Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 2
1AndHannahחַנָּה֙cha.NahH2584prayedוַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֤לva.tit.pa.LelH6419, andsaidוַתֹּאמַ֔רva.to.MarH559, Myheartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820rejoicethעָלַ֤ץ'a.LatzH5970in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֔הba.Yah.wehH3068, myhornקַרְנִ֖יkar.NiH7161isexaltedרָ֥מָהRa.mahH7311in theLORDבַּֽיהוָ֑הba.Yah.wehH3068: mymouthפִּי֙piH6310isenlargedרָ֤חַבRa.chavH7337over myenemiesא֣וֹיְבַ֔י'oy.VaiH341; because Irejoiceשָׂמַ֖חְתִּיsa.Mach.tiH8055in thysalvationבִּישׁוּעָתֶֽךָ׃bi.shu.'a.Te.khaH3444.
3Talkתְדַבְּרוּ֙te.da.be.RuH1696nomoreתַּרְבּ֤וּtar.BuH7235soexceedingגְּבֹהָ֣הge.vo.HahH1364proudlyגְבֹהָ֔הge.vo.HahH1364; let noarroganceעָתָ֖ק'a.TakH6277comeיֵצֵ֥אye.Tze'H3318out of yourmouthמִפִּיכֶ֑םmi.pi.KhemH6310: for theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068is aGodאֵ֤ל'elH410ofknowledgeדֵּעוֹת֙de.'OtH1844, and by himactionsעֲלִלֽוֹת׃a.li.LotH5949areweighedנִתְכְּנ֖וּnit.ke.NuH8505.
5They that werefullשְׂבֵעִ֤יםse.ve.'ImH7649have hiredoutנִשְׂכָּ֔רוּnis.Ka.ruH7936themselves forbreadבַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ba.Le.chemH3899; and they that werehungryוּרְעֵבִ֖יםu.re.'e.VimH7457ceasedחָדֵ֑לּוּcha.De.luH2308: so that thebarrenעֲקָרָה֙'a.ka.RahH6135hathborneיָלְדָ֣הYal.dahH3205sevenשִׁבְעָ֔הshiv.'AhH7651; and she that hathmanyוְרַבַּ֥תve.ra.BatH7227childrenבָּנִ֖יםba.NimH1121is becomefeebleאֻמְלָֽלָה׃'um.La.lahH535.
8Heraisethמֵקִ֨יםme.KimH6965thepoorדָּ֗לDalH1800out of thedustמֵעָפָ֜רme.'a.FarH6083, andliftethיָרִ֣יםya.RimH7311thebeggarאֶבְי֔וֹן'ev.YonH34from thedunghillמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙me.'ash.PotH830, tosetלְהוֹשִׁיב֙le.ho.ShivH3427them amongprincesנְדִיבִ֔יםne.di.VimH5081, and to make theminheritיַנְחִלֵ֑םyan.chi.LemH5157thethroneוְכִסֵּ֥אve.khi.Se'H3678ofgloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519: for thepillarsמְצֻ֣קֵיme.Tzu.keiH4690of theearthאֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzH776are theLORD’Sלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, and he hathsetוַיָּ֥שֶׁתvai.Ya.shetH7896theworldתֵּבֵֽל׃te.VelH8398upon them.
9He willkeepיִשְׁמֹ֔רyish.MorH8104thefeetרַגְלֵ֤יrag.LeiH7272of hissaintsחֲסִידָיו֙cha.si.dovH2623, and thewickedוּרְשָׁעִ֖יםu.re.sha.'ImH7563shall besilentיִדָּ֑מּוּyi.Da.muH1826indarknessבַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְba.Cho.shekhH2822; for bystrengthבְכֹ֖חַve.Kho.achH3581shall nomanאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376prevailיִגְבַּר־yig.bar-H1396.
10Theadversariesמְרִיבָ֗יוme.ri.vovH7378of theLORDיְהוָ֞הYah.wehH3068shall be broken topiecesH2865; out ofheavenבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםba.sha.Ma.yimH8064shall hethunderיַרְעֵ֔םyar.'EmH7481upon them: theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068shalljudgeיָדִ֣יןya.DinH1777theendsאַפְסֵי־'af.sei-H657of theearthאָ֑רֶץ'A.retzH776; and he shallgiveוְיִתֶּן־ve.yi.ten-H5414strengthעֹ֣ז'ozH5797to hiskingלְמַלְכּ֔וֹle.mal.KoH4428, andexaltוְיָרֵ֖םve.ya.RemH7311thehornקֶ֥רֶןKe.renH7161of hisanointedמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פme.shi.ChoH4899.
11AndElkanahאֶלְקָנָ֛ה'el.ka.NahH511wentH3212toRamahהָרָמָ֖תָהha.ra.Ma.tahH7414to hishouseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004. And thechildוְהַנַּ֗עַרve.ha.Na.'arH5288ministeredהָיָ֤ה מְשָׁרֵת֙ha.Yah me.sha.RetH1961H8334to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068beforeפְּנֵ֖יpe.NeiH6440Eliעֵלִ֥י'e.LiH5941thepriestהַכֹּהֵֽן׃ha.ko.HenH3548.
