as wasthe heartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824of Davidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5For Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Ashtorethעַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת'ash.To.retH6253the goddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Sidoniansצִדֹנִ֑יםtzi.do.NimH6722,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the Ammonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6And Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didוַיַּ֧עַשׂvai.Ya.'asH6213evilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in the sightבְּעֵינֵ֣יbe.'ei.NeiH5869of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,and went not fullyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, as didDavidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732his fatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7Then did Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010buildיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129an high placeבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116for Chemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645,the abominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251of Moabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124,in the hillבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389,and for Molechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432,the abominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Ammonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

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