1 Kings
1 Kings 11:2
2These women were from the nations about which the LORD had told the Israelites, “You must not intermarry with them, for surely they will turn your hearts after their gods.” Yet Solomon clung to these women in love.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| from | מִן־ | min- | Preposition | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
| the nations | הַגּוֹיִ֗ם | hag·gō·w·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| about which | אֲשֶׁ֣ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the LORD | יְהוָה֩ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had told | אָֽמַר־ | ’ā·mar- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Israelites | בְּנֵ֨י | bə·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| You must not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| intermarry | תָבֹ֣אוּ | ṯā·ḇō·’ū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural | H935 come in, come, go in, go |
| with them | בָהֶ֗ם | ḇā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| for surely | אָכֵן֙ | ’ā·ḵên | Adverb | H403 surely, truly |
| they will turn | יַטּ֣וּ | yaṭ·ṭū | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend |
| your hearts | לְבַבְכֶ֔ם | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine plural | H3824 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| after | אַחֲרֵ֖י | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| their gods | אֱלֹהֵיהֶ֑ם | ’ĕ·lō·hê·hem | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H430 God |
| Yet Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֖ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| clung | דָּבַ֥ק | dā·ḇaq | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1692 cling, cleave, keep close |
| to these | בָּהֶ֛ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| in love | לְאַהֲבָֽה׃ | lə·’a·hă·ḇāh | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular | H160 love |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Exodus 34:16 · Deuteronomy 7:3–4 · Joshua 23:12–13 · Numbers 25:1–3 · 1 Corinthians 15:33 · Exodus 23:32–33 · 2 Corinthians 6:14–16 · Romans 12:9 · Malachi 2:11 · Revelation 2:4 · Romans 1:32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.