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1 Kings 11:4-13

4For itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassהָיָ֨הha.YahH1961, whenSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wasoldזִקְנַ֣תzik.NatH2209, that hiswivesנָשָׁיו֙na.ShavH802turnedהִטּ֣וּhi.TuH5186awayH5186hisheartלְבָב֔וֹle.va.VoH3824afterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: and hisheartלְבָב֤וֹle.va.VoH3824wasnotוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808perfectשָׁלֵם֙sha.LemH8003with theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068hisGodאֱלֹהָ֔יו'e.lo.HavH430, as was theheartכִּלְבַ֖בkil.VavH3824ofDavidדָּוִ֥ידda.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃'a.VivH1.

5ForSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֔הshe.lo.MohH8010wentafterאַחֲרֵ֣י'a.cha.ReiH310Ashtoreth thegoddessאֱלֹהֵ֖י'e.lo.HeiH430of the Zidonians, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310Milcomמִלְכֹּ֔םmil.KomH4445theabominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of theAmmonitesעַמֹּנִֽים׃'a.mo.NimH5984.

6AndSolomonשְׁלֹמֹ֛הshe.lo.MohH8010didH6213thatwhichH5869wasevilהָרַ֖עha.Ra'H7451in thesightH5869of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, and wentnotוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808fullyמִלֵּ֛אmi.Le'H4390afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, asdidH6213Davidכְּדָוִ֥דke.da.VidH1732hisfatherאָבִֽיו׃ ס'a.VivH1.

7Thendidאֲשֶׁ֖ר'a.SherH834Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֜הshe.lo.MohH8010buildיִבְנֶ֨הyiv.NehH1129anhighבָּמָ֗הba.MahH1116placeH1116forChemoshלִכְמוֹשׁ֙likh.mo.VoshH3645theabominationשִׁקֻּ֣ץshi.KutzH8251ofMoabמוֹאָ֔בmo.'AvH4124, in themountבָּהָ֕רba.HarH2022that isbeforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Jerusalemיְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimH3389, and forMolechוּלְמֹ֕לֶךְu.le.Mo.lekhH4432theabominationשִׁקֻּ֖ץshi.KutzH8251of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofAmmonעַמּֽוֹן׃a.MonH5983.

8Andsoוְכֵ֣ןve.KhenH3651didעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213he forallלְכָל־le.kholH3605his strangewivesH802,whichH802burntH6999incenseH6999andsacrificedוּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹתu.me.za.be.ChotH2076unto theirgodsלֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃le.lo.hei.HenH430.

9And theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wasangryוַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ףvai.yit.'a.NafH599withSolomonבִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑הbish.lo.MohH8010,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588hisheartלְבָב֗וֹle.va.VoH3824wasturnedנָטָ֣הna.TahH5186awayH5186from theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, which hadappearedהַנִּרְאָ֥הha.nir.'AhH7200unto himtwiceפַּעֲמָֽיִם׃pa.'a.Ma.yimH6471,

10and hadcommandedוְצִוָּ֤הve.tzi.VahH6680him concerning thisthingהַדָּבָ֣רha.da.VarH1697, that he shouldnotH3808goafterאַחֲרֵ֖י'a.cha.ReiH310otherאֲחֵרִ֑ים'a.che.RimH312godsאֱלֹהִ֣ים'E.lo.HimH430: but hekeptשָׁמַ֔רsha.MarH8104notH3808thatwhichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068commandedצִוָּ֖הtzi.VahH6680.

11Wherefore theLORDיְהוָ֜הYah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoSolomonלִשְׁלֹמֹ֗הlish.lo.MohH8010, Forasmuch as this isdoneהָֽיְתָה־ha.ye.tah-H1961of thee, and thou hastnotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808keptשָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙sha.Mar.taH8104mycovenantבְּרִיתִ֣יbe.ri.TiH1285and mystatutesוְחֻקֹּתַ֔יve.chu.ko.TaiH2708,whichH834I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680thee, I willsurelyH5414rendH7167thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467from thee, and willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֖יהָu.ne.ta.Ti.haH5414it to thyservantלְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃le.'av.De.khaH5650.

12Notwithstanding in thydaysבְּיָמֶ֙יךָ֙be.ya.Mei.khaH3117I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808doאֶעֱשֶׂ֔נָּה'e.'e.Se.nahH6213it, forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1sakeלְמַ֖עַןle.Ma.'anH4616: but I willrendאֶקְרָעֶֽנָּה׃'ek.ra.'E.nahH7167itoutH3027of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thysonבִּנְךָ֖bin.KhaH1121.

13Howbeit I willnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808rendH7167awayאֶקְרָ֔ע'ek.Ra'H7167allכָּל־kol-H3605thekingdomהַמַּמְלָכָה֙ha.mam.la.KhahH4467; but I willgiveאֶתֵּ֣ן'e.TenH5414onetribeשֵׁ֥בֶטShe.vetH7626to thysonלִבְנֶ֑ךָliv.Ne.khaH1121, forDavidדָּוִ֣דda.VidH1732myservant’sעַבְדִּ֔י'av.DiH5650sakeלְמַ֙עַן֙le.Ma.'anH4616, and forJerusalem’sיְרוּשָׁלִַ֖םye.ru.sha.LimH3389sakeוּלְמַ֥עַןu.le.Ma.'anH4616whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havechosenבָּחָֽרְתִּי׃ba.Cha.re.tiH977.

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