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1 Samuel 3:2
וַֽיְהִי֙ בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֔וּא וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁכֵ֣ב בִּמְקֹמֹ֑ו וְעֵינָו הֵחֵ֣לּוּ כֵהֹ֔ות לֹ֥א יוּכַ֖ל לִרְאֹֽות׃ And it came to pass on that day that ʿEli was lying in his place, and his eyes had begun to grow dim; he could not see. … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 3:1
וְהַנַּ֧עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל מְשָׁרֵ֥ת אֶת־יְהוָ֖ה לִפְנֵ֣י עֵלִ֑י וּדְבַר־יְהוָ֗ה הָיָ֤ה יָקָר֙ בַּיָּמִ֣ים הָהֵ֔ם אֵ֥ין חָזֹ֖ון נִפְרָֽץ׃ ס And the young boy Shemuʾel ministered before YHWH in the presence of ʿEli, and the word of YHWH was rare in those days; there was … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:36
וְהָיָ֗ה כָּל־הַנֹּותָר֙ בְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔ יָבֹוא֙ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣ת לֹ֔ו לַאֲגֹ֥ורַת כֶּ֖סֶף וְכִכַּר־לָ֑חֶם וְאָמַ֗ר סְפָחֵ֥נִי נָ֛א אֶל־אַחַ֥ת הַכְּהֻנֹּ֖ות לֶאֱכֹ֥ל פַּת־לָֽחֶם׃ ס And it shall be that everyone who remains in your house shall come to bow down to him for a piece of silver … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:35
וַהֲקִימֹתִ֥י לִי֙ כֹּהֵ֣ן נֶאֱמָ֔ן כַּאֲשֶׁ֛ר בִּלְבָבִ֥י וּבְנַפְשִׁ֖י יַעֲשֶׂ֑ה וּבָנִ֤יתִי לֹו֙ בַּ֣יִת נֶאֱמָ֔ן וְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְ לִפְנֵֽי־מְשִׁיחִ֖י כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ And I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest, who shall act according to what is in My heart and in My soul, and … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:34
וְזֶה־לְּךָ֣ הָאֹ֗ות אֲשֶׁ֤ר יָבֹא֙ אֶל־שְׁנֵ֣י בָנֶ֔יךָ אֶל־חָפְנִ֖י וּפִֽינְחָ֑ס בְּיֹ֥ום אֶחָ֖ד יָמ֥וּתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ And this shall be the sign for you, that shall come upon your two sons, upon Ḥofni and Pineḥas: in one day they both shall die. Morphology … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:33
וְאִ֗ישׁ לֹֽא־אַכְרִ֤ית לְךָ֙ מֵעִ֣ם מִזְבְּחִ֔י לְכַלֹּ֥ות אֶת־עֵינֶ֖יךָ וְלַאֲדִ֣יב אֶת־נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְכָל־מַרְבִּ֥ית בֵּיתְךָ֖ יָמ֥וּתוּ אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ And not a man will I cut off for you from My altar, to consume your eyes and to grieve your soul; and all the increase of … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:32
וְהִבַּטְתָּ֙ צַ֣ר מָעֹ֔ון בְּכֹ֥ל אֲשֶׁר־יֵיטִ֖יב אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וְלֹֽא־יִהְיֶ֥ה זָקֵ֛ן בְּבֵיתְךָ֖ כָּל־הַיָּמִֽים׃ And you shall see distress in My dwelling, in all that He does good for Yisraʾel, and there shall not be an old man in your house all the days. … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:31
הִנֵּה֙ יָמִ֣ים בָּאִ֔ים וְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ אֶת־זְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ וְאֶת־זְרֹ֖עַ בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֑יךָ מִֽהְיֹ֥ות זָקֵ֖ן בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃ Behold, days are coming when I will cut off your arm and the arm of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:30
