1 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.1",
"source": "וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֗ה אָהַ֞ב נָשִׁ֧ים נָכְרִיּ֛וֹת רַבּ֖וֹת וְאֶת־בַּת־פַּרְעֹ֑ה מוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹת עַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙ אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔ת צֵדְנִיֹּ֖ת חִתִּיֹּֽת׃",
"text": "And the *melekh* *Shelomoh* *ʾāhaḇ* *nāshīm* *nokhrīyōt* *rabbōt* and *ʾet*-daughter-of-*Parʿōh*; *Mōʾăḇīyōt*, *ʿAmmŏnīyōt*, *ʾĂdōmīyōt*, *Tsēdonīyōt*, *Ḥittīyōt*.",
"grammar": {
"*melekh*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - king",
"*Shelomoh*": "proper noun, masculine - Solomon",
"*ʾāhaḇ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - loved",
"*nāshīm*": "noun, feminine, plural, absolute - women/wives",
"*nokhrīyōt*": "adjective, feminine, plural - foreign/strange",
"*rabbōt*": "adjective, feminine, plural - many/numerous",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*Parʿōh*": "proper noun, masculine - Pharaoh",
"*Mōʾăḇīyōt*": "adjective, feminine, plural - Moabite (women)",
"*ʿAmmŏnīyōt*": "adjective, feminine, plural - Ammonite (women)",
"*ʾĂdōmīyōt*": "adjective, feminine, plural - Edomite (women)",
"*Tsēdonīyōt*": "adjective, feminine, plural - Sidonian (women)",
"*Ḥittīyōt*": "adjective, feminine, plural - Hittite (women)"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāhaḇ*": "loved/had affection for",
"*nāshīm*": "women/wives",
"*nokhrīyōt*": "foreign/strange/alien"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.2",
"source": "מִן־הַגּוֹיִ֗ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָֽמַר־יְהוָה֩ אֶל־בְּנֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֜ל לֹֽא־תָבֹ֣אוּ בָהֶ֗ם וְהֵם֙ לֹא־יָבֹ֣אוּ בָכֶ֔ם אָכֵן֙ יַטּ֣וּ אֶת־לְבַבְכֶ֔ם אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם בָּהֶ֛ם דָּבַ֥ק שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה לְאַהֲבָֽה׃",
"text": "From-the *gōyīm* which *ʾāmar*-*YHWH* to-*benēy* *Yisrāʾēl* not-*tāḇōʾū* in-them and-they not-*yāḇōʾū* in-you, *ʾākhēn* *yaṭṭū* *ʾet*-your-*leḇaḇ* after *ʾĕlōhēyhem*; to-them *dāḇaq* *Shelomoh* for-*ʾahăḇāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*gōyīm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - nations/gentiles",
"*ʾāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - said/spoke",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*benēy*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - sons/children of",
"*Yisrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*tāḇōʾū*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd masculine plural - you shall come/enter",
"*yāḇōʾū*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they shall come/enter",
"*ʾākhēn*": "adverb - surely/indeed",
"*yaṭṭū*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - they will turn aside/incline",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*leḇaḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - heart",
"*ʾĕlōhēyhem*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct + 3rd masculine plural suffix - their gods",
"*dāḇaq*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - clung/attached",
"*Shelomoh*": "proper noun, masculine - Solomon",
"*ʾahăḇāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - love"
},
"variants": {
"*gōyīm*": "nations/gentiles/peoples",
"*tāḇōʾū*": "you shall come in/enter/have relations with",
"*yāḇōʾū*": "they shall come in/enter/have relations with",
"*yaṭṭū*": "they will turn aside/incline/bend",
"*dāḇaq*": "clung/attached/adhered",
"*ʾahăḇāh*": "love/affection/desire"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.3",
"source": "וַיְהִי־ל֣וֹ נָשִׁ֗ים שָׂרוֹת֙ שְׁבַ֣ע מֵא֔וֹת וּפִֽלַגְשִׁ֖ים שְׁלֹ֣שׁ מֵא֑וֹת וַיַּטּ֥וּ נָשָׁ֖יו אֶת־לִבּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wayehī*-to-him *nāshīm* *sārōt* seven *mēʾōt* and-*pīlaghshīm* three *mēʾōt*; and-*wayyaṭṭū* his-*nāshāyw* *ʾet*-his-*libbō*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayehī*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/became",
