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1 Samuel 2:18-26

18AndSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050ministeredbeforeJehovah,aboygirdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296withalinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19Andhismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517madeH6213himalittleH6996coat,andbroughtH5927ittohimfromyeartoyear,whenshecameH5927upwithherhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376tosacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077theyearlysacrificeH2077.

20AndEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941blessedH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511andhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,andsaidH559,JehovahgivetheeseedH2233ofthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802fortheloanwhichislenttoJehovah.AndtheywentH1980totheirownhome.

21SoJehovahvisitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584,andsheconceivedH2029,andboreH3205threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323.AndtheboySamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewH1431beforeJehovah.

22AndEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941wasveryH3966old,andheardH8085allthathissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121weredoingtoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthattheylayH7901withthewomenH802thatservedH6633attheentranceH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

23AndhesaidH559tothem,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100doyesuchthingsH1697?forIhearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085ofyourevilH7451deedsfromallthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

24No,mysonsבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121,foritisnogoodטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896reportהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ha.she.mu.'AhH8052thatIhearשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085: yemakeH8085Jehovah'speopleעַם־'am-H5971transgressH5674.

25IfoneH376manH376sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398againstanother,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430willjudgehim;butifamanH376sinיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398againstJehovah,whoshallintreatforhim?Buttheyhearkenednottothevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963oftheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,forJehovahwasmindedtoslaythem.

26AndtheboySamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewon,andwasinfavourbothwithJehovahandalsoH1571withmenH376.

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