New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 1:9-20
9Then Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584gotH6965upH6965afterH310eatingאָכְלָ֥ה'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.ZatH4201of thetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
11And shemadeוַתִּדֹּ֨רva.ti.DorH5087a vowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088and saidוַתֹּאמַ֗רva.to.MarH559, “Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ifאִם־'im-H518You will indeedרָאֹ֥הra.'OhH7200lookתִרְאֶ֣ה׀tir.'EhH7200on the afflictionבָּעֳנִ֣יbo.'o.NiH6040of Your bond-servantאֲמָתֶ֗ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519and rememberוּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙u.ze.khar.Ta.niH2142me, and not forgetתִשְׁכַּ֣חtish.KachH7911Your bond-servantאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519,but will giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414Your bond-servantלַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519asonזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233H376,then I will giveוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414him to the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425, anda razorוּמוֹרָ֖הu.mo.RahH4177shall neverH3808comeיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.”
13As for Hannahוְחַנָּ֗הve.cha.NahH2584,she was speakingמְדַבֶּ֣רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696in her heartלִבָּ֔הּli.BahH3820,onlyH7534her lipsשְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.haH8193were quiveringנָּע֔וֹתna.'otH5128,but her voiceוְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.LahH6963was not heardיִשָּׁמֵ֑עַyi.sha.Me.a'H8085.So Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941thoughtוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803that she was drunkלְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃le.shi.ko.RahH7910.
15But Hannahחַנָּ֤הcha.NahH2584answeredוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030and saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, “NoH369,my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113,I am a womanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802despairingקְשַׁת־ke.shat-H7186in spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307;I have drunkשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354neitherלֹ֣אlo'H3808wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196norלֹ֣אlo'H3808strongוְשֵׁכָ֖רve.she.KharH7941drinkH7941, but Ihave pouredוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210outH8210my soulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
16Do notconsiderתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414your bond-servantאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519a uselessבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100womanבַּת־bat-H1323,for I have spokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696untilעַד־'ad-H5704nowהֵֽנָּה׃He.nahH2008out of my greatמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230concernשִׂיחִ֛יsi.ChiH7879and provocationוְכַעְסִ֖יve.kha'.SiH3708.”
17Then Eliעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Goלְכִ֣יle.KhiH1980in peaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965;and may the Godוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478grantיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414your requestשֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְshe.la.TekhH7596that you have askedשָׁאַ֖לְתְּsha.'AltH7592of Him.”
18She saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “Let your bond-servantשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198findתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672favorחֵ֖ןchenH2580in your sightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.”So the womanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802wentוַתֵּ֨לֶךְva.Te.lekhH1980on her wayלְדַרְכָּהּ֙le.dar.KahH1870and ateוַתֹּאכַ֔לva.to.KhalH398, andher faceוּפָנֶ֥יהָu.fa.Nei.haH6440was noלֹא־lo'-H3808longerעֽוֹד׃odH5750sad.
19Then they gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925in the morningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242and worshipedH2331beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֛בוּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Shu.vu vai.ya.Vo.'uH7725H935againH7725to their houseבֵּיתָ֖םbei.TamH1004inRamahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414.And Elkanahאֶלְקָנָה֙'el.ka.NahH511hadH3045relationsH3045with Hannahחַנָּ֣הcha.NahH2584his wifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802, andthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068rememberedוַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ke.Re.haH2142her.
20It cameH1961aboutH1961in dueלִתְקֻפ֣וֹתlit.ku.FotH8622timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117,after Hannahחַנָּ֖הcha.NahH2584had conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029,that she gaveH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121;and she namedוַתִּקְרָ֤א שְׁמוֹ֙va.tik.Ra' she.MoH7121H8034him Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, saying, “Becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588I have askedשְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃she.'il.TivH7592for him of the Lordמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.”
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1
- 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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