Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 1:11-13

11And she vowedוַתִּדֹּ֨רva.ti.DorH5087a vowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088,and saidוַתֹּאמַ֗רva.to.MarH559,O Yhwhיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,if thou wilt indeedרָאֹ֥הra.'OhH7200lookתִרְאֶ֣ה׀tir.'EhH7200on the afflictionבָּעֳנִ֣יbo.'o.NiH6040of thine handmaidאֲמָתֶ֗ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519,and rememberוּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙u.ze.khar.Ta.niH2142me, and not forgetתִשְׁכַּ֣חtish.KachH7911thine handmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519,but wilt giveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414unto thine handmaidלַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519a manאֲנָשִׁ֑ים'a.na.ShimH582childזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233,then I will giveוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414him unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068all the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416,and there shall no razorוּמוֹרָ֖הu.mo.RahH4177comeיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927upon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

12And it came to pass, as she continuedהִרְבְּתָ֔הhir.be.TahH7235prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,that Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941markedשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104her mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

13Now Hannahוְחַנָּ֗הve.cha.NahH2584,she spakeמְדַבֶּ֣רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696in her heartלִבָּ֔הּli.BahH3820;only her lipsשְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.haH8193movedנָּע֔וֹתna.'otH5128,but her voiceוְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.LahH6963was not heardיִשָּׁמֵ֑עַyi.sha.Me.a'H8085:therefore Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941thoughtוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803she had been drunkenלְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃le.shi.ko.RahH7910.

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