לָכֵ֗ן נְאֻם־יְהוָה֮ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ אָמֹ֣ור אָמַ֔רְתִּי בֵּֽיתְךָ֙ וּבֵ֣ית אָבִ֔יךָ יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ לְפָנַ֖י עַד־עֹולָ֑ם וְעַתָּ֤ה נְאֻם־יְהוָה֙ חָלִ֣ילָה לִּ֔י כִּֽי־מְכַבְּדַ֥י אֲכַבֵּ֖ד וּבֹזַ֥י יֵקָֽלּוּ׃ Therefore, thus says YHWH, the God of Yisraʾel: ‘I indeed said that your house and the house of your father … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:29
לָ֣מָּה תִבְעֲט֗וּ בְּזִבְחִי֙ וּבְמִנְחָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר צִוִּ֖יתִי מָעֹ֑ון וַתְּכַבֵּ֤ד אֶת־בָּנֶ֨יךָ֙ מִמֶּ֔נִּי לְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗ם מֵרֵאשִׁ֛ית כָּל־מִנְחַ֥ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל לְעַמִּֽי׃ Why do you trample upon My sacrifice and My offering which I commanded in My dwelling, and you honor your sons above Me, to fatten … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:28
וּבָחֹ֣ר אֹ֠תֹו מִכָּל־שִׁבְטֵ֨י יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל לִי֙ לְכֹהֵ֔ן לַעֲלֹ֣ות עַֽל־מִזְבְּחִ֗י לְהַקְטִ֥יר קְטֹ֛רֶת לָשֵׂ֥את אֵפֹ֖וד לְפָנָ֑י וָֽאֶתְּנָה֙ לְבֵ֣ית אָבִ֔יךָ אֶת־כָּל־אִשֵּׁ֖י בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ And I chose him from all the tribes of Yisraʾel to be My priest, to go up upon My altar, to … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:27
וַיָּבֹ֥א אִישׁ־אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־עֵלִ֑י וַיֹּ֣אמֶר אֵלָ֗יו כֹּ֚ה אָמַ֣ר יְהוָ֔ה הֲנִגְלֹ֤ה נִגְלֵ֨יתִי֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית אָבִ֔יךָ בִּֽהְיֹותָ֥ם בְּמִצְרַ֖יִם לְבֵ֥ית פַּרְעֹֽה׃ And a man of God came to ʿEli and said to him, “Thus says YHWH: Did I not indeed reveal Myself to the house … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:26
וְהַנַּ֣עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל הֹלֵ֥ךְ וְגָדֵ֖ל וָטֹ֑וב גַּ֚ם עִם־יְהוָ֔ה וְגַ֖ם עִם־אֲנָשִֽׁים׃ ס And the boy Shemuʾel continued growing and was good both with YHWH and also with men. Morphology וְהַנַּ֣עַר (ve-ha-naʿar) – Root: נער (naʿar); Form: Noun, masculine singular with definite … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:25
אִם־יֶחֱטָ֨א אִ֤ישׁ לְאִישׁ֙ וּפִֽלְלֹ֣ו אֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאִ֤ם לַֽיהוָה֙ יֶֽחֱטָא־אִ֔ישׁ מִ֖י יִתְפַּלֶּל־לֹ֑ו וְלֹ֤א יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ לְקֹ֣ול אֲבִיהֶ֔ם כִּֽי־חָפֵ֥ץ יְהוָ֖ה לַהֲמִיתָֽם׃ If a man sins against a man, God will mediate for him. But if a man sins against YHWH, who will intercede for … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:24
אַ֖ל בָּנָ֑י כִּ֠י לֹֽוא־טֹובָ֤ה הַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י שֹׁמֵ֔עַ מַעֲבִרִ֖ים עַם־יְהוָֽה׃ No, my sons, for the report that I hear is not good—you cause the people of YHWH to transgress. Morphology אַ֖ל (ʾal) – Root: אל (ʾal); Form: Negative particle; … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:23
