Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 2

1AndHannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584prayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לva.tit.pa.LelH6419, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559: Myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820exulteth in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, minehornקַרְנִ֖יkar.NiH7161isexaltedרָ֥מָהRa.mahH7311in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068: mymouthפִּי֙piH6310isenlargedרָ֤חַבRa.chavH7337over mineenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔י'oy.VaiH341;becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588Irejoiceשָׂמַ֖חְתִּיsa.Mach.tiH8055in thysalvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃bi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444.

2There isnoneH369holyקָד֥וֹשׁka.Do.oshH6918as theLORDכַּיהוָ֖הka.Yah.wehH3068; for there isnoneH369beside thee:neitherH369is thereanyH369rockצ֖וּרtzurH6697like ourGodכֵּאלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ke.lo.Hei.nuH430.

3Talkתְדַבְּרוּ֙te.da.be.RuH1696noH3808moreH3808soH3808exceedingproudlyH1364;letאַל־'al-H408notH3808arrogancycomeH3318outH3318of yourmouthמִפִּיכֶ֑םmi.pi.KhemH6310: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is aGodאֵ֤ל'elH410ofknowledgeדֵּעוֹת֙de.'OtH1844, and by himactionsעֲלִלֽוֹת׃a.li.LotH5949areweighedנִתְכְּנ֖וּnit.ke.NuH8505.

4Thebowsקֶ֥שֶׁתKe.shetH7198of themightyH1368menH1368are broken, and they thatstumbledוְנִכְשָׁלִ֖יםve.nikh.sha.LimH3782aregirdedאָ֥זְרוּ'A.ze.ruH247withstrengthחָֽיִל׃Cha.yilH2428.

5They that werefullשְׂבֵעִ֤יםse.ve.'ImH7649havehiredנִשְׂכָּ֔רוּnis.Ka.ruH7936outH5704themselves forbreadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899; and they that werehungryוּרְעֵבִ֖יםu.re.'e.VimH7457haveceasedחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308: yea, thebarrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135hathborneיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651; andsheH5704that hathmanyוְרַבַּ֥תve.ra.BatH7227childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121languisheth.

6TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068killeth, and makethaliveוּמְחַיֶּ֑הu.me.chai.YehH2421: he bringethdownמוֹרִ֥ידmo.RidH3381to the grave, and bringethupוַיָּֽעַל׃vai.Ya.'alH5927.

7TheLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068makethpoorמוֹרִ֣ישׁmo.RishH3423, and makethrichוּמַעֲשִׁ֑ירu.ma.'a.ShirH6238: he bringethlowמַשְׁפִּ֖ילmash.PilH8213, he also liftethupמְרוֹמֵֽם׃me.ro.MemH7311.

8He raisethupH6965thepoorH34outH5921of thedustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083, he liftethupH6965theneedyאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from the dunghill, tomakeוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896themsitלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427withprincesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081, andinheritיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157thethroneוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678ofgloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519: for thepillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776are theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and he hathsetH6965theworldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398uponH5921them.

9He willkeepיִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.MorH8104thefeetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of hisholyH2623onesH2623, but thewickedוּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shall be put to silence indarknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822; for bystrengthבְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achH3581shallnoלֹ֥אlo'H3808manאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376prevailיִגְבַּר־yig.bar-H1396.

10They thatstriveמְרִיבָ֗יוme.ri.vovH7378with theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068shall be broken to pieces;againstעָלָיו֙a.lovH5921them shall hethunderיַרְעֵ֔םyar.'EmH7481inheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064: theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalljudgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; and he shallgiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797unto hiskingלְמַלְכּ֔וֹle.mal.KoH4428, andexaltוְיָרֵ֖םve.ya.RemH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of hisanointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פme.shi.ChoH4899.

11AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֛ה'el.ka.NahH511wentH6440toRamahהָרָמָ֖תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414to hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. And thechildH5288didH5288ministerמְשָׁרֵת֙me.sha.RetH8334unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068beforeH6440Eliעֵלִ֥י'e.LiH5941thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.

12Now thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941weresonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Belial; theyknewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045notלֹ֥אlo'H3808theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And thecustomוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971was, that, whenanyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376offeredזֹבֵ֣חַzo.Ve.achH2076sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077, thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935,whileH4941thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320was in seething, with a fleshhook ofthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־she.Losh-H7969teethהַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםha.shi.Na.yimH8127in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

14and hestruckוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221itintoH935thepanבַכִּיּ֜וֹרva.ki.YorH3595, orkettleבַדּ֗וּדva.DudH1731, orcaldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037, orpotבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517;allכֹּ֚לkolH3605that the fleshhookbroughtH935upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548tookיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947therewith.SoH6213theydidH6213inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameH935thither.

