Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 1:20-28

20Wherefore it came to pass, when the timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117was comeלִתְקֻפ֣וֹתlit.ku.FotH8622about after Hannahחַנָּ֖הcha.NahH2584had conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029,that she bareוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205a sonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121,and calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121his nameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, saying,Because I have askedשְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃she.'il.TivH7592him of Yhwhמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

21And the manהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511,and all his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,went upוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927to offerלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068the yearlyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077,and his vowנִדְרֽוֹ׃nid.RoH5088.

22But Hannahוְחַנָּ֖הve.cha.NahH2584went not upעָלָ֑תָה'a.La.tahH5927;for she saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559unto her husbandלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, I will not go upuntil the childהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288be weanedיִגָּמֵ֤לyi.ga.MelH1580, and thenI will bringוַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יוva.ha.vi.'o.TivH935him, that he may appearוְנִרְאָה֙ve.nir.'AhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,and there abideוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427forH5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

23And Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֨ה'el.ka.NahH511her husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto her, Doעֲשִׂ֧י'a.SiH6213what seemethבְּעֵינַ֗יִךְbe.'ei.Na.yikhH5869thee goodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896;tarryשְׁבִי֙she.ViH3427until thou have weanedגָּמְלֵ֣ךְga.me.LekhH1580him; only Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068establishיָקֵ֥םya.KemH6965his wordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697.So the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802abodeוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427,and gave her sonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121suckוַתֵּ֣ינֶקva.Tei.nekH3243until she weanedגָּמְלָ֖הּga.me.LahH1580him.

24And when she had weanedגְּמָלַ֗תּוּge.ma.La.tuH1580him, she took him upוַתַּעֲלֵ֨הוּva.ta.'a.Le.huH5927with her, with threeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969bullocksבְּפָרִ֤יםbe.fa.RimH6499,and oneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374of flourקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058,and a skinוְנֵ֣בֶלve.Ne.velH5035of wineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196,and broughtוַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּva.te.vi.'E.huH935him unto the houseבֵית־veit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068in Shilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887:and the childוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288wasyoungנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.

25And they slewוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819a bullockהַפָּ֑רha.ParH6499,and broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935the childהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288to Eliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

26And she saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Ohבִּ֣יbiH994my lordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, asthy soulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethחֵ֥יcheiH2416,my lordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, I amthe womanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802that stoodהַנִּצֶּ֤בֶתha.ni.Tze.vetH5324by thee here, prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419unto Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27For this childהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288I prayedהִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּיhit.pa.Lal.tiH6419;And Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hath givenוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me my petitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596which I askedשָׁאַ֖לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of him:

28Therefore also I have lentהִשְׁאִלְתִּ֙הוּ֙hish.'il.Ti.huH7592him to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068;as long as he livethהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117he shall be lentשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7592to Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.And he worshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068there.

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