New American Standard Bible 2020
1 Samuel 2:12-25
13And this wasthe customוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971: whenanyoneכָּל־ אִ֞ישׁkol- 'ishH3605H376was offeringזֹבֵ֣חַzo.Ve.achH2076a sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288would comeוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935while the meatהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320was cookingכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לke.va.ShelH1310,with a three-prongedשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־ הַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםshe.Losh- ha.shi.Na.yimH7969H8127forkוְהַמַּזְלֵ֛גve.ha.maz.LegH4207in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.
14And he would thrustוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221it into the panבַכִּיּ֜וֹרva.ki.YorH3595,orא֣וֹ'oH176kettleבַדּ֗וּדva.DudH1731,orא֤וֹ'oH176caldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037,orא֣וֹ'oH176potבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517;everythingכֹּ֚לkolH3605that the forkהַמַּזְלֵ֔גha.maz.LegH4207broughtH5927upH5927,the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548would takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947for himself. They didיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213soכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who cameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.
15Alsoגַּם֮gamH1571,beforeבְּטֶרֶם֮be.te.RemH2962theyburnedיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.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.KachH3947cookedמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310meatבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320from you, onlyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588H518rawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.”
16And ifthe manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “They mustקַטֵּ֨רka.TerH6999burnיַקְטִיר֤וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459firstכַּיּוֹם֙kai.yOmH3117,then takeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947as muchH3512asH3512you desireתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183,”then he would sayוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559, “NoH3808,but you must giveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414it to menowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258;and ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, I am takingלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947it by forceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394!”
17And sothe sinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of the youngהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,for the menH376treatedH5006the offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068disrespectfullyH5006.
19And his motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517would makeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213for him a littleקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996robeוּמְעִ֤ילu.me.'IlH4598and bringH5927it upH5927to him from yearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117to yearיָמִ֑ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117when she would comeH5927upH5927with her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376to offerלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076the yearlyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077.
20Then Eliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941wouldblessוּבֵרַ֨ךְu.ve.RakhH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, “May the Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068giveיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760youchildrenזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233from thisH2088womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802inH8478placeתַּ֚חַתTa.chatH8478ofH8478theoneהַשְּׁאֵלָ֔הha.she.'e.LahH7596sherequestedשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592of the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.”And they wentוְהָלְכ֖וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980to their ownhomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.
21The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588visitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584,and she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029and gaveH3205birthH3205to threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323. Andthe boyהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewH1431upH1431beforeעִם־'im-H5973the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
22Now Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941wasH2204veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204;and he heardוְשָׁמַ֗עve.sha.Ma'H8085abouteverythingכָּל־kol-H3605that his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121were doingיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and that they sleptיִשְׁכְּבוּן֙yish.ke.VunH7901withthe womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802who servedהַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹתha.Tzoe.'otH6633at the doorwayפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.
23So he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, “Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100are you doingתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213suchH428thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697as theseH428,the evilרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451thingsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֣םdiv.rei.KhemH1697that I hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085from allכָּל־kol-H3605theseH428peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971?
25Ifאִם־'im-H518one personאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376sinsיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against anotherלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430will mediateוּפִֽלְל֣וֹu.fi.LoH6419for him; butifוְאִ֤םve.'ImH518a personאִ֔ישׁ'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 toH4191deathH4191.
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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