OET interlinear NEH 13:26

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

הֲ⁠ל֣וֹא עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה חָטָֽא־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל

am=not on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: am=not on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in these sin Shəlomoh/(Solomon) king Yisrael and,among,nations (the),many not it_became king like,him and,loved by,God_of,his it_became and,he,made_him ʼElohīm king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every Yisrael also/yet ,him made_~_to_sin the,wives (the),foreign )

Here Nehemiah supports his argument by appealing to facts that he assumes these men will know. Alternate translation: [you know that Solomon king of Israel sinned because he married foreign women]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion

הֲ⁠ל֣וֹא עַל־אֵ֣לֶּה חָטָֽא־שְׁלֹמֹ֣ה מֶ֣לֶךְ יִשְׂרָאֵ֡ל

am=not on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in (Some words not found in UHB: am=not on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in these sin Shəlomoh/(Solomon) king Yisrael and,among,nations (the),many not it_became king like,him and,loved by,God_of,his it_became and,he,made_him ʼElohīm king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every Yisrael also/yet ,him made_~_to_sin the,wives (the),foreign )

Nehemiah is using a question form for emphasis as he scolds these men. If it would be helpful in your language, you could translate what he says as a statement. Alternate translation: [you know that Solomon king of Israel sinned because he married foreign women]

Note 3 topic: grammar-connect-logic-contrast

וּ⁠בַ⁠גּוֹיִ֣ם

and,among,nations

In this context, the conjunction Yet introduces a contrast between what Solomon would have been expected to do and what he actually did. You could begin the sentence with a phrase like “even though” to indicate this contrast.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וּ⁠בַ⁠גּוֹיִ֣ם הָ⁠רַבִּים֩ לֹֽא־הָיָ֨ה מֶ֜לֶךְ כָּמֹ֗⁠הוּ

and,among,nations (Some words not found in UHB: am=not on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in these sin Shəlomoh/(Solomon) king Yisrael and,among,nations (the),many not it_became king like,him and,loved by,God_of,his it_became and,he,made_him ʼElohīm king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every Yisrael also/yet ,him made_~_to_sin the,wives (the),foreign )

The expression many nations in this phrase indicates, “You could look among as many nations as you wanted, but you would still find no king like him.” In other words, “There was no other king like him anywhere in the world.” If it would be helpful in your language, you could say that as an alternate translation.

Note 5 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

וְ⁠אָה֤וּב לֵֽ⁠אלֹהָי⁠ו֙ הָיָ֔ה

and,loved by,God_of,his it_became

If it would be helpful in your language, you could say this with an active form. Alternate translation: [God loved him very much]

Note 6 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

וַ⁠יִּתְּנֵ֣⁠הוּ אֱלֹהִ֔ים מֶ֖לֶךְ עַל־כָּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל

(Some words not found in UHB: am=not on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in these sin Shəlomoh/(Solomon) king Yisrael and,among,nations (the),many not it_became king like,him and,loved by,God_of,his it_became and,he,made_him ʼElohīm king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every Yisrael also/yet ,him made_~_to_sin the,wives (the),foreign )

This is an idiom that means, “God made him king over all of Israel”

Note 7 topic: figures-of-speech / explicit

גַּם־אוֹת֣⁠וֹ הֶחֱטִ֔יאוּ הַ⁠נָּשִׁ֖ים הַ⁠נָּכְרִיּֽוֹת

(Some words not found in UHB: am=not on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in these sin Shəlomoh/(Solomon) king Yisrael and,among,nations (the),many not it_became king like,him and,loved by,God_of,his it_became and,he,made_him ʼElohīm king on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in all/each/any/every Yisrael also/yet ,him made_~_to_sin the,wives (the),foreign )

The implication is that these were foreign women whom Solomon married. If it would be helpful to your readers, you could say that explicitly. Alternate translation: [The foreign women he married caused even him to sin]