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1 Samuel 1

1Nowtherewasacertainmanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofRamathaim-zophim,ofthehill-countryofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669,andhisnameוּשְׁמ֡וֹu.she.MoH8034wasElkanahאֶ֠לְקָנָה'El.ka.nahH511,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֧םye.ro.ChamH3395,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElihuאֱלִיה֛וּא'e.li.Hu'H453,thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTohu,thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZuphצ֖וּףtzufH6689,anEphraimite:

2andhehadtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesH802;thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034oftheoneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259wasHannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584,andthenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034oftheotherPeninnahפְּנִנָּ֑הpe.ni.NahH6444:andPeninnahלִפְנִנָּה֙lif.ni.NahH6444hadchildrenH3206,butHannahוּלְחַנָּ֖הu.le.cha.NahH2584hadnochildrenH3206.

3Andthismanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376wentH5927upoutofhiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892fromyeartoyeartoworshipandtosacrificeוְלִזְבֹּ֛חַve.liz.Bo.achH2076untoJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֑הbe.shi.LohH7887.Andthetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִ֣נְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,priestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548untoJehovah,werethere.

4Andwhenthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117camethatElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511sacrificedH2076,hegaveH5414toPeninnahלִפְנִנָּ֣הlif.ni.NahH6444hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,andtoallhersonsבָּנֶ֛יהָba.Nei.haH1121andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,portionsמָנֽוֹת׃ma.NotH4490:

5butuntoHannahוּלְחַנָּ֕הu.le.cha.NahH2584hegaveH5414adoubleportionמָנָ֥הma.NahH4490;forhelovedH157Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,butJehovahhadshutH5462upherwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

6AndherrivalprovokedH3707hersore,tomakeherfret,becauseJehovahhadshutH5462upherwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

7AndashedidsoH3651yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141,whenshewentH5927uptothehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,sosheprovokedH3707her;thereforeH3651sheweptH1058,anddidnoteatH398.

8AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511herhusbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376saidH559untoher,Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,whyלָ֣מֶהLa.mehH4100weepest thou?andwhyוְלָ֙מֶה֙ve.La.mehH4100eatest thounot?andwhyוְלָ֖מֶהve.La.mehH4100isthyheartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824grieved?amnotIbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896totheethantenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'a.sa.RahH6235sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121?

9SoHannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584roseH6965upaftertheyhadeatenH398inShilohבְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.LohH7887,andaftertheyhaddrunkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354.NowEliוְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.LiH5941thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548wassittingH3427uponhisseatהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678bythedoor-postofthetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964ofJehovah.

10AndshewasinbitternessH4751ofsoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315,andprayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לva.tit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah,andweptH1058sore.

11Andshevowedוַתִּדֹּ֨רva.ti.DorH5087avowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088,andsaidH559,OJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ifthou wiltindeedlookH7200ontheafflictionofthyhandmaid,andrememberוּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙u.ze.khar.Ta.niH2142me,andnotforgetתִשְׁכַּ֣חtish.KachH7911thyhandmaid,butwiltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414unto thyhandmaidaman-child,thenIwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414himuntoJehovahallthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhislife,andthereshallnorazorcomeH5927uponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

12Anditcametopass,asshecontinuedprayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeJehovah,thatEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941markedhermouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

13NowHannahוְחַנָּ֗הve.cha.NahH2584,shespakeinherheartלִבָּ֔הּli.BahH3820;onlyרַ֚קrakH7535herlipsשְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.haH8193moved,buthervoiceוְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.LahH6963wasnotheardH8085: thereforeEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941thoughtshehadbeendrunkenלְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃le.shi.ko.RahH7910.

14AndEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941saidH559untoher,Howlongwilt thou be drunken?putawayH5493thywineיֵינֵ֖ךְyei.NekhH3196fromthee.

15AndHannahחַנָּ֤הcha.NahH2584answeredandsaidH559,No,mylord,Iamawomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802ofasorrowfulspiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307:Ihavedrunkשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354neitherwineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196norstrongוְשֵׁכָ֖רve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354,butIpouredוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210outmysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315beforeJehovah.

16Countnotthyhandmaidforawickedwoman;foroutoftheabundanceH7230ofmycomplaintשִׂיחִ֛יsi.ChiH7879andmyprovocationhaveIspokenH1696hitherto.

17ThenEliעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941answeredandsaidH559, Goinpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965;andtheGodוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478grantthypetitionשֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְshe.la.TekhH7596thatthou hastaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתְּsha.'AltH7592ofhim.

18AndshesaidH559,Letthy handmaidfindתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580inthysight.Sothewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802wentherwayלְדַרְכָּהּ֙le.dar.KahH1870,anddideatH398;andhercountenancewasH1961nomoresad.

19AndtheyroseH7925upinthemorningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925,andworshippedbeforeJehovah,andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֛בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725,andcameH935totheirhouseבֵּיתָ֖םbei.TamH1004toRamahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָה֙'el.ka.NahH511knewH3045Hannahחַנָּ֣הcha.NahH2584hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802;andJehovahrememberedוַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ke.Re.haH2142her;

20anditcametopass,whenthetimewascomeabout,thatHannahחַנָּ֖הcha.NahH2584conceivedH2029,andbareasonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;andshecalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, saying,BecauseIhaveaskedשְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃she.'il.TivH7592himofJehovah.

21Andthemanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511,andallhishouseH1004,wentH5927uptoofferH5927untoJehovahtheyearlysacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077,andhisvowנִדְרֽוֹ׃nid.RoH5088.

22ButHannahוְחַנָּ֖הve.cha.NahH2584wentH935notup;forshesaidH559untoherhusbandלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376,IwillnotgoH935upuntilthechildbeweanedיִגָּמֵ֤לyi.ga.MelH1580;andthenIwillbringH935him,thathemayappearוְנִרְאָה֙ve.nir.'AhH7200beforeJehovah,andthereabideforeverH5769.

23AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֨ה'el.ka.NahH511herhusbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376saidH559untoher,Dowhatseemeth theegoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896; tarryuntilthouhaveweanedH1580him;onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389JehovahestablishH6965hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697.Sothewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802tarriedandgavehersonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121suckH3243,untilsheweanedH1580him.

24Andwhenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834shehadweanedגְּמָלַ֗תּוּge.ma.La.tuH1580him,shetookhimupwithher,withthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969bullocks,andoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374ofmeal,andabottleofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,andbroughtH935himuntothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovahinShilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887:andthechildwasyoungH5288.

25Andtheyslewthebullock,andbroughtH935thechildtoEliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

26AndshesaidH559, Oh,mylord,asthysoulH5315liveth,mylord,Iamthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802thatstoodH5324bytheehereH2088,prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419untoJehovah.

27ForthischildIprayedהִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּיhit.pa.Lal.tiH6419;andJehovahhathgivenH5414memypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596whichIaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592ofhim:

28thereforealsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571IhavegrantedhimtoJehovah;aslongashelivethheisgrantedtoJehovah.AndheworshippedJehovahthere.

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