13And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548’customוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941with thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971was, that, when anymanאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376offeredזֹבֵ֣חַzo.Ve.achH2076sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077, thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935, while thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320wasboilingכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לke.va.ShelH1310, with afleshhookוְהַמַּזְלֵ֛גve.ha.maz.LegH4207ofthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־she.Losh-H7969teethהַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםha.shi.Na.yimH8127in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;
14And hestruckוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221it into thepanבַכִּיּ֜וֹרva.ki.YorH3595, orkettleבַדּ֗וּדva.DudH1731, orcaldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037, orpotבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517; all that thefleshhookהַמַּזְלֵ֔גha.maz.LegH4207broughtupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548tookיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947for himself. So theydidיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887to all theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935there.
15Also before theyburntיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.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 will nothaveיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947boiledמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320of thee, butrawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.
16And if anymanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Let them notfailקַטֵּ֨רka.TerH6999toburnיַקְטִיר֤וּןyak.ti.RunH6999thefatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459presentlyכַּיּוֹם֙kai.yOmH3117, and thentakeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947as much as thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183; then he wouldanswerוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559him, Nay ; but thou shaltgiveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414it to me now: and if not, I willtakeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947it byforceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.
17Therefore thesinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288wasveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: formenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582abhorredנִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.TzuH5006theofferingמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.
19Moreover hismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517madeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213him alittleקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996coatוּמְעִ֤ילu.me.'IlH4598, andbroughtוְהַעַלְתָ֥הve.ha.'al.TahH5927it to him fromyearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117toyearיָמִ֑ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117, when she cameupבַּֽעֲלוֹתָהּ֙ba.'a.lo.TahH5927with herhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376toofferלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076theyearlyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077.
20AndEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941blessedוּבֵרַ֨ךְu.ve.RakhH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511and hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802, andsaidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068giveיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760theeseedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233of thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802for theloanהַשְּׁאֵלָ֔הha.she.'e.LahH7596which islentשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. And theywentוְהָלְכ֖וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980to their ownhomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.
21Andכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068visitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584, so that sheconceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323. And thechildהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewוַיִּגְדַּ֛לvai.yig.DalH1431beforeעִם־'im-H5973theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.
22NowEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204, andheardוְשָׁמַ֗עve.sha.Ma'H8085all that hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121didיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and how theylayיִשְׁכְּבוּן֙yish.ke.VunH7901with thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802thatassembledהַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹתha.Tzoe.'otH6633at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.
25If onemanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shallsinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398againstanotherלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376, thejudgeאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shalljudgeוּפִֽלְל֣וֹu.fi.LoH6419him: but if amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376shallsinיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398against theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, who shallpleadיִתְפַּלֶּל־yit.pa.lel-H6419for him? However theyhearkenedיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085not to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1, because theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654slayלַהֲמִיתָֽם׃la.ha.mi.TamH4191them.
27And therecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toEliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Did Iplainlyהֲנִגְלֹ֤הha.nig.LohH1540appearנִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙nig.Lei.tiH1540to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, when they were inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714inPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?
28And did Ichooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977him out of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478to be mypriestלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548, toofferלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upon myaltarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196, toburnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004, towearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375anephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me? and did Igiveוָֽאֶתְּנָה֙va.'e.te.NahH5414to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1all the offerings made byfireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?
29Whytrampleתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163ye at mysacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and at myofferingוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יu.ve.min.cha.TiH4503, which I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680in myhabitationמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583; andhonourestוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513thysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121above me, to make yourselvesfatלְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗םle.hav.ri.'a.KhemH1254with thechiefestמֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתme.re.ShitH7225of all theofferingsמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mypeopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971?
30Therefore theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, Isaidאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559indeedאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that thyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004, and thehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, shouldwalkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440meforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: but now theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, Be it far frommeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486; for them thathonourמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513me I willhonourאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513, and they thatdespiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959me shall be lightlyesteemedיֵקָֽלּוּ׃ye.Ka.luH7043.
31Behold, thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935, that I will cutoffוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438thyarmזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220, and thearmזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220of thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, that there shall not be an oldmanזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205in thyhouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.
32And thou shaltseeוְהִבַּטְתָּ֙ve.hib.ba.TaH5027anenemyצַ֣רtzarH6862in myhabitationמָע֔וֹןma.'onH4583, in all the wealth which God shallgiveיֵיטִ֖יבyei.TivH3190Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and there shall not be an oldmanזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205in thyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
33And themanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376of thine, whom I shall not cutoffאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772from myaltarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196, shall be toconsumeלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615thyeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, and togrieveוְלַאֲדִ֣יבve.la.'a.DivH109thyheartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315: and all theincreaseמַרְבִּ֥יתmar.BitH4768of thyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191in the flower of theirageאֲנָשִֽׁים׃'a.na.ShimH582.
34And this shall be asignהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226to thee, that shallcomeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935upon thytwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121, onHophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372; inoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117they shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.
35And I will raise up formyselfוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965afaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, that shalldoיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213according to that which is in myheartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824and in mymindוּבְנַפְשִׁ֖יu.ve.naf.ShiH5315: and I willbuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129him asureנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004; and he shallwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440myanointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899foreverהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117.
36And it shall come to pass, that every one that isleftהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498in thyhouseבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔be.Vei.te.khaH1004shallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935and bowdownלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812to him for apieceלַאֲג֥וֹרַתla.'a.Go.ratH95ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and amorselוְכִכַּר־ve.khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899, and shallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Putסְפָחֵ֥נִיse.fa.Che.niH5596me, I pray thee, intooneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259of the priests’officesהַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹתha.ke.hu.NotH3550, that I mayeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398apieceפַּת־pat-H6595ofbreadלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 2
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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