"*nāshīm*": "noun, feminine, plural, absolute - women/wives",
"*sārōt*": "noun, feminine, plural, absolute - princesses/nobles",
"*mēʾōt*": "noun, feminine, plural, absolute - hundreds",
"*pīlaghshīm*": "noun, feminine, plural, absolute - concubines",
"*wayyaṭṭū*": "verb, hiphil imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine plural - and they turned aside/inclined",
"*nāshāyw*": "noun, feminine, plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wives",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*libbō*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart"
},
"variants": {
"*sārōt*": "princesses/noble ladies/royal wives",
"*wayyaṭṭū*": "they turned aside/inclined/influenced",
"*libbō*": "heart/mind/inner self"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.4",
"source": "וַיְהִ֗י לְעֵת֙ זִקְנַ֣ת שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה נָשָׁיו֙ הִטּ֣וּ אֶת־לְבָב֔וֹ אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְלֹא־הָיָ֨ה לְבָב֤וֹ שָׁלֵם֙ עִם־יְהוָ֣ה אֱלֹהָ֔יו כִּלְבַ֖ב דָּוִ֥יד אָבִֽיו׃",
"text": "And-*wayehī* at-*ʿēt* *ziqnat* *Shelomoh*, his-*nāshāyw* *hiṭṭū* *ʾet*-his-*leḇāḇō* after *ʾĕlōhīm* *ʾăḥērīm*; and-not-*hāyāh* his-*leḇāḇō* *shālēm* with-*YHWH* his-*ʾĕlōhāyw* like-*leḇaḇ* *Dāwīd* his-*ʾāḇīw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayehī*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and it was/happened",
"*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - time of",
"*ziqnat*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - old age of",
"*Shelomoh*": "proper noun, masculine - Solomon",
"*nāshāyw*": "noun, feminine, plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wives",
"*hiṭṭū*": "verb, hiphil perfect, 3rd plural - they turned aside/inclined",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*leḇāḇō*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart",
"*ʾĕlōhīm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - gods",
"*ʾăḥērīm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - other/foreign",
"*hāyāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was",
"*shālēm*": "adjective, masculine, singular, absolute - complete/whole/fully devoted",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*ʾĕlōhāyw*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his God",
"*leḇaḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - heart of",
"*Dāwīd*": "proper noun, masculine - David",
"*ʾāḇīw*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father"
},
"variants": {
"*hiṭṭū*": "turned aside/inclined/influenced",
"*leḇāḇō*": "heart/mind/inner self",
"*shālēm*": "complete/perfect/fully devoted/undivided"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.5",
"source": "וַיֵּ֣לֶךְ שְׁלֹמֹ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֣י עַשְׁתֹּ֔רֶת אֱלֹהֵ֖י צִדֹנִ֑ים וְאַחֲרֵ֣י מִלְכֹּ֔ם שִׁקֻּ֖ץ עַמֹּנִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*wayyēlekh* *Shelomoh* after *ʿAshtōret* *ʾĕlōhēy* *Tsīdōnīm* and-after *Milkōm* *shiqqūts* *ʿAmmōnīm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyēlekh*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he went/followed",
"*Shelomoh*": "proper noun, masculine - Solomon",
"*ʿAshtōret*": "proper noun, feminine - Ashtoreth",
"*ʾĕlōhēy*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - god(s) of",
"*Tsīdōnīm*": "proper noun, masculine, plural - Sidonians",
"*Milkōm*": "proper noun, masculine - Milcom/Molech",
"*shiqqūts*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - detestable thing/abomination of",
"*ʿAmmōnīm*": "proper noun, masculine, plural - Ammonites"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyēlekh* after": "went after/followed/worshipped",
"*ʿAshtōret*": "Ashtoreth/Astarte (fertility goddess)",
"*shiqqūts*": "detestable thing/abomination/idol"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.6",
