New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 2:4-8

4The bowsקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of the mightyגִּבֹּרִ֖יםgi.bo.RimH1368are brokenH2844toH2844piecesH2844,But those who have stumbledוְנִכְשָׁלִ֖יםve.nikh.sha.LimH3782strapH247onH247strengthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

5Those who were fullשְׂבֵעִ֤יםse.ve.'ImH7649hireנִשְׂכָּ֔רוּnis.Ka.ruH7936themselves outH7936for breadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899,But those who were hungryוּרְעֵבִ֖יםu.re.'e.VimH7457ceaseחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308to be hungry.Evenעַד־'ad-H5704the infertileH6135womanעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135givesH3205birthH3205to sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651, Butshe who has manyוְרַבַּ֥תve.ra.BatH7227childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121languishesאֻמְלָֽלָה׃'um.La.lahH535.

6The Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068putsH4191toH4191deathH4191and makesH2421aliveH2421;He bringsH3381downמוֹרִ֥ידmo.RidH3381toSheolשְׁא֖וֹלshe.'olH7585and bringsH5927upH5927.

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

8He raisesמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965the poorדָּ֗לDalH1800from the dustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083,He liftsיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311the needyאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the garbageמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830heapH6083To seatלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427themwith noblesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081,And He givesH5157them a seatוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678of honorכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519asH5157anH5157inheritanceH5157;For the pillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of the earthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776are the Lord’sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,And He setוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896the worldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398on them.

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