New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 2:11-20
11Then Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֛ה'el.ka.NahH511wentוַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhH1980to his homeבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004atRamahהָרָמָ֖תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.But the boyוְהַנַּ֗עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288ministeredמְשָׁרֵת֙me.sha.RetH8334to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440Eliעֵלִ֥י'e.LiH5941the priestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.
13and the customוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.When anyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376was offeringזֹבֵ֣חַzo.Ve.achH2076a sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288would comeוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935while the meatהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320was boilingכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לke.va.ShelH1310,with a three-prongedשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־ הַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםshe.Losh- ha.shi.Na.yimH7969H8127forkוְהַמַּזְלֵ֛גve.ha.maz.LegH4207in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
14Then he would thrustוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221it into the panבַכִּיּ֜וֹרva.ki.YorH3595,orא֣וֹ'oH176kettleבַדּ֗וּדva.DudH1731,orא֤וֹ'oH176caldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037,orא֣וֹ'oH176potבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517;allכֹּ֚לkolH3605that the forkהַמַּזְלֵ֔גha.maz.LegH4207broughtיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548would takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947for himself. Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602they didיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who cameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.
15Alsoגַּם֮gamH1571,beforeבְּטֶרֶם֮be.te.RemH2962they burnedיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288would comeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559to the manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376who was sacrificingהַזֹּבֵ֔חַha.zo.Ve.achH2076, “Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414the priestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548meatבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320for roastingלִצְל֖וֹתlitz.LotH6740,as he will not takeיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947boiledמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310meatבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320from you, onlyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518rawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.”
16IfH518the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “They must surelyקַטֵּ֨רka.TerH6999burnיַקְטִיר֤וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459firstכַּיּוֹם֙kai.yOmH3117,and then takeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947as muchH3512asyou desireתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183,”then he would sayוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559, “NoH3808,but you shall giveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414it to menowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258;and ifH518not, I will takeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947it by forceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.”
17Thus the sinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of the youngהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,for the menH376despisedנִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.TzuH5006the offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
19And his motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517would makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213him a littleקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996robeוּמְעִ֤ילu.me.'IlH4598and bringוְהַעַלְתָ֥הve.ha.'al.TahH5927it to him from yearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117to yearיָמִ֑ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117when she would comeבַּֽעֲלוֹתָהּ֙ba.'a.lo.TahH5927up with her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376to offerלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076the yearlyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077.
20Then Eliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941wouldblessוּבֵרַ֨ךְu.ve.RakhH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “May the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068giveיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760youchildrenזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233from thisH2088womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802in placeתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478ofthe oneH7596shededicatedשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7596H7592to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.”And they wentוְהָלְכ֖וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980to their ownhomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.
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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