Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 3

1And the childוְהַנַּ֧עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050ministeredמְשָׁרֵ֥תme.sha.RetH8334unto Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941.And the wordוּדְבַר־u.de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068was preciousיָקָר֙ya.KarH3368in those daysבַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.MimH3117; there wasno openנִפְרָֽץ׃ סnif.RatzH6555visionחָז֖וֹןcha.ZonH2377.

2And it came to pass at that timeבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,when Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941waslaid downשֹׁכֵ֣בsho.KhevH7901in his placeבִּמְקֹמ֑וֹbim.ko.MoH4725,and his eyesוְעֵינָיו֙ve.'ei.novH5869beganהֵחֵ֣לּוּhe.Che.luH2490to wax dimכֵה֔וֹתkhe.HotH3544, thathe couldיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201not seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200;

3And ere the lampוְנֵ֤רve.NerH5216of Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430went outיִכְבֶּ֔הyikh.BehH3518in the templeבְּהֵיכַ֣לbe.hei.KhalH1964of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,where the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ'E.lo.HimH430was,and Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֖לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was laid downשֹׁכֵ֑בsho.KhevH7901to sleep;

4That Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068calledוַיִּקְרָ֧אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050:and he answeredוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

5And he ranוַיָּ֣רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323unto Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here amIH2009;for thou calledstקָרָ֣אתָka.Ra.taH7121me. And he saidוַיֹּ֥אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I calledקָרָ֖אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121not; lie downשְׁכָ֑בshe.KhavH7901againשׁ֣וּבshuvH7725.And he wentH3212and lay downוַיִּשְׁכָּֽב׃ סvai.yish.KavH7901.

6And Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹ֣אke.Ro'H7121yet againוַיֹּ֣סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֒she.mu.'ElH8050.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050aroseוַיָּ֤קָםvai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212to Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here amI; for thou didst callקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me. And he answeredוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,I calledקָרָ֥אתִיka.Ra.tiH7121not, my sonבְנִ֖יve.NiH1121;lie downשְׁכָֽב׃she.KhavH7901againשׁ֥וּבshuvH7725.

7Now Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050did not yetH2962knowיָדַ֣עya.Da'H3045Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,neither was the wordדְּבַר־de.var-H1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068yet revealedיִגָּלֶ֥הyi.ga.LehH1540unto him.

8And Yhwhיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068calledקְרֹא־ke.ro'-H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֮she.mu.'ElH8050againוַיֹּ֨סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254the third timeבַּשְּׁלִשִׁית֒ba.she.li.ShitH7992.And he aroseוַיָּ֙קָם֙vai.Ya.komH6965and wentH3212to Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here amI; for thou didst callקָרָ֖אתָka.Ra.taH7121me. And Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941perceivedוַיָּ֣בֶןvai.Ya.venH995that Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068had calledקֹרֵ֥אko.Re'H7121the childלַנָּֽעַר׃la.Na.'arH5288.

9Therefore Eliעֵלִ֣י'e.LiH5941saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Samuelלִשְׁמוּאֵל֮lish.mu.'ElH8050,GoH3212,lie downשְׁכָב֒she.KhavH7901:and it shall be, if he callיִקְרָ֣אyik.Ra'H7121thee, that thou shalt sayוְאָֽמַרְתָּ֙ve.'a.mar.TaH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֣רda.BerH1696,Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;for thy servantעַבְדֶּ֑ךָ'av.De.khaH5650hearethשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wentH3212and lay downוַיִּשְׁכַּ֖בvai.yish.KavH7901in his placeבִּמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃bim.ko.MoH4725.

10And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935,and stoodוַיִּתְיַצַּ֔בvai.yit.ya.TzavH3320,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121as at other timesH6471,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀she.mu.'ElH8050,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050.Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050answeredוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Speakדַּבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696;for thy servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ'av.De.khaH5650hearethשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.

11And Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Behold, I will doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213a thingדָבָ֖רda.VarH1697in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,at which bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147the earsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241of every one that hearethשֹׁ֣מְע֔וֹsho.me.'OH8085it shall tingleתְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהte.tzi.Lei.nahH6750.

12In that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117I will performאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965against Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941all thingswhich I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696concerningH413his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004:when I beginהָחֵ֖לha.ChelH2490,I will also make an endוְכַלֵּֽה׃ve.kha.LehH3615.

13For I have toldוְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046him that I will judgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769for the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771which he knowethיָדַ֗עya.Da'H3045;because his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121made themselves vileמְקַֽלְלִ֤יםme.ka.LimH7043,and he restrainedכִהָ֖הkhi.HahH3543them not.

14And therefore I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941,that the iniquityעֲוֹ֧ן'a.VonH5771of Eli’sעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941houseבֵּית־beit-H1004shall not be purgedיִתְכַּפֵּ֞רyit.ka.PerH3722with sacrificeבְּזֶ֥בַחbe.Ze.vachH2077nor offeringוּבְמִנְחָ֖הu.ve.min.ChahH4503forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901until the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,and openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050fearedיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to shewמֵהַגִּ֥ידme.ha.GidH5046Eliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941the visionהַמַּרְאָ֖הha.mar.'AhH4759.

16Then Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What isthe thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that the Lordhath saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto thee? I pray thee hideתְכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582itnot from me: Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430do soיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to thee, and more alsoיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,if thou hideתְּכַחֵ֤דte.kha.ChedH3582anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697from me of all the thingsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that he saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto thee.

18And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him every whitהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and hidכִחֵ֖דkhi.ChedH3582nothing from him. And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, It isYhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068:let him doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213what seemethבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869him goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896.

19And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewוַיִּגְדַּ֖לvai.yig.DalH1431,And Yhwhוַֽיהוָה֙va.Yah.wehH3068was with him, and did let none of his wordsדְּבָרָ֖יוde.va.RavH1697fallהִפִּ֥ילhi.PilH5307to the groundאָֽרְצָה׃'A.re.tzahH776.

20And all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478from Danמִדָּ֖ןmi.DanH1835even to Beer–shebaH884knewוַיֵּ֙דַע֙vai.Ye.da'H3045that Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050wasestablishedנֶאֱמָ֣ןne.'e.ManH539to bea prophetלְנָבִ֖יאle.na.Vi'H5030of Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

21And Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068appearedלְהֵרָאֹ֣הle.he.ra.'OhH7200againוַיֹּ֥סֶףvai.Yo.sefH3254in Shilohבְשִׁלֹ֑הve.shi.LohH7887:for Yhwhיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068revealedנִגְלָ֨הnig.LahH1540himself to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050in Shilohבְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.LoH7887by the wordבִּדְבַ֥רbid.VarH1697of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

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