Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 2:4-9

4The bowsקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of the mightyגִּבֹּרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368are brokenחַתִּ֑יםcha.TimH2844,but the feebleוְנִכְשָׁלִ֖יםve.nikh.sha.LimH3782are equippedאָ֥זְרוּ'A.ze.ruH247with strengthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

5The well-fedשְׂבֵעִ֤יםse.ve.'ImH7649hire themselves outנִשְׂכָּ֔רוּnis.Ka.ruH7936for foodבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899,but the starvingוּרְעֵבִ֖יםu.re.'e.VimH7457hunger no moreחָדֵ֑לּוּ עַד־cha.De.lu 'ad-H2308 H5704.The barren womanעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135gives birth toיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651,but she who has manyוְרַבַּ֥תve.ra.BatH7227sonsבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121pines awayאֻמְלָֽלָה׃'um.La.lahH535.

6The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068brings deathמֵמִ֣יתme.MitH4191and gives lifeוּמְחַיֶּ֑הu.me.chai.YehH2421;He bringsמוֹרִ֥ידmo.RidH3381down to Sheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585and raises upוַיָּֽעַל׃vai.Ya.'alH5927.

7The LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068sends povertyמוֹרִ֣ישׁmo.RishH3423and wealthוּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירu.ma.'a.ShirH6238;He humblesמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213andאַף־'af-H637He exaltsמְרוֹמֵֽם׃me.ro.MemH7311.

8He raisesמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800from the dustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083and liftsיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311the needyאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the ash heapמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830.He seatsלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427themamongעִם־'im-H5973princesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081and bestows on themיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157a throneוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678of honorכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519.Forכִּ֤יkiH3588the foundationsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776are the LORD’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,and upon themעֲלֵיהֶ֖ם'a.lei.HemH5921He has setוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398.

9He guardsיִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.MorH8104the stepsרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of His faithful onesחֲסִידָיו֙cha.si.dovH2623,but the wickedוּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563perishיִדָּ֑מּוּyi.Da.muH1826in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822;forכִּֽי־ki-H3588by his own strengthבְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achH3581shall noלֹ֥אlo'H3808manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376prevailיִגְבַּר־yig.bar-H1396.

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