Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 3:18-21

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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