King James Version
1 Samuel 2:30-36
30Wherefore the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,I saidאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559indeedאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thatthy houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004,and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,should walkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:but now the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,Be it far from meחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486;for them that honourמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513me I will honourאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513,and they that despiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959me shall be lightly esteemedיֵקָֽלּוּ׃ye.Ka.luH7043.
31Behold, the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935,that I will cut offוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438thine armזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220,and the armזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220of thy father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,that there shall not be an old manזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205in thine houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.
32And thou shalt seeוְהִבַּטְתָּ֙ve.hib.ba.TaH5027an enemyצַ֣רtzarH6862in myhabitationמָע֔וֹןma.'onH4583, in all the wealth which Godshall giveיֵיטִ֖יבyei.TivH3190Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and there shall not be an old manזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205in thine houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
33And the manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376of thine, whomI shall not cut offאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772from mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196, shall beto consumeלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615thine eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,and to grieveוְלַאֲדִ֣יבve.la.'a.DivH109thine heartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315:and all the increaseמַרְבִּ֥יתmar.BitH4768of thine houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004shall dieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191in the flower of their ageאֲנָשִֽׁים׃'a.na.ShimH582.
34And this shall bea signהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226unto thee, that shall comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935upon thy twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,on Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372;in oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117they shall dieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.
35And I will raise me upוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965a faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, thatshall doיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213according to that which isin mine heartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824and in my mindוּבְנַפְשִׁ֖יu.ve.naf.ShiH5315:and I will buildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129him a sureנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004;and he shall walkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440mine anointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899for everהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
36And it shall come to pass, thatevery one that is leftהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498in thine houseבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔be.Vei.te.khaH1004shall comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935andcrouchלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812to him for a pieceלַאֲג֥וֹרַתla.'a.Go.ratH95of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and a morselוְכִכַּר־ve.khi.kar-H3603of breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,and shall sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Putסְפָחֵ֥נִיse.fa.Che.niH5596me, I pray thee, into oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of the priests’ officesהַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹתha.ke.hu.NotH3550,that I may eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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