New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 1:3-9

3Now thisהַה֤וּאha.Hu'H1931manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376would goוְעָלָה֩ve.'a.LahH5927up from his cityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892yearlyH3117to worshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812and to sacrificeוְלִזְבֹּ֛חַve.liz.Bo.achH2076to the Lordלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֑הbe.shi.LohH7887.And the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִ֣נְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,were priestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068thereוְשָׁ֞םve.ShamH8033.

4When the dayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961that Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076, hewould giveוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414portionsמָנֽוֹת׃ma.NotH4490to Peninnahלִפְנִנָּ֣הlif.ni.NahH6444his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802and to allוּֽלְכָל־u.le.khol-H3605her sonsבָּנֶ֛יהָba.Nei.haH1121and her daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323;

5but to Hannahוּלְחַנָּ֕הu.le.cha.NahH2584he would giveיִתֵּ֛ןyi.TenH5414a doubleאַפָּ֑יִם'a.Pa.yimH639portionמָנָ֥הma.NahH4490,for he lovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,but the Lordוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had closedסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

6Her rivalצָֽרָתָהּ֙tza.ra.TahH6869, however,would provokeוְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּהve.khi.'a.Sa.tahH3707her bitterlyגַּם־ כַּ֔עַסgam- Ka.'asH1571 H3708to irritateהַרְּעִמָ֑הּha.re.'i.MahH7481her, becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had closedסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462her wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

7It happenedיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141after yearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141,as oftenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767as she wentעֲלֹתָהּ֙'a.lo.TahH5927up to the houseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,she would provokeתַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּהtakh.'i.Se.nahH3707her; so she weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058and would not eatתֹאכַֽל׃to.KhalH398.

8Then Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511her husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, “Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,whyלָ֣מֶהLa.mehH4100do you weepתִבְכִּ֗יtiv.KiH1058and whyוְלָ֙מֶה֙ve.La.mehH4100do you not eatתֹֽאכְלִ֔יtokh.LiH398and whyוְלָ֖מֶהve.La.mehH4100is your heartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824sadH7489?Am I not betterט֣וֹבTovH2896to you thanH4480tenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'a.sa.RahH6235sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121?”

9Then Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584roseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965afterH310eatingאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398and drinkingשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354in Shilohבְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.LohH7887.Now Eliוְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.LiH5941the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548was sittingיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427on the seatהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678by the doorpostמְזוּזַ֖תme.zu.ZatH4201ofthe templeהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

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