1 Samuel 2:24

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah's people to transgress.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַ֖ל בָּנָ֑י כִּ֠י לֽוֹא־טוֹבָ֤ה הַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר אָנֹכִ֣י שֹׁמֵ֔עַ מַעֲבִרִ֖ים עַם־יְהוָֽה׃

Transliteration

No, banay for not-tova hashmua which anokhi shomea maavirim am-YHWH.

Grammar Details

*banay*: noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my sons
*tova*: adjective, feminine singular - good
*hashmua*: noun, feminine singular with definite article - the report/rumor
*anokhi*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I
*shomea*: Qal participle, masculine singular - hearing/am hearing
*maavirim*: Hiphil participle, masculine plural - causing to pass over/spreading
*am*: noun, masculine singular construct - people of
*YHWH*: proper noun, divine name - LORD

Word Meanings

*tova*: good/favorable
*hashmua*: the report/the rumor/the news
*shomea*: hear/am hearing
*maavirim*: causing to transgress/leading astray/spreading among

ℹ️

About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Formal EquivalenceSource: American Standard VersionBest for: Word studies and original-language research

🎯 Translation Approach

A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

Word-for-word

5/5

Readability

2/5

💎 Distinctive Features

Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
Study-focused formatting: Optimized for reference and research rather than casual reading.

✅ Strengths

High fidelity to original languages
Includes Strong's numbers for precise word study
Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

⚠️ Considerations

Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

👥 Who is this for?

Ideal for

Pastors and teachers
Seminary students
Serious Bible students
Readers conducting word studies
Those referencing Hebrew/Greek tools

Consider alternatives for

Casual readers
Children and early teens
ESL learners seeking simple English
Readers preferring contemporary language