15Yeaכִּ֥יkiH3588,beforeבְּטֶרֶם֮be.te.RemH2962theyburntיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.ti.RunH6999thefatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459, thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935, andsaidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559to themanלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376thatsacrificedהַזֹּבֵ֔חַha.zo.Ve.achH2076,Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320toroastלִצְל֖וֹתlitz.LotH6740for thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548; for he willnotוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808have soddenfleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320of thee, butrawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

16AndifH518themanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, They willsurelyכִּ֚יkiH3588burnH6999thefatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459presently, and thentakeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947asmuchכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834as thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desireth; then he wouldsayוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559, Nay, but thou shaltgiveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414itmeאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258: andifH518notH3808, I willtakeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947it byforceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.

17And thesinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of theyoungהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH376wasveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: formenH376abhorred the offering of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18ButSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050ministeredמְשָׁרֵ֖תme.sha.RetH8334beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, being achildנַ֕עַרNa.'arH5288,girdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with alinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19Moreover hismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517madeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213him alittleקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996robeוּמְעִ֤ילu.me.'IlH4598, andbroughtH5927it to him fromyearH3117toyearH3117, whensheH517cameH5927upH5927withherH3117husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376toofferH5927theyearlyH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077.

20AndEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941blessedוּבֵרַ֨ךְu.ve.RakhH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511and hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802, andsaidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068giveיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760theeseedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233of thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802for the loanwhichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834was lent to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. And theywentוְהָלְכ֖וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980unto their ownhomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

21And theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068visitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584, andsheכִּֽי־ki-H3588conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029, and barethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323. And thechildהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewוַיִּגְדַּ֛לvai.yig.DalH1431beforeעִם־'im-H5973theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

22NowH8085Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldH1121; and heheardH8085allכָּל־kol-H3605that hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121didH6213untoallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andhowH834that theylayיִשְׁכְּבוּן֙yish.ke.VunH7901with thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802thatdidH6213service at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

23And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100doתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213yesuchH428things? for Ihearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085of yourevilרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451dealingsH1697fromallכָּל־kol-H3605thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

24Nay, mysonsבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121; for it isnoלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808goodטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896reportהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ha.she.mu.'AhH8052that Ihearשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085: yemakeH8085theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068peopleעַם־'am-H5971totransgressמַעֲבִרִ֖יםma.'a.vi.RimH5674.

25Ifאִם־'im-H518onemanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398againstH2398anotherלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shall judge him: butifוְאִ֤םve.'ImH518amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376sinיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398againstH2398theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkenednotוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808unto thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldslayלַהֲמִיתָֽם׃la.ha.mi.TamH4191them.

26And thechildוְהַנַּ֣עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980on, and was in favourbothH1571with theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and also withmenH376.

27And therecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430untoEliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,DidH376IrevealH1540myself unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, when they were inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714in bondage toPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?

28and did Ichooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977himoutH6440ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478to be mypriestלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548, togoלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upH5927unto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196toburnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004, towearH5927anephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeH6440meH5414? and did IgiveH5414unto thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1allכָּל־kol-H3605theofferingsH801of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478madeH5414byfireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801?

29Whereforekickתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163ye at mysacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and atmineH4480offering,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680in myhabitationמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583; and honourest thysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121aboveH4480meH4480, tomakeוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513yourselves fat with the chiefest ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theofferingsH4503ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mypeopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971?

30Therefore theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saith, IsaidH559indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588that thyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004, and thehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, shouldwalkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeH6440meH6440foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: butnowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saith, Be itfarעַד־'ad-H5704frommeH6440; for them that honourmeH6440I will honour, and they thatdespiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959meH6440shall belightlyH7043esteemedH7043.

31Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935, that I willcutוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438offH1438thinearmזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220, and thearmזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220of thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, that there shallnotמִֽהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961be anoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205manH2205in thinehouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.

32And thou shaltbeholdH3808the affliction of myhabitationמָע֔וֹןma.'onH4583, inallH3605thewealthH3808whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834GodH3808shallgiveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and there shallnotH3808be anoldזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205manH2205in thinehouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004for ever.

33And themanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376of thine, whom I shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cutאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772offH3772frommineמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196, shall be toconsumeלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, and togrieveוְלַאֲדִ֣יבve.la.'a.DivH109thineheartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theincreaseמַרְבִּ֥יתmar.BitH4768of thinehouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191in the flower of their age.

34And this shall be thesignהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226unto thee, that shallcomeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935uponH935thytwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121, onHophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372; in onedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117they shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.

35And I willraiseוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965meוּבְנַפְשִׁ֖יu.ve.naf.ShiH5315upH6965afaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, that shalldoיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213according to thatwhichכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834is in mineheartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824and in mymindH3824: and I willbuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129him asureנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004; and he shallwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440mineanointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899for ever.

36And it shallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935topassH935, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that isleftהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498in thinehouseבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔be.Vei.te.khaH1004shallcomeH935andbowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812to him for apieceפַּת־pat-H6595ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and aloafוְכִכַּר־ve.khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899, and shallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,PutH935meH413, Iprayנָ֛אna'H4994thee,intoH413one of the priests’officesהַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹתha.ke.hu.NotH3550, that I mayeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398amorselH6595ofbreadלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2

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