Nehemiah
Nehemiah 13:26
26Did not King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations, and he was loved by his God, who made him king over all Israel— yet foreign women drew him into sin.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Did not | הֲל֣וֹא | hă·lō·w | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| King | מֶ֣לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4428 king |
| Solomon | שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה | šə·lō·mōh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H8010 Solomon |
| of Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| sin | חָטָֽא־ | ḥā·ṭā- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H2398 miss |
| in | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| matters like this | אֵ֣לֶּה | ’êl·leh | Pronoun - common plural | H428 these |
| There was | הָיָ֨ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| a king | מֶ֜לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| like him | כָּמֹ֗הוּ | kā·mō·hū | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H3644 like, as, when |
| among many | הָרַבִּים֩ | hā·rab·bîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| nations | וּבַגּוֹיִ֣ם | ū·ḇag·gō·w·yim | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural | H1471 nation, people |
| and he was | הָיָ֔ה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| loved | וְאָה֤וּב | wə·’ā·hūḇ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular | H157 love |
| by his God | לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙ | lê·lō·hāw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H430 God |
| made him | וַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ | way·yit·tə·nê·hū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| king | מֶ֖לֶךְ | me·leḵ | Noun - masculine singular | H4428 king |
| over | עַל־ | ‘al- | Preposition | H5921 height |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiś·rā·’êl | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3478 Israel |
| yet | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| foreign | הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃ | han·nā·ḵə·rî·yō·wṯ | Article; Adjective - feminine plural | H5237 foreign, alien |
| women | הַנָּשִׁ֖ים | han·nā·šîm | Article; Noun - feminine plural | H802 woman, wife, female |
| drew him into sin | הֶחֱטִ֔יאוּ | he·ḥĕ·ṭî·’ū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H2398 miss |
Cross-references
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1 Kings 11:1–8 · 1 Kings 3:13 · Ecclesiastes 7:26 · 2 Samuel 12:24–25 · 2 Chronicles 1:12
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.