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1 Samuel 1:3-9

3And thisהַה֤וּאha.Hu'H1931manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376went upוְעָלָה֩ve.'a.LahH5927out of his cityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892yearlyH3117to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812and to sacrificeוְלִזְבֹּ֛חַve.liz.Bo.achH2076unto the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹ֑הbe.shi.LohH7887.And the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִ֣נְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,the priestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548of the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068, were there.

4And when the timeהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117was that Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076,he gaveוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414to Peninnahלִפְנִנָּ֣הlif.ni.NahH6444his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,and to all her sonsבָּנֶ֛יהָba.Nei.haH1121and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,portionsמָנֽוֹת׃ma.NotH4490:

5But unto Hannahוּלְחַנָּ֕הu.le.cha.NahH2584he gaveיִתֵּ֛ןyi.TenH5414aאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259worthyאַפָּ֑יִם'a.Pa.yimH639portionמָנָ֥הma.NahH4490;for he lovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584:but the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had shut upסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

6And her adversaryצָֽרָתָהּ֙tza.ra.TahH6869also provokedוְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּהve.khi.'a.Sa.tahH3707her soreכַּ֔עַסKa.'asH3708,for to make her fretהַרְּעִמָ֑הּha.re.'i.MahH7481,because the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had shutסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462upבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

7And ashe didיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213so yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141by yearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141,whenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767she went upעֲלֹתָהּ֙'a.lo.TahH5927to the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,so she provokedתַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּהtakh.'i.Se.nahH3707her; therefore she weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058,and did not eatתֹאכַֽל׃to.KhalH398.

8Then saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376to her, Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,why weepestתִבְכִּ֗יtiv.KiH1058thou? and why eatestתֹֽאכְלִ֔יtokh.LiH398thou not? and why is thy heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824grievedיֵרַ֣עye.Ra'H3415? amnot I betterט֣וֹבTovH2896to thee than tenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'a.sa.RahH6235sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121?

9So Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584rose upוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310they had eatenאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398in Shilohבְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.LohH7887,and afterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310they had drunkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354.Now Eliוְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.LiH5941the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548satיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427upon a seatהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678by a postמְזוּזַ֖תme.zu.ZatH4201of the templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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