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1 Samuel 1

1Andtherewasacertainmanאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofRamathaim-zophim,ofmountEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'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,anEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִֽי׃'ef.ra.TiH673.

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

3Andthismanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376wentH5927upoutofhiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892fromyeartoyeartoworshipandtosacrificeוְלִזְבֹּ֛חַve.liz.Bo.achH2076toJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֑הbe.shi.LohH7887.Andthetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִ֣נְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,thepriestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548ofJehovah,werethere.

4Anditcametopassonthedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117thatElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511sacrificedH2076,hegaveH5414toPeninnahלִפְנִנָּ֣הlif.ni.NahH6444hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802andtoallhersonsבָּנֶ֛יהָba.Nei.haH1121andherdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323portionsמָנֽוֹת׃ma.NotH4490;

5buttoHannahוּלְחַנָּ֕הu.le.cha.NahH2584heusedtogiveH5414adoubleportionמָנָ֥הma.NahH4490,forhelovedH157Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584;butJehovahhadshutH5462upherwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

6AndheradversaryprovokedH3707hermuchalsoגַּם־gam-H1571,tomakeherfret,becauseJehovahhadshutH5462upherwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

7And[as]hedidsoH3651yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141,asoftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767asshewentH5927uptothehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004ofJehovah,sheprovokedH3707herthusH3651;andsheweptH1058anddidnoteatH398.

8AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511herhusbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376saidH559toher,Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,whyלָ֣מֶהLa.mehH4100weepest thou?andwhyוְלָ֙מֶה֙ve.La.mehH4100eatest thounot?andwhyוְלָ֖מֶהve.La.mehH4100isthyheartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824grieved?AmnotIbetterט֣וֹבTovH2896totheethantenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'a.sa.RahH6235sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121?

9AndHannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584roseH6965upaftertheyhadeatenH398inShilohבְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.LohH7887,andaftertheyhaddrunkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354; (nowEliוְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.LiH5941thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548satH3427upontheseatהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678bythedoor-postofthetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964ofJehovah;)

10andshewasinbitternessH4751ofsoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315,andprayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לva.tit.pa.LelH6419toJehovah,andweptH1058much.

11Andshevowedוַתִּדֹּ֨רva.ti.DorH5087avowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088,andsaidH559,OJehovahofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ifthou wiltindeedlookH7200ontheafflictionofthyhandmaid,andrememberוּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙u.ze.khar.Ta.niH2142me,andnotforgetתִשְׁכַּ֣חtish.KachH7911thyhandmaid,butwiltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414unto thyhandmaidamanH376child,thenIwillgiveוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414himtoJehovahallthedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117ofhislife,andthereshallnorazorcomeH5927uponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

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

13NowHannahוְחַנָּ֗הve.cha.NahH2584spokeמְדַבֶּ֣רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696inherheartלִבָּ֔הּli.BahH3820;onlyרַ֚קrakH7535herlipsשְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.haH8193moved,buthervoiceוְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.LahH6963wasnotheardH8085;andEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941thoughtshewasdrunkenלְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃le.shi.ko.RahH7910.

14AndEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941saidH559toher,Howlongwilt thou be drunken?putawayH5493thywineיֵינֵ֖ךְyei.NekhH3196fromthee.

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

16Takenotthyhandmaidforadaughterבַּת־bat-H1323ofBelial:foroutoftheabundanceH7230ofmygriefandprovocationhaveIspokenH1696hitherto.

17AndEliעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941answeredandsaidH559, Goinpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965;andtheGodוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478grantthee thypetitionשֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְshe.la.TekhH7596whichthou hastaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתְּsha.'AltH7592ofhim.

18AndshesaidH559,Letthy bondwomanfindתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672graceH2580inthysight.Andthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802wentherwayלְדַרְכָּהּ֙le.dar.KahH1870,anddideatH398,andhercountenancewasH1961nomore[asbefore].

19AndtheyroseH7925upearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925inthemorningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242andworshippedbeforeJehovah,andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֛בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725andcameH935totheirhouseבֵּיתָ֖םbei.TamH1004atRamahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָה֙'el.ka.NahH511knewH3045Hannahחַנָּ֣הcha.NahH2584hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802;andJehovahrememberedוַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ke.Re.haH2142her.

20AnditcametopasswhenthetimewascomeaboutafterHannahחַנָּ֖הcha.NahH2584hadconceivedH2029,thatsheboreH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, [saying,]BecauseIhaveaskedשְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃she.'il.TivH7592himofJehovah.

21AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511herhusbandH376,andallhishouseH1004,wentH5927uptosacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077toJehovahtheyearlysacrificeH2077andhisvowנִדְרֽוֹ׃nid.RoH5088.

22ButHannahוְחַנָּ֖הve.cha.NahH2584didnotgoH935up,forshesaidH559toherhusbandלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, [Iwillwait]untilthechildisweanedיִגָּמֵ֤לyi.ga.MelH1580;thenwillIbringH935him,thathemayappearוְנִרְאָה֙ve.nir.'AhH7200beforeJehovah,andthereabideforeverH5769.

23AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֨ה'el.ka.NahH511herhusbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376saidH559toher,Dowhatisgoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896inthysight:abideuntilthou hastweanedH1580him;onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389,mayJehovahfulfilhiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697.Andthewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802abode,andgavehersonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121suckH3243untilsheweanedH1580him.

24Andshetookhimupwithherwhenכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka.'a.SherH834shehadweanedגְּמָלַ֗תּוּge.ma.La.tuH1580him,withthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969bullocks,andoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374offlourקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058,andaflaskofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,andbroughtH935himtothehouseבֵית־veit-H1004ofJehovahtoShilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887;andtheboywasyoungH5288.

25Andtheyslaughteredוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819thebullock,andbroughtH935theboytoEliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

26AndshesaidH559, Ohmylord, [as] thysoulH5315liveth,mylord,Iamthewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802thatstoodH5324bytheehereH2088toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419toJehovah.

27ForthisboyIprayedהִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּיhit.pa.Lal.tiH6419;andJehovahhasgrantedmemypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596whichIaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592ofhim.

28Andalsoוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571IhavelenthimtoJehovah:allthedaysהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117thathelives,heislenttoJehovah.AndheworshippedJehovahthere.

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