Study it in the app“from the nations of which YHWH had said to the sons of Israel, “You shall not go in among them, and they shall not go in among you; surely they will incline your heart after their gods.” To them Solomon clung in love.”
fromמִןthe nationsהַגּוֹיִםof whichאֲשֶׁרYHWHיְהוָהhad saidאָמַרtoאֶלthe sonsבְּנֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵל“You shall notלֹאgo inתָבֹאוּamong them,בָהֶםand theyוְהֵםshall notלֹאgo inיָבֹאוּamong you;בָכֶםsurelyאָכֵןthey will inclineיַטּוּyour heartאֶת לְבַבְכֶםafterאַחֲרֵיtheir gods.”אֱלֹהֵיהֶםTo themבָּהֶםSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהclungדָּבַקin love.לְאַהֲבָה
Gentiles
The peoples other than Israel.
Where else “goyim” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amar” appearsdescendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsenter
To go into a place.
Where else “tavou” appearssurely
A word that affirms strongly: «truly», «without doubt».
Where else “achen” appearsincline
To turn the ear or the heart toward someone or something.
Where else “yatu” appearsheart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, desire and decide.
Where else “levav” appearsgods
The gods of other peoples.
Where else “elohe” appearsSolomon
Solomon: son of David and Bathsheba, who reigned after him and built the temple. His name comes from "peace" (shalom).
Where else “shelomo” appearscling
To stay close to someone, like YHWH.
Where else “davak” appearslove
Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.
Where else “ahava” appearsThe command is in Exodus 34:15-16 and Deuteronomy 7:3-4.
1And King Solomon loved many foreign women, as well as the daughter of Pharaoh: Moabite, Ammonite, Edomite, Sidonian, and Hittite women,
2 · This verse (above)
3And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines; and his wives inclined his heart.
