New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 2:4-9

4The bowsקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of the mightyגִּבֹּרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368are shatteredחַתִּ֑יםcha.TimH2844,But the feebleוְנִכְשָׁלִ֖יםve.nikh.sha.LimH3782girdאָ֥זְרוּ'A.ze.ruH247on strengthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

5Those who were fullשְׂבֵעִ֤יםse.ve.'ImH7649hireנִשְׂכָּ֔רוּnis.Ka.ruH7936themselves out for breadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899,But those who were hungryוּרְעֵבִ֖יםu.re.'e.VimH7457ceaseחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308to hunger.Evenעַד־'ad-H5704the barrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135givesH3205birthH3205to sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651, Butshe who has manyוְרַבַּ֥תve.ra.BatH7227childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121languishesאֻמְלָֽלָה׃'um.La.lahH535.

6The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068killsמֵמִ֣יתme.MitH4191and makesH2421aliveH2421;He bringsH3381downמוֹרִ֥ידmo.RidH3381toSheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585and raisesוַיָּֽעַל׃vai.Ya.'alH5927up.

7The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068makesH3423poorH3423and richוּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירu.ma.'a.ShirH6238;He bringsH8213lowמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213,He alsoאַף־'af-H637exaltsמְרוֹמֵֽם׃me.ro.MemH7311.

8He raisesמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800from the dustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083,He liftsיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311the needyאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the ashמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830heapH6083To make them sitלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427with noblesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081,And inheritיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157a seatוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678of honorכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519;For the pillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776are the Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,And He setוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398on them.

9He keepsיִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.MorH8104the feetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of His godlyH2623onesH2623,But the wickedוּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563onesH7563are silencedיִדָּ֑מּוּyi.Da.muH1826in darknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822;For not by mightבְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achH3581shall a manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376prevailיִגְבַּר־yig.bar-H1396.

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