"source": "וַיַּ֧עַשׂ שְׁלֹמֹ֛ה הָרַ֖ע בְּעֵינֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְלֹ֥א מִלֵּ֛א אַחֲרֵ֥י יְהוָ֖ה כְּדָוִ֥ד אָבִֽיו׃ ס",
"text": "And-*wayyaʿas* *Shelomoh* the-*hāraʿ* in-*ʿēynēy* *YHWH*; and-not *millēʾ* after *YHWH* like-*Dāwid* his-*ʾāḇīw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿas*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he did",
"*Shelomoh*": "proper noun, masculine - Solomon",
"*hāraʿ*": "article + noun, masculine, singular, absolute - the evil",
"*ʿēynēy*": "noun, feminine, dual, construct - eyes of",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*millēʾ*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - fulfilled/followed fully",
"*Dāwid*": "proper noun, masculine - David",
"*ʾāḇīw*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his father"
},
"variants": {
"*hāraʿ*": "the evil/wickedness/what is displeasing",
"*ʿēynēy*": "eyes/sight/judgment",
"*millēʾ* after": "fully followed/was wholly devoted to"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.7",
"source": "אָז֩ יִבְנֶ֨ה שְׁלֹמֹ֜ה בָּמָ֗ה לִכְמוֹשׁ֙ שִׁקֻּ֣ץ מוֹאָ֔ב בָּהָ֕ר אֲשֶׁ֖ר עַל־פְּנֵ֣י יְרוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם וּלְמֹ֕לֶךְ שִׁקֻּ֖ץ בְּנֵ֥י עַמּֽוֹן׃",
"text": "Then *yiḇneh* *Shelomoh* *bāmāh* for-*Khemōsh* *shiqqūts* *Mōʾāḇ* in-the-*hār* which on-*penēy* *Yerūshālāyim*; and-for-*Mōlekh* *shiqqūts* *benēy* *ʿAmmōn*.",
"grammar": {
"*yiḇneh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he built",
"*Shelomoh*": "proper noun, masculine - Solomon",
"*bāmāh*": "noun, feminine, singular, absolute - high place/shrine",
"*Khemōsh*": "proper noun, masculine - Chemosh",
"*shiqqūts*": "noun, masculine, singular, construct - detestable thing/abomination of",
"*Mōʾāḇ*": "proper noun - Moab",
"*hār*": "noun, masculine, singular - mountain/hill",
"*penēy*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - face of",
"*Yerūshālāyim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*Mōlekh*": "proper noun, masculine - Molech",
"*benēy*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - sons/children of",
"*ʿAmmōn*": "proper noun - Ammon"
},
"variants": {
"*bāmāh*": "high place/shrine/altar platform",
"*shiqqūts*": "detestable thing/abomination/idol",
"*hār*": "mountain/hill",
"*penēy*": "face/before/east of"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.8",
"source": "וְכֵ֣ן עָשָׂ֔ה לְכָל־נָשָׁ֖יו הַנָּכְרִיּ֑וֹת מַקְטִיר֥וֹת וּֽמְזַבְּח֖וֹת לֵאלֹהֵיהֶֽן׃",
"text": "And-thus *ʿāsāh* for-all-his-*nāshāyw* the-*nākhrīyōt* *maqṭīrōt* and-*mezabbĕḥōt* to-their-*ʾĕlōhēyhen*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿāsāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he did/made",
"*nāshāyw*": "noun, feminine, plural + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wives",
"*nākhrīyōt*": "article + adjective, feminine, plural - the foreign/strange",
"*maqṭīrōt*": "verb, hiphil participle, feminine, plural - burning incense/offering sacrifices",
"*mezabbĕḥōt*": "verb, piel participle, feminine, plural - sacrificing/slaughtering",
"*ʾĕlōhēyhen*": "noun, masculine, plural + 3rd feminine plural suffix - their gods"
},
"variants": {
"*maqṭīrōt*": "burning incense/making smoke offerings",
"*mezabbĕḥōt*": "sacrificing/slaughtering animals"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.9",
"source": "וַיִּתְאַנַּ֥ף יְהוָ֖ה בִּשְׁלֹמֹ֑ה כִּֽי־נָטָ֣ה לְבָב֗וֹ מֵעִ֤ם יְהוָה֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַנִּרְאָ֥ה אֵלָ֖יו פַּעֲמָֽיִם׃",
"text": "And-*wayyitʾannap* *YHWH* with-*Shelomoh* because-*nāṭāh* his-*leḇāḇō* from-with *YHWH* *ʾĕlōhēy* *Yisrāʾēl* the-*nirʾāh* to-him *paʿămāyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyitʾannap*": "verb, hithpael imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he became angry",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*Shelomoh*": "proper noun, masculine - Solomon",
"*nāṭāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - turned away/inclined",
