Revised Literal Translation

1 Kings 11:7-10

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.

8And likewise didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he for all his strangeהַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹתha.na.khe.ri.YotH5237wivesנָשָׁ֖יוna.ShavH802,which burnt incenseמַקְטִיר֥וֹתmak.ti.RotH6999and sacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתu.me.za.be.ChotH2076unto their godsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

9And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068was angryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599with Solomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010,because his heartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824was turnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186from Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,which had appearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200unto him twiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471,

10And had commandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680him concerning this thingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697,that he should not goH3212afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430:but he keptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104not that which Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

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