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1 Samuel 1

1Now there was acertainאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259manאִ֨ישׁ'ishH376ofRamathaimzophimH7436, ofmountמֵהַ֣רme.HarH2022Ephraimאֶפְרָ֑יִם'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, anEphrathiteאֶפְרָתִֽי׃'ef.ra.TiH673:

2And he hadtwoשְׁתֵּ֣יshe.TeiH8147wivesנָשִׁ֔יםna.ShimH802; thenameשֵׁ֤םshemH8034of theoneאַחַת֙'a.ChatH259wasHannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584, and thenameוְשֵׁ֥םve.ShemH8034of theotherהַשֵּׁנִ֖יתha.she.NitH8145Peninnahפְּנִנָּ֑הpe.ni.NahH6444: andPeninnahלִפְנִנָּה֙lif.ni.NahH6444hadchildrenיְלָדִ֔יםye.la.DimH3206, butHannahוּלְחַנָּ֖הu.le.cha.NahH2584had nochildrenיְלָדִֽים׃ye.la.DimH3206.

3Andthisהַה֤וּאha.Hu'H1931manהָאִ֨ישׁha.'IshH376wentupוְעָלָה֩ve.'a.LahH5927from hiscityמֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.RoH5892yearlyH3117toworshipלְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812and tosacrificeוְלִזְבֹּ֛חַve.liz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635inShilohבְּשִׁלֹ֑הbe.shi.LohH7887. And thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִ֣נְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372, thepriestsכֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.NimH3548of theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068, were there.

4And when thetimeהַיּ֔וֹםhai.YomH3117was thatElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֑ה'el.ka.NahH511offeredוַיִּזְבַּ֖חvai.yiz.BachH2076, hegaveוְנָתַ֞ןve.na.TanH5414toPeninnahלִפְנִנָּ֣הlif.ni.NahH6444hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802, and to all hersonsבָּנֶ֛יהָba.Nei.haH1121and herdaughtersוּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָu.ve.no.Tei.haH1323,portionsמָנֽוֹת׃ma.NotH4490:

5But toHannahוּלְחַנָּ֕הu.le.cha.NahH2584hegaveיִתֵּ֛ןyi.TenH5414aאַחַ֖ת'a.ChatH259worthyאַפָּ֑יִם'a.Pa.yimH639portionמָנָ֥הma.NahH4490; for helovedאָהֵ֔ב'a.HevH157Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584: but theLORDוַֽיהוָ֖הva.Yah.wehH3068had closedupסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462herwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

6And heradversaryצָֽרָתָהּ֙tza.ra.TahH6869alsoprovokedוְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּהve.khi.'a.Sa.tahH3707hergreatlyכַּ֔עַסKa.'asH3708, to make herfretהַרְּעִמָ֑הּha.re.'i.MahH7481, because theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068hadclosedסָגַ֥רsa.GarH5462upבְּעַ֥דbe.'AdH1157herwombרַחְמָֽהּ׃rach.MahH7358.

7And as hedidיַעֲשֶׂ֜הya.'a.SehH6213soyearשָׁנָ֣הsha.NahH8141byyearבְשָׁנָ֗הve.sha.NahH8141,whenמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767she wentupעֲלֹתָהּ֙'a.lo.TahH5927to thehouseבְּבֵ֣יתbe.VeitH1004of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, so sheprovokedתַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּהtakh.'i.Se.nahH3707her; therefore sheweptוַתִּבְכֶּ֖הva.tiv.KehH1058, and did noteatתֹאכַֽל׃to.KhalH398.

8Thensaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511herhusbandאִישָׁ֗הּ'i.ShahH376to her,Hannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584, whyweepestתִבְכִּ֗יtiv.KiH1058thou? and whyeatestתֹֽאכְלִ֔יtokh.LiH398thou not? and why is thyheartלְבָבֵ֑ךְle.va.VekhH3824grievedיֵרַ֣עye.Ra'H3415? am not Ibetterט֣וֹבTovH2896to thee thantenמֵעֲשָׂרָ֖הme.'a.sa.RahH6235sonsבָּנִֽים׃ba.NimH1121?

9SoHannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584roseוַתָּ֣קָםva.Ta.komH6965afterאַחֲרֵ֛י'a.cha.ReiH310they hadeatenאָכְלָ֥ה'a.khe.LahH398inShilohבְשִׁלֹ֖הve.shi.LohH7887, andafterוְאַחֲרֵ֣יve.'a.cha.ReiH310they haddrunkשָׁתֹ֑הsha.TohH8354. NowEliוְעֵלִ֣יve.'e.LiH5941thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548satיֹשֵׁב֙yo.ShevH3427upon aseatהַכִּסֵּ֔אha.ki.Se'H3678by apostמְזוּזַ֖תme.zu.ZatH4201of thetempleהֵיכַ֥לhei.KhalH1964of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

10And she was inbitternessמָ֣רַתMa.ratH4751ofsoulנָ֑פֶשׁNa.feshH5315, andprayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥לva.tit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068, andweptוּבָכֹ֥הu.va.KhohH1058bitterlyתִבְכֶּֽה׃tiv.KehH1058.