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהֶ֔ם לָ֥מָּה תַעֲשׂ֖וּן כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אָנֹכִ֤י שֹׁמֵ֨עַ֙ אֶת־דִּבְרֵיכֶ֣ם רָעִ֔ים מֵאֵ֖ת כָּל־הָעָ֥ם אֵֽלֶּה׃ And he said to them, “Why do you do these things, the evil things that I hear from all these people? Morphology וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (vayyoʾmer) – … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:22
וְעֵלִ֖י זָקֵ֣ן מְאֹ֑ד וְשָׁמַ֗ע אֵת֩ כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֨ר יַעֲשׂ֤וּן בָּנָיו֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וְאֵ֤ת אֲשֶֽׁר־יִשְׁכְּבוּן֙ אֶת־הַנָּשִׁ֔ים הַצֹּ֣בְאֹ֔ות פֶּ֖תַח אֹ֥הֶל מֹועֵֽד׃ Now ʿEli was very old, and he heard all that his sons were doing to all Yisraʾel, and how they would lie with the … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:21
כִּֽי־פָקַ֤ד יְהוָה֙ אֶת־חַנָּ֔ה וַתַּ֛הַר וַתֵּ֥לֶד שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־בָנִ֖ים וּשְׁתֵּ֣י בָנֹ֑ות וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל הַנַּ֥עַר שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל עִם־יְהוָֽה׃ ס For YHWH visited Ḥanna, and she conceived and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Shemuʾel grew with YHWH. Morphology כִּֽי־ (ki) – Root: … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:20
וּבֵרַ֨ךְ עֵלִ֜י אֶת־אֶלְקָנָ֣ה וְאֶת־אִשְׁתֹּ֗ו וְאָמַר֙ יָשֵׂם֩ יְהוָ֨ה לְךָ֥ זֶ֨רַע֙ מִן־הָאִשָּׁ֣ה הַזֹּ֔את תַּ֚חַת הַשְּׁאֵלָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖ל לַֽיהוָ֑ה וְהָלְכ֖וּ לִמְקֹמֹֽו׃ And ʿEli blessed Elqana and his wife and said, “May YHWH grant you offspring from this woman in place of the request … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:19
וּמְעִ֤יל קָטֹן֙ תַּעֲשֶׂה־לֹּ֣ו אִמֹּ֔ו וְהַעַלְתָ֥ה לֹ֖ו מִיָּמִ֣ים יָמִ֑ימָה בַּֽעֲלֹותָהּ֙ אֶת־אִישָׁ֔הּ לִזְבֹּ֖חַ אֶת־זֶ֥בַח הַיָּמִֽים׃ And his mother would make him a small robe, and she would bring it up to him year by year when she went up with her husband … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:18
וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל מְשָׁרֵ֖ת אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה נַ֕עַר חָג֖וּר אֵפֹ֥וד בָּֽד׃ But Shemuʾel ministered before YHWH, a young boy girded with a linen ephod. Morphology וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל (u-Shemuʾel) – Root: שְׁמוּאֵל (Shemuʾel); Form: Proper noun, masculine singular; Translation: “But Shemuʾel”; Notes: Refers to … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:17
וַתְּהִ֨י חַטַּ֧את הַנְּעָרִ֛ים גְּדֹולָ֥ה מְאֹ֖ד אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה כִּ֤י נִֽאֲצוּ֙ הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים אֵ֖ת מִנְחַ֥ת יְהוָֽה׃ And the sin of the young men was very great before YHWH, for the men despised the offering of YHWH. Morphology וַתְּהִ֨י (vattehi) – Root: היה … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:16
