New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 2:12-36
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.
21The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068visitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584;and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323. Andthe boyהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewוַיִּגְדַּ֛לvai.yig.DalH1431beforeעִם־'im-H5973the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
22Now Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204;and he heardוְשָׁמַ֗עve.sha.Ma'H8085allכָּל־kol-H3605that his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121were doingיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and howH854H834they layיִשְׁכְּבוּן֙yish.ke.VunH7901withthe womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802who servedהַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹתha.Tzoe.'otH6633at the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.
23He saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100do you doתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213suchהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697,the evilרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451thingsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֣םdiv.rei.KhemH1697that I hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085from allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971?
25Ifאִם־'im-H518one manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376sinsיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against anotherלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430will mediateוּפִֽלְל֣וֹu.fi.LoH6419for him; butifוְאִ֤םve.'ImH518a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376sinsיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,whoמִ֖יmiH4310can intercedeיִתְפַּלֶּל־yit.pa.lel-H6419for him?” But they would not listenיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085to the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1, for theLordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068desiredחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to putלַהֲמִיתָֽם׃la.ha.mi.TamH4191them to deathH4191.
27Thena manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Did I notindeedהֲנִגְלֹ֤הha.nig.LohH1540revealנִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙nig.Lei.tiH1540Myself to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1when they were in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714in bondageto Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?
28Did I notchooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977them from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478to be My priestsלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548,to goלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up to My altarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196,to burnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004,to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375an ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me; and did I notgiveוָֽאֶתְּנָה֙va.'e.te.NahH5414to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1allכָּל־kol-H3605the fireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801offeringsof the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
29Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do youkickתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163at My sacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and at My offeringוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יu.ve.min.cha.TiH4503whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680in Mydwellingמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583, andhonorוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513your sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121aboveמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480Me, by makingH1254yourselves fatH1254with thechoicestמֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתme.re.ShitH7225of everyכָּל־kol-H3605offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of My peopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?’
30Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, ‘I did indeedאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559sayאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that your houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1should walkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440Me foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704H5769’;but nowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, ‘Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from Me--forthose who honorמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513Me I will honorאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513, and thosewho despiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959Me will be lightlyH7043esteemedH7043.
31Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009,the daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117are comingבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935when I will breakוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438yourstrengthזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220and thestrengthזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220of your father’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004soH4480that there will not be an oldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205manH2205in your houseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.
32You will seeוְהִבַּטְתָּ֙ve.hib.ba.TaH5027the distressצַ֣רtzarH6862of Mydwellingמָע֔וֹןma.'onH4583, in spite ofallבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605the goodיֵיטִ֖יבyei.TivH3190thatI doH3190for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and anoldזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205manH2205will not be in your houseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004foreverכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117.
33Yet I will not cutאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772offH3772everyH376manוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376of yours from My altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196so that your eyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869will failלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615from weepingand your soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315grieveוְלַאֲדִ֣יבve.la.'a.DivH109,and allוְכָל־ve.kholH3605the increaseמַרְבִּ֥יתmar.BitH4768of your houseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004will dieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191in the primeH376of lifeאֲנָשִֽׁים׃'a.na.ShimH582.
34Thisוְזֶה־ve.zeh-H2088will bethe signהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226to you whichאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834will comeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935concerningH413your twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372:on the sameאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them will dieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191.
35ButI will raiseוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965up for Myself a faithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548who will doיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213according to whatכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834is in My heartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824and in My soulוּבְנַפְשִׁ֖יu.ve.naf.ShiH5315; andI will buildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129him an enduringנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004,and he will walkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440My anointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899alwaysכָּל־ הַיָּמִֽים׃kol- hai.ya.MimH3605H3117.
36Everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who is leftהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498in your houseבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔be.Vei.te.khaH1004will comeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935and bowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812to him for apieceלַאֲג֥וֹרַתla.'a.Go.ratH95of silverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701or a loafוְכִכַּר־ve.khi.kar-H3603of breadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899and sayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559, “Pleaseנָ֛אna'H4994assignסְפָחֵ֥נִיse.fa.Che.niH5596me to oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of the priest’sH3550officesH3550so that I may eatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398a pieceפַּת־pat-H6595of breadלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.”’”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2
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- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
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- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
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