11And shevowedוַתִּדֹּ֨רva.ti.DorH5087avowנֶ֜דֶרNe.derH5088, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֗רva.to.MarH559, OLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֜וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, if thou wiltindeedרָאֹ֥הra.'OhH7200lookתִרְאֶ֣ה׀tir.'EhH7200on theafflictionבָּעֳנִ֣יbo.'o.NiH6040of thyhandmaidאֲמָתֶ֗ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519, andrememberוּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙u.ze.khar.Ta.niH2142me, and notforgetתִשְׁכַּ֣חtish.KachH7911thyhandmaidאֲמָתֶ֔ךָ'a.ma.Te.khaH519, but wiltgiveוְנָתַתָּ֥הve.na.ta.TahH5414to thyhandmaidלַאֲמָתְךָ֖la.'a.ma.te.KhaH519asonזֶ֣רַע אֲנָשִׁ֑יםZe.ra' 'a.na.ShimH582 H2233, then I willgiveוּנְתַתִּ֤יוu.ne.ta.TivH5414him to theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068all thedaysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּ֔יוchai.YavH2416, and there shall norazorוּמוֹרָ֖הu.mo.RahH4177comeיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927upon hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

12And it came to pass, as shecontinuedהִרְבְּתָ֔הhir.be.TahH7235prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, thatEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941observedשֹׁמֵ֥רsho.MerH8104hermouthפִּֽיהָ׃Pi.haH6310.

13NowHannahוְחַנָּ֗הve.cha.NahH2584,spokeמְדַבֶּ֣רֶתme.da.Be.retH1696in herheartלִבָּ֔הּli.BahH3820; only herlipsשְׂפָתֶ֣יהָse.fa.Tei.haH8193movedנָּע֔וֹתna.'otH5128, but hervoiceוְקוֹלָ֖הּve.ko.LahH6963was notheardיִשָּׁמֵ֑עַyi.sha.Me.a'H8085: thereforeEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941thoughtוַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָvai.yach.she.Ve.haH2803she wasdrunkלְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃le.shi.ko.RahH7910.

14AndEliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her, How long wilt thou bedrunkתִּשְׁתַּכָּרִ֑יןtish.ta.ka.RinH7937? putawayהָסִ֥ירִיha.Si.riH5493thywineיֵינֵ֖ךְyei.NekhH3196from thee.

15AndHannahחַנָּ֤הcha.NahH2584answeredוַתַּ֨עַןva.Ta.'anH6030andsaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559, No, mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, I am awomanאִשָּׁ֤ה'i.ShahH802of asorrowfulקְשַׁת־ke.shat-H7186spiritר֙וּחַ֙Ru.achH7307: I havedrunkשָׁתִ֑יתִיsha.Ti.tiH8354neitherwineוְיַ֥יִןve.Ya.yinH3196nor strongdrinkוְשֵׁכָ֖רve.she.KharH7941, but have pouredoutוָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְva.'esh.PokhH8210mysoulנַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.ShiH5315beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

16Countתִּתֵּן֙ti.TenH5414not thyhandmaidאֲמָ֣תְךָ֔'a.Ma.te.khaH519forלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440awickedבְּלִיָּ֑עַלbe.li.Ya.'alH1100womanבַּת־bat-H1323: for out of theabundanceמֵרֹ֥בme.RoH7230of mycomplaintשִׂיחִ֛יsi.ChiH7879andgriefוְכַעְסִ֖יve.kha'.SiH3708have I beenspeakingדִּבַּ֥רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696.

17ThenEliעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941answeredוַיַּ֧עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,GoH3212inpeaceלְשָׁל֑וֹםle.sha.LomH7965: and theGodוֵאלֹהֵ֣יve.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478grantיִתֵּן֙yi.TenH5414thee thypetitionשֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְshe.la.TekhH7596that thou hastaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתְּsha.'AltH7592of him.

18And shesaidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Let thyhandmaidשִׁפְחָתְךָ֛shif.cha.te.KhaH8198findתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672graceחֵ֖ןchenH2580in thysightבְּעֵינֶ֑יךָbe.'ei.Nei.khaH5869. So thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֤הha.'i.ShahH802wentH3212herwayלְדַרְכָּהּ֙le.dar.KahH1870, andateוַתֹּאכַ֔לva.to.KhalH398, and hercountenanceוּפָנֶ֥יהָu.fa.Nei.haH6440was no more sad .

19And theyroseH7925in themorningבַבֹּ֗קֶרva.Bo.kerH1242earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925, andworshippedוַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙vai.yish.ta.cha.VuH7812beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.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.haH2142her.

