Nehemiah 13:26
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Did not Solomonשְׁלֹמֹ֣ה
(she·lo·moh)
8010: David's son and successor to his thronefrom shalem
kingמֶ֣לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
sinחָטָֽא־
(cha·ta-)
2398: to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
regardingעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
these things?אֵ֣לֶּה
(el·leh)
428: thesea prim. pronoun
Yet among the manyהָרַבִּים֩
(ha·rab·bim)
7227a: much, many, greatfrom rabab
nationsוּבַגֹּויִ֣ם
(u·vag·go·v·yim)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav
there was noהֲלֹ֣וא
(ha·lo·v)
3808: nota prim. adverb
kingמֶ֜לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
likeכָּמֹ֗הוּ
(ka·mo·hu)
3644: like, as, whena pleonastic form of a preposition prefix
him, and he was lovedוְאָה֤וּב
(ve·'a·huv)
157: to lovea prim. root
by his God,לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙
(le·lo·hav)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
and Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים
(e·lo·him,)
430: God, godpl. of eloah
madeוַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ
(vai·yit·te·ne·hu)
5414: to give, put, seta prim. root
him kingמֶ֖לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
overעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
neverthelessגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
the foreignהַנָּכְרִיֹּֽות׃
(han·na·che·ri·yo·vt.)
5237: foreign, alienfrom the same as neker
womenהַנָּשִׁ֖ים
(han·na·shim)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
caused even 
( )
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
him to sin. 
( )
2403b: sin, sin offeringfrom chata


















KJV Lexicon
Did not Solomon
Shlomoh  (shel-o-mo')
peaceful; Shelomah, David's successor -- Solomon.
king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
sin
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
by these things yet among many
rab  (rab)
abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)
nations
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
was there no king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
like him who was beloved
'ahab  (aw-hab')
to have affection for (sexually or otherwise) -- (be-)love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.
of his God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
and God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
made
nathan  (naw-than')
to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
him king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
over all Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
nevertheless even him
gam  (gam)
assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
did outlandish
nokriy  (nok-ree')
strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful) -- alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).
women
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
cause to sin
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Did not Solomon king of Israel sin regarding these things? Yet among the many nations there was no king like him, and he was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel; nevertheless the foreign women caused even him to sin.

King James Bible
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did outlandish women cause to sin.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Didn't King Solomon of Israel sin in matters like this? There was not a king like him among many nations. He was loved by his God and God made him king over all Israel, yet foreign women drew him into sin.

International Standard Version
Didn't Solomon, king of Israel, sin by doing these things, even though among many nations there was no king like him who was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel? Even so, foreign women caused him to sin.

NET Bible
Was it not because of things like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? Among the many nations there was no king like him. He was loved by his God, and God made him king over all Israel. But the foreign wives made even him sin!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I said, "Wasn't it because of marriages like these that King Solomon of Israel sinned? There wasn't a king like him among all nations. God loved him, and God made him king of all Israel. But his non-Israelite wives led him to sin.

King James 2000 Bible
Did not Solomon king of Israel sin by these things? yet among many nations was there no king like him, who was beloved of his God, and God made him king over all Israel: nevertheless even him did foreign women cause to sin.
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