עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה

Alphabet Analysis

The word

1. word🔊 עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה

   al-E-le

   because of these
2. phraseyour reading level🔊 הֲל֣וֹא עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה חָטָֽא־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל

   ha-LO al-E-le kha-TA-she-lo-MO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL

   is it not because of these did Solomon sin king of Israel
3. clause🔊 הֲל֣וֹא עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה חָטָֽא־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וּבַגּוֹיִ֣ם הָרַבִּים֩ לֹֽא־הָיָ֨ה מֶ֜לֶךְ כָּמֹ֗הוּ וְאָה֤וּב לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙ הָיָ֔ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

   ha-LO al-E-le kha-TA-she-lo-MO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL u-va-go-YIM ha-ra-BIM LO-ha-YA ME-lekh ka-MO-hu ve-a-HUV le-e-lo-HAV ha-YA va-yit-te-NE-hu e-lo-HIM ME-lekh al-KOL-yis-ra-EL

   is it not because of these did Solomon sin king of Israel and among the nations the many there was not a king like him and beloved by his God he was and he gave him God king over all Israel
4. sentence🔊 הֲל֣וֹא עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה חָטָֽא־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל וּבַגּוֹיִ֣ם הָרַבִּים֩ לֹֽא־הָיָ֨ה מֶ֜לֶךְ כָּמֹ֗הוּ וְאָה֤וּב לֵֽאלֹהָיו֙ הָיָ֔ה וַיִּתְּנֵ֣הוּ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל גַּם־אוֹת֣וֹ הֶחֱטִ֔יאוּ הַנָּשִׁ֖ים הַנָּכְרִיּֽוֹת׃

   ha-LO al-E-le kha-TA-she-lo-MO ME-lekh yis-ra-EL u-va-go-YIM ha-ra-BIM LO-ha-YA ME-lekh ka-MO-hu ve-a-HUV le-e-lo-HAV ha-YA va-yit-te-NE-hu e-lo-HIM ME-lekh al-KOL-yis-ra-EL gam-o-TO he-khe-ti-U ha-na-SHIM ha-nokh-ri-YOT

   is it not because of these did Solomon sin king of Israel and among the nations the many there was not a king like him and beloved by his God he was and he gave him God king over all Israel even him they caused to sin the women the foreign

Exegesis

The expression al-eleh {עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה | ʿal-ʾēlleh} ‘because of these things’ refers back to earlier reforms. The compound verb–proper noun chata-shelomo establishes Solomon as the actor in sin. In the next clause, the nominal superlative uva-goyim harabbim lo-hayah melech kamohu highlights his unparalleled status. The phrase veahuv leelohav hayah communicates divine favor through passive participle, and vayittenehu elohim melech alkolyisrael attributes kingship to divine appointment. The final Hiphil causative hechetziu hanashim hanokhriyot underscores the active role of foreign women in leading him into sin. English renderings preserve the cascading clause relationships and contrasts of status, favor, and downfall.