20Therefore it came to pass, when thetimeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117hadarrivedלִתְקֻפ֣וֹתlit.ku.FotH8622afterHannahחַנָּ֖הcha.NahH2584hadconceivedוַתַּ֥הַרva.Ta.harH2029, that sheboreוַתֵּ֣לֶדva.Te.ledH3205asonבֵּ֑ןBenH1121, andcalledוַתִּקְרָ֤אva.tik.Ra'H7121hisnameשְׁמוֹ֙she.MoH8034Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, saying, Because I haveaskedשְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃she.'il.TivH7592him of theLORDמֵיְהוָ֖הme.Yah.wehH3068.

21And themanהָאִ֥ישׁha.'IshH376Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֖ה'el.ka.NahH511, and all hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004, wentupוַיַּ֛עַלvai.Ya.'alH5927toofferלִזְבֹּ֧חַliz.Bo.achH2076to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֛הla.Yah.wehH3068theyearlyהַיָּמִ֖יםhai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077, and hisvowנִדְרֽוֹ׃nid.RoH5088.

22ButHannahוְחַנָּ֖הve.cha.NahH2584went notupעָלָ֑תָה'a.La.tahH5927; for shesaidאָמְרָ֣ה'a.me.RahH559to herhusbandלְאִישָׁ֗הּle.'i.ShahH376, I will not go up until thechildהַנַּ֙עַר֙ha.Na.'arH5288isweanedיִגָּמֵ֤לyi.ga.MelH1580, and then I willbringוַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יוva.ha.vi.'o.TivH935him, that he mayappearוְנִרְאָה֙ve.nir.'AhH7200beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, and thereabideוְיָ֥שַׁבve.Ya.shavH3427forH5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

23AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֨ה'el.ka.NahH511herhusbandאִישָׁ֜הּ'i.ShahH376saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to her,Doעֲשִׂ֧י'a.SiH6213whatseemethבְּעֵינַ֗יִךְbe.'ei.Na.yikhH5869to theegoodהַטּ֣וֹבha.TovH2896;tarryשְׁבִי֙she.ViH3427until thou hastweanedגָּמְלֵ֣ךְga.me.LekhH1580him; only theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068establishיָקֵ֥םya.KemH6965hiswordדְּבָר֑וֹde.va.RoH1697. So thewomanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.ShahH802abodeוַתֵּ֤שֶׁבva.Te.shevH3427, andnursedוַתֵּ֣ינֶקva.Tei.nekH3243hersonבְּנָ֔הּbe.NahH1121until sheweanedגָּמְלָ֖הּga.me.LahH1580him.

24And when she hadweanedגְּמָלַ֗תּוּge.ma.La.tuH1580him, she took himupוַתַּעֲלֵ֨הוּva.ta.'a.Le.huH5927with her, withthreeשְׁלֹשָׁה֙she.lo.ShahH7969bullsבְּפָרִ֤יםbe.fa.RimH6499, andoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259ephahוְאֵיפָ֨הve.'ei.FahH374offlourקֶ֙מַח֙ke.machH7058, and abottleוְנֵ֣בֶלve.Ne.velH5035ofwineיַ֔יִןYa.yinH3196, andbroughtוַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּva.te.vi.'E.huH935him to thehouseבֵית־veit-H1004of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068inShilohשִׁל֑וֹshi.LoH7887: and thechildוְהַנַּ֖עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288wasyoungנָֽעַר׃Na.'arH5288.

25And theyslewוַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvai.yish.cha.TuH7819abullהַפָּ֑רha.ParH6499, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935thechildהַנַּ֖עַרha.Na.'arH5288toEliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

26And shesaidוַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙va.To.merH559,Oבִּ֣יbiH994mylordאֲדֹנִ֔י'a.do.NiH113, as thysoulנַפְשְׁךָ֖naf.she.KhaH5315livethחֵ֥יcheiH2416, mylordאֲדֹנִ֑י'a.do.NiH113, I am thewomanהָאִשָּׁ֗הha.'i.ShahH802thatstoodהַנִּצֶּ֤בֶתha.ni.Tze.vetH5324by thee here,prayingלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖לle.hit.pa.LelH6419to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

27For thischildהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Iprayedהִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּיhit.pa.Lal.tiH6419; and theLORDיְהוָ֥הYah.wehH3068hathgivenוַיִּתֵּ֨ןvai.yi.TenH5414me mypetitionשְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔יshe.'E.la.TiH7596which Iaskedשָׁאַ֖לְתִּיsha.'Al.tiH7592of him:

28Therefore also I havelentהִשְׁאִלְתִּ֙הוּ֙hish.'il.Ti.huH7592him to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֔הla.Yah.wehH3068; as long as helivethהַיָּמִים֙hai.ya.MimH3117he shall belentשָׁא֖וּלsha.'UlH7592to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. And heworshippedוַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּvai.yish.Ta.chuH7812theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068there.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 1

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