Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 1:24-28

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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