"*leḇāḇō*": "noun, masculine, singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart",
"*ʾĕlōhēy*": "noun, masculine, plural, construct - God of",
"*Yisrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*nirʾāh*": "article + verb, niphal participle, masculine, singular - the one appearing/who had appeared",
"*paʿămāyim*": "noun, feminine, dual - twice/two times"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyitʾannap*": "became angry/was incensed",
"*nāṭāh*": "turned away/inclined/departed",
"*nirʾāh*": "appearing/revealing himself/becoming visible"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.10",
"source": "וְצִוָּ֤ה אֵלָיו֙ עַל־הַדָּבָ֣ר הַזֶּ֔ה לְבִ֨לְתִּי־לֶ֔כֶת אַחֲרֵ֖י אֱלֹהִ֣ים אֲחֵרִ֑ים וְלֹ֣א שָׁמַ֔ר אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־צִוָּ֖ה יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*tsiwwāh* to-him concerning-the-*dāḇār* the-*zeh* to-*ḇiltī*-*lekhet* after *ʾĕlōhīm* *ʾăḥērīm*; and-not *shāmar* *ʾēt* which-*tsiwwāh* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*tsiwwāh*": "verb, piel perfect, 3rd masculine singular - commanded",
"*dāḇār*": "article + noun, masculine, singular, absolute - the word/matter/thing",
"*zeh*": "article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this",
"*ḇiltī*": "preposition - not to",
"*lekhet*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to go/follow",
"*ʾĕlōhīm*": "noun, masculine, plural, absolute - gods",
"*ʾăḥērīm*": "adjective, masculine, plural - other/foreign",
"*shāmar*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - kept/observed",
"*ʾēt*": "direct object marker",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh"
},
"variants": {
"*dāḇār*": "word/matter/thing/command",
"*ḇiltī*-*lekhet*": "not to go/not to follow/not to worship",
"*shāmar*": "kept/observed/obeyed"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "1 Kings.11.11",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר יְהוָ֜ה לִשְׁלֹמֹ֗ה יַ֚עַן אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָֽיְתָה־זֹּ֣את עִמָּ֔ךְ וְלֹ֤א שָׁמַ֙רְתָּ֙ בְּרִיתִ֣י וְחֻקֹּתַ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתִי עָלֶ֑יךָ קָרֹ֨עַ אֶקְרַ֤ע אֶת־הַמַּמְלָכָה֙ מֵֽעָלֶ֔יךָ וּנְתַתִּ֖יהָ לְעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* *YHWH* to-*Shelomoh*, 'Because *ʾăsher* *hāyetāh*-*zōʾt* with-you and-not *shāmartā* my-*berītī* and-my-*ḥuqqōtay* which *tsiwwītī* upon-you, *qārōaʿ* *ʾeqraʿ* *ʾet*-the-*mamlākhāh* from-upon-you and-*netattīhā* to-your-*ʿaḇdekā*.'",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "verb, qal imperfect consecutive, 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*YHWH*": "proper noun - LORD/Yahweh",
"*Shelomoh*": "proper noun, masculine - Solomon",
"*ʾăsher*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*hāyetāh*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd feminine singular - was/happened",
"*zōʾt*": "demonstrative pronoun, feminine singular - this",
"*shāmartā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd masculine singular - you kept/observed",
"*berītī*": "noun, feminine, singular + 1st common singular suffix - my covenant",
"*ḥuqqōtay*": "noun, feminine, plural + 1st common singular suffix - my statutes",
"*tsiwwītī*": "verb, piel perfect, 1st common singular - I commanded",
"*qārōaʿ*": "verb, qal infinitive absolute - to tear",
"*ʾeqraʿ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 1st common singular - I will tear",
"*mamlākhāh*": "article + noun, feminine, singular, absolute - the kingdom",
"*netattīhā*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st common singular + 3rd feminine singular suffix - I will give it",
"*ʿaḇdekā*": "noun, masculine, singular + 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant"
},
"variants": {
"*qārōaʿ* *ʾeqraʿ*": "surely tear/certainly tear away/completely rend [emphatic construction]",
"*netattīhā*": "I will give it/I will bestow it"
}
}