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר אֵלָ֜יו הָאִ֗ישׁ קַטֵּ֨ר יַקְטִיר֤וּן כַּיֹּום֙ הַחֵ֔לֶב וְקַ֨ח־לְךָ֔ כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר תְּאַוֶּ֖ה נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ וְאָמַ֥ר לוֹ כִּ֚י עַתָּ֣ה תִתֵּ֔ן וְאִם־לֹ֖א לָקַ֥חְתִּי בְחָזְקָֽה׃ And the man said to him, “Let them surely burn the fat today, then take for yourself whatever your soul desires.” … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:15
גַּם֮ בְּטֶרֶם֮ יַקְטִר֣וּן אֶת־הַחֵלֶב֒ וּבָ֣א נַ֣עַר הַכֹּהֵ֗ן וְאָמַר֙ לָאִ֣ישׁ הַזֹּבֵ֔חַ תְּנָ֣ה בָשָׂ֔ר לִצְלֹ֖ות לַכֹּהֵ֑ן וְלֹֽא־יִקַּ֧ח מִמְּךָ֛ בָּשָׂ֥ר מְבֻשָּׁ֖ל כִּ֥י אִם־חָֽי׃ Even before they burned the fat, the young man of the priest would come and say to the man who … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:14
וְהִכָּ֨ה בַכִּיֹּ֜ור אֹ֣ו בַדּ֗וּד אֹ֤ו בַקַּלַּ֨חַת֙ אֹ֣ו בַפָּר֔וּר כֹּ֚ל אֲשֶׁ֣ר יַעֲלֶ֣ה הַמַּזְלֵ֔ג יִקַּ֥ח הַכֹּהֵ֖ן בֹּ֑ו כָּ֚כָה יַעֲשׂ֣וּ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל הַבָּאִ֥ים שָׁ֖ם בְּשִׁלֹֽה׃ And he would strike into the basin, or into the pot, or into the cauldron, or into the pan—whatever … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:13
וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט הַכֹּהֲנִ֖ים אֶת־הָעָ֑ם כָּל־אִ֞ישׁ זֹבֵ֣חַ זֶ֗בַח וּבָ֨א נַ֤עַר הַכֹּהֵן֙ כְּבַשֵּׁ֣ל הַבָּשָׂ֔ר וְהַמַּזְלֵ֛ג שְׁלֹ֥שׁ־הַשִּׁנַּ֖יִם בְּיָדֹֽו׃ Now this was the custom of the priests with the people: When any man offered a sacrifice, the priest’s servant would come while the meat was … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:12
וּבְנֵ֥י עֵלִ֖י בְּנֵ֣י בְלִיָּ֑עַל לֹ֥א יָדְע֖וּ אֶת־יְהוָֽה׃ But the sons of ʿEli were worthless men; they did not know YHWH. Morphology וּבְנֵ֥י (u-venei) – Root: בן (ben); Form: Noun, masculine plural construct with conjunction; Translation: “but the sons of”; … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:11
וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ אֶלְקָנָ֛ה הָרָמָ֖תָה עַל־בֵּיתֹ֑ו וְהַנַּ֗עַר הָיָ֤ה מְשָׁרֵת֙ אֶת־יְהוָ֔ה אֶת־פְּנֵ֖י עֵלִ֥י הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ And Elqana went to Rama to his house, but the boy was ministering to YHWH before ʿEli the priest. Morphology וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ (vayyelekh) – Root: הלך (halakh); Form: Qal … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:10
יְהוָ֞ה יֵחַ֣תּוּ מְרִיבָ֗ו עָלָיו בַּשָּׁמַ֣יִם יַרְעֵ֔ם יְהוָ֖ה יָדִ֣ין אַפְסֵי־אָ֑רֶץ וְיִתֶּן־עֹ֣ז לְמַלְכֹּ֔ו וְיָרֵ֖ם קֶ֥רֶן מְשִׁיחֹֽו׃ פ YHWH will shatter His adversaries; against them He will thunder in the heavens. YHWH will judge the ends of the earth, and He will give … Continue reading
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1 Samuel 2:9
רַגְלֵ֤י חֲסִידָיו֙ יִשְׁמֹ֔ר וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יִדָּ֑מּוּ כִּֽי־לֹ֥א בְכֹ֖חַ יִגְבַּר־אִֽישׁ׃ He guards the feet of His faithful ones, but the wicked are silenced in darkness, for not by strength does a man prevail. Morphology רַגְלֵ֤י (raglei) – Root: רגל (regel); … Continue reading
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