Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 1

1Nowוַיְהִי֩vay.HiH1961there was acertainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofRamathaim-zophimH7436, of thehillמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022countryH2022ofEphraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'ef.Ra.yimH669, and hisnameוּשְׁמ֡וֹu.she.MoH8034wasElkanahאֶ֠לְקָנָה'El.ka.nahH511, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofJerohamיְרֹחָ֧םye.ro.ChamH3395, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofElihuאֱלִיה֛וּא'e.li.Hu'H453, thesonבֶּן־ben-H1121ofTohuתֹּ֥חוּTo.chuH8459, thesonבֶן־ven-H1121ofZuphצ֖וּףtzufH6689, anEphraimiteאֶפְרָתִֽי׃'ef.ra.TiH673:

2and he hadtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802; thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of the one wasHannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259Peninnahפְּנִנָּ֑הpe.ni.NahH6444: andPeninnahלִפְנִנָּה֙lif.ni.NahH6444hadchildrenיְלָדִ֔יםye.la.DimH3206, butHannahוּלְחַנָּ֖הu.le.cha.NahH2584hadnoאֵ֥ין'einH369childrenיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206.

3And thismanהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376wentH5927upH5927outH8147of hiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892fromyearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117toyearיָמִ֔ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117toworshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812and tosacrificeוְלִזְבֹּ֛חַve.liz.Bo.achH2076unto theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֑הbe.shi.LohH7887. And thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִ֣נְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,priestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068, were there.

4And when thedayהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117cameוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961thatElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511sacrificedוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076, hegaveוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414toPeninnahלִפְנִנָּ֣הlif.ni.NahH6444hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802, and toallH3605herH3605sonsבָּנֶ֛יהָba.Nei.haH1121andherH3605daughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323portionsמָנֽוֹת׃ma.NotH4490:

5but untoHannahוּלְחַנָּ֕הu.le.cha.NahH2584hegaveH5414adoubleאַפָּ֑יִם'a.Pa.yimH639portionמָנָ֥הma.NahH4490: for helovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584, but theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068hadshutH5462upH5462herH5414wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

6AndherH5462rivalprovokedוְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּהve.khi.'a.Sa.tahH3707herH5462sore, for tomakeH3588herH5462fret,becauseH3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadshutH5462upH5462herH5462wombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

7And as hedidH6213soוְכֵ֨ןve.KhenH3651yearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141, whensheH3808wentH5927upH5927to thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,soכֵּ֖ןkenH3651sheH3808provokedתַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּהtakh.'i.Se.nahH3707herH398; thereforesheH3808weptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058, anddidH6213notH3808eatH398.

8AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511herH398husbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherH398,Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584,whyלָ֣מֶהLa.mehH4100weepest thou? andwhyוְלָ֙מֶה֙ve.La.mehH4100eatest thounotH3808? andwhyוְלָ֖מֶהve.La.mehH4100is thyheartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824grieved? amnotH3808Ibetterט֣וֹבTovH2896to theethanH3808tenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'a.sa.RahH6235sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121?

9SoH6965Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584roseH6965upH6965afterH310they hadeatenאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398inShilohבְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.LohH7887, andafterH310they haddrunkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354.NowH310Eliוְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.LiH5941thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548satיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427uponH5921hisseatהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678by thedoorH4201postH4201of thetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10Andsheוְהִ֖יאve.Hi'H1931was inbitternessמָ֣רַתMa.ratH4751ofsoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315, andprayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לva.tit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andweptH1058sore.

11AndsheH518vowedוַתִּדֹּ֨רva.ti.DorH5087avowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֗רva.to.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,ifH518thou wiltindeedH518lookH7200on the affliction of thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶ֗ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519, andrememberוּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙u.ze.khar.Ta.niH2142meH5414, andnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808forgetתִשְׁכַּ֣חtish.KachH7911thinehandmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519, but wiltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414unto thinehandmaidלַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519amanH376childזֶ֣רַעZe.ra'H2233, then I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414him unto theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068allכָּל־kol-H3605thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117, and there shallnoלֹא־lo'-H3808razorcomeיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927uponעַל־'al-H5921hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

12And itcameH1961topassH1961, assheכִּ֣יkiH3588continuedH1961prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941markedherH1961mouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

13NowH8085Hannahוְחַנָּ֗הve.cha.NahH2584,sheH1931spake inherH5921heartלִבָּ֔הּli.BahH3820;onlyרַ֚קrakH7535herH5921lipsשְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.haH8193moved, butherH5921voiceוְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.LahH6963wasnotלֹ֣אlo'H3808heardH8085: thereforeEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941thoughtH3820sheH1931had beendrunkenלְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃le.shi.ko.RahH7910.

14AndEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoherאֵלֶ֙יהָ֙'e.Lei.haH413,Howמָתַ֖יma.TaiH4970longעַד־'ad-H5704wilt thou be drunken?putH5493awayH5493thywineיֵינֵ֖ךְyei.NekhH3196from thee.

15AndHannahחַנָּ֤הcha.NahH2584answeredH559andsaidH559,NoH3808, mylordH3068, I am awomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802of a sorrowfulspiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307: I havedrunkשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354neitherH3808wineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196norH3808strongוְשֵׁכָ֖רve.she.KharH7941drinkH8354, but Ipouredוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210outH8210mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDH3068.

16Countnotאַל־'al-H408thinehandmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519for adaughterבַּת־bat-H1323of Belial: foroutלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440of theabundanceמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230of mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֛יsi.ChiH7879and my provocation have Ispokenדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696hitherto.

17ThenEliעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941answeredH559andsaidH559, Go inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965: and theGodוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478grantיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414thypetitionשֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְshe.la.TekhH7596that thou hastaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתְּsha.'AltH7592of him.

18AndsheH3808saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559,LetH1961thyservantשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198findתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869.SoH1961thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802wentH6440herH802wayלְדַרְכָּהּ֙le.dar.KahH1870, anddidH3808eatוַתֹּאכַ֔לva.to.KhalH398, andherH802countenanceH6440wasnoH3808moreעֽוֹד׃odH5750sad.

19And theyroseH7925upH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925, and worshippedbeforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֛בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935to theirhouseבֵּיתָ֖םbei.TamH1004toRamahהָרָמָ֑תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414: andElkanahאֶלְקָנָה֙'el.ka.NahH511knewוַיֵּ֤דַעvai.Ye.da'H3045Hannahחַנָּ֣הcha.NahH2584hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֔וֹ'ish.ToH802; and theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068rememberedוַיִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖הָvai.yiz.ke.Re.haH2142herאֶל־'el-H413.

20And itcameH1961topassH1961, when the time wascomeH1961aboutH1961, thatHannahחַנָּ֖הcha.NahH2584conceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and bare asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121; andsheH3588calledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, saying,BecauseH3588I haveaskedשְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃she.'il.TivH7592him of theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

21And themanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511, andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,wentH5927upH5927toofferH5927unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068theyearlyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077, and hisvowנִדְרֽוֹ׃nid.RoH5088.

22ButHannahוְחַנָּ֖הve.cha.NahH2584wentH935notH3808upH5927; forsheכִּֽי־ki-H3588saidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559untoherH7200husbandלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, I willnotH3808goH935upH5927untilH5704thechildהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288beweanedיִגָּמֵ֤לyi.ga.MelH1580, and then I willbringH935him, that he mayappearוְנִרְאָה֙ve.nir.'AhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thereabideוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427foreverעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

23AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֨ה'el.ka.NahH511herH802husbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376saidH559untoherH802,DoH6213whatH1697seemeth theegoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896; tarryuntilעַד־'ad-H5704thou haveweanedגָּמְלֵ֣ךְga.me.LekhH1580him;onlyאַ֛ךְ'akhH389theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068establishיָקֵ֥םya.KemH6965hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697.SoH6213thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802tarried andgaveH559herH802sonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121suckוַתֵּ֣ינֶקva.Tei.nekH3243,untilעַד־'ad-H5704sheH2896weanedגָּמְלָ֖הּga.me.LahH1580him.

24And whensheH834hadweanedגְּמָלַ֗תּוּge.ma.La.tuH1580him,sheH834tookH5927himupH5927withherH935, withthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969bullocks, and oneephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374ofmealקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058, and a bottle ofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196, andbroughtH935him unto thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inShilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887: and thechildוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288wasyoungנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.

25And theyslewוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819the bullock, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288toEliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

26Andsheעִמְּכָה֙'i.me.KhahH5973saidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, Oh mylordH3068, as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315liveth, mylordH3068, I am thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802thatstoodהַנִּצֶּ֤בֶתha.ni.Tze.vetH5324by theehereבָּזֶ֔הba.ZehH2088,prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419unto theLORDH3068.

27For thischildהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Iprayedהִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּיhit.pa.Lal.tiH6419; and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathgivenוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414meאֶל־'el-H413mypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834Iaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of him:

28wherefore I also have granted him to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068; aslongהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117as he liveth he is granted to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. And he worshipped theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068there.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1

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