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1 Kings 11:1

But king Solomon loved many strange women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

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וְהַמֶּ֣לֶךְvehamelekhand the kingמֶלֶךְconjunction, definite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and the king”, the ordinary formH4428a kingking, royal.שְׁלֹמֹ֗הshelomoSolomonשְׁלֹמֹהnoun, proper name — “Solomon”H8010Shelomah, David's successorSolomon.אָהַ֞בahavloveאָהַבverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “love”, a completed actionH157to have affection for (sexually or otherwise)(be-) love(-d, -ly, -r), like, friend.נָשִׁ֧יםnashimeachאִשָּׁהnoun, common, feminine, plural, absolute — “each”, the ordinary formH802a woman(adulter) ess, each, every, female, [idiom] many, [phrase] none, one, [phrase] together, wife, woman. Often unexpressed in English.נָכְרִיּ֛וֹתnakheriotstrangeנׇכְרִיadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “strange”, the ordinary formH5237strange, in a variety of degrees and applications (foreign, non-relative, adulterous, different, wonderful)alien, foreigner, outlandish, strange(-r, woman).רַבּ֖וֹתrabotaboundרַבadjective, adjective, feminine, plural, absolute — “abound”, the ordinary formH7227abundant (in quantity, size, age, number, rank, quality)(in) abound(-undance, -ant, -antly), captain, elder, enough, exceedingly, full, great(-ly, man, one), increase, long (enough, (time)), (do, have) many(-ifold, things, a time), (ship-)master, mighty, more, (too, very) much, multiply(-tude),…וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).בַּתbatdaughterבַּתnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct — “daughter”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1323a daughter (used in the same wide sense as other terms of relationship, literally and figuratively)apple (of the eye), branch, company, daughter, [idiom] first, [idiom] old, [phrase] owl, town, village.פַּרְעֹ֑הparoPharaohפַּרְעֹהnoun, proper name — “Pharaoh”H6547Paroh, a general title of Egyptian kingsPharaoh.מוֹאֲבִיּ֤וֹתmoaviotMoabiteמוֹאָבִיnoun, gentilic, feminine, plural, absolute — “Moabite”, the ordinary formH4125a Moabite or Moabitess, i.e. a descendant from Moab(woman) of Moab, Moabite(-ish, -ss).עַמֳּנִיּוֹת֙amoniotAmmoniteעַמּוֹנִיnoun, gentilic, feminine, plural, absolute — “Ammonite”, the ordinary formH5984an Ammonite or (the adjective) AmmonitishAmmonite(-s).אֲדֹ֣מִיֹּ֔תadomiyotEdomiteאֱדֹמִיnoun, gentilic, feminine, plural, absolute — “Edomite”, the ordinary formH130an Edomite, or descendants from (or inhabitants of) EdomEdomite.צֵדְנִיֹּ֖תtsedeniyotof Sidonצִידֹנִיnoun, gentilic, feminine, plural, absolute — “of Sidon”, the ordinary formH6722a Tsidonian or inhabitant of TsidonSidonian, of Sidon, Zidonian.חִתִּיֹּֽתchitiyotHittiteחִתִּיnoun, gentilic, feminine, plural, absolute — “Hittite”, the ordinary formH2850a Chittite, or descendant of ChethHittite, Hittities.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites;

Young’s Literal Translation

And king Solomon hath loved many strange women, and the daughter of Pharaoh, females of Moab, Ammon, Edom, Zidon, [and] of the Hittites,

World English Bible

Now King Solomon loved many foreign women, together with the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Sidonians, and Hittites,

Darby Translation

But king Solomon loved many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh: women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, Hittites;

Douay-Rheims

And king Solomon loved many strange women besides the daughter of Pharao, and women of Moab, and of Ammon, and of Edom, and of Sidon, and of the Hethites:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now king Solomon loved many foreign women, besides the daughter of Pharaoh, women of the Moabites, Ammonites, Edomites, Zidonians, and Hittites;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And king Solomon was a lover of women. And he had seven hundred wives, princesses, and three hundred concubines. And he took strange women, as well as the daughter of Pharao, Moabitish, Ammanitish women, Syrians and Idumeans, Chettites, and Amorites;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ὁ βασιλεὺς Σαλωμὼν ἦν φιλογύνης. Καὶ ἦσαν αὐτῷ γυναῖκες ἄρχουσαι ἑπτακόσιαι, καὶ παλλακαὶ τριακόσιαι. Καὶ ἔλαβε γυναῖκας ἀλλοτρίας, καὶ τὴν θυγατέρα Φαραὼ, Μωαβίτιδας, Ἀμμανίτιδας, Σύρας, καὶ Ἰδουμαίας, Χετταίας, καὶ Ἀμοῤῥαίας,