🔄 Compare with

ESVNIVCSBNLTNASBNET

Additional Resources

Referenced Verses

Exod 32:21 : 21 And Moses said unto Aaron, What did this people unto thee, that thou hast brought a great sin upon them?
1 Sam 2:17 : 17 And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
1 Sam 2:22 : 22 Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.
1 Kgs 13:18-21 : 18 And he said unto him, I also am a prophet as thou art; and an angel spake unto me by the word of Jehovah, saying, Bring him back with thee into thy house, that he may eat bread and drink water. [But] he lied unto him. 19 So he went back with him, and did eat bread in his house, and drank water. 20 And it came to pass, as they sat at the table, that the word of Jehovah came unto the prophet that brought him back; 21 and he cried unto the man of God that came from Judah, saying, Thus saith Jehovah, Forasmuch as thou hast been disobedient unto the mouth of Jehovah, and hast not kept the commandment which Jehovah thy God commanded thee,
1 Kgs 15:30 : 30 for the sins of Jeroboam which he sinned, and wherewith he made Israel to sin, because of his provocation wherewith he provoked Jehovah, the God of Israel, to anger.
2 Kgs 10:31 : 31 But Jehu took no heed to walk in the law of Jehovah, the God of Israel, with all his heart: he departed not from the sins of Jeroboam, wherewith he made Israel to sin.
Mal 2:8 : 8 But ye are turned aside out of the way; ye have caused many to stumble in the law; ye have corrupted the covenant of Levi, saith Jehovah of hosts.
Matt 18:7 : 7 Woe unto the world because of occasions of stumbling! for it must needs be that the occasions come; but woe to that man through whom the occasion comes!
Acts 6:3 : 3 Look ye out therefore, brethren, from among you seven men of good report, full of the {G40} Spirit and of wisdom, whom we may appoint over this business.
2 Cor 6:8 : 8 by glory and dishonor, by evil report and good report; as deceivers, and [yet] true;
1 Tim 3:7 : 7 Moreover he must have good testimony from them that are without; lest he fall into reproach and the snare of the devil.
2 Pet 2:18 : 18 For, uttering great swelling [words] of vanity, they entice in the lusts of the flesh, by lasciviousness, those who are just escaping from them that live in error;
3 John 1:12 : 12 Demetrius hath the witness of all [men], and of the truth itself: yea, {G2532} we also bear witness: and thou knowest that our witness is true.
Rev 2:20 : 20 But I have [this] against thee, that thou sufferest the woman Jezebel, who calleth herself a prophetess; and she teacheth and seduceth my servants to commit fornication, and to eat things sacrificed to idols.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Sam 2:23
82%
23And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
1 Sam 2:25
77%
25If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Jehovah was minded to slay them.
1 Sam 8:3
71%
3And his sons walked not in his ways, but turned aside after lucre, and took bribes, and perverted justice.
Deut 13:11-12
2 verses
71%
11And all Israel shall hear, and fear, and shall do not more any such wickedness as this is in the middle of you.
12If you shall hear tell concerning one of your cities, which Jehovah your God gives you to live there, saying,
Judg 2:20
71%
20And the anger of Jehovah was kindled against Israel; and he said, Because this nation have transgressed my covenant which I commanded their fathers, and have not hearkened unto my voice;
Num 14:41
71%
41And Moses said, Wherefore now do ye transgress the commandment of Jehovah, seeing it shall not prosper?
2 Chr 30:7
71%
7And be not ye like your fathers, and like your brethren, who trespassed against Jehovah, the God of their fathers, so that he gave them up to desolation, as ye see.
Jer 16:12
71%
12and ye have done evil more than your fathers; for, behold, ye walk every one after the stubbornness of his evil heart, so that ye hearken not unto me:
Prov 19:27
71%
27Cease, my son, to hear instruction [Only] to err from the words of knowledge.
Deut 24:16
71%
16The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
Zech 1:4
70%
4Be ye not as your fathers, unto whom the former prophets cried, saying, Thus saith Jehovah of hosts, Return ye now from your evil ways, and from your evil doings: but they did not hear, nor hearken unto me, saith Jehovah.
Ezek 18:14
70%
14Now, lo, if he beget a son, that seeth all his father's sins, which he hath done, and feareth, and doeth not such like;
Deut 32:19
70%
19And Jehovah saw [it], and abhorred [them], Because of the provocation of his sons and his daughters.
Isa 30:9
70%
9For it is a rebellious people, lying children, children that will not hear the law of Jehovah;
Gen 27:8
70%
8Now therefore, my son, obey my voice according to that which I command thee.
Amos 2:4
70%
4Thus saith Jehovah: For three transgressions of Judah, yea, for four, I will not turn away the punishment thereof; because they have rejected the law of Jehovah, and have not kept his statutes, and their lies have caused them to err, after which their fathers did walk:
Num 32:14
70%
14And, behold, ye are risen up in your fathers' stead, an increase of sinful men, to augment yet the fierce anger of Jehovah toward Israel.
Jer 2:29-30
2 verses
70%
29Wherefore will ye contend with me? ye all have transgressed against me, saith Jehovah.
30In vain have I smitten your children; they received no correction: your own sword hath devoured your prophets, like a destroying lion.
Gen 44:7
70%
7And they said unto him, Wherefore speaketh my lord such words as these? Far be it from thy servants that they should do such a thing.
1 Sam 3:13
70%
13For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever, for the iniquity which he knew, because his sons did bring a curse upon themselves, and he restrained them not.
2 Chr 28:13
70%
13and said unto them, Ye shall not bring in the captives hither: for ye purpose that which will bring upon us a trespass against Jehovah, to add unto our sins and to our trespass; for our trespass is great, and there is fierce wrath against Israel.
Deut 21:18
70%
18If a man have a stubborn and rebellious son, that will not obey the voice of his father, or the voice of his mother, and, though they chasten him, will not hearken unto them;
Prov 1:15
70%
15My son, walk not thou in the way with them; Refrain thy foot from their path:
Num 32:23
70%
23But if ye will not do so, behold, ye have sinned against Jehovah; and be sure your sin will find you out.
1 Sam 2:17
70%
17And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.
1 Kgs 13:12
70%
12And their father said unto them, What way went he? Now his sons had seen what way the man of God went, that came from Judah.
Prov 24:18
70%
18Lest Jehovah see it, and it displease him, And he turn away his wrath from him.
Prov 7:24
69%
24Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And attend to the words of my mouth.
1 Sam 2:12
69%
12Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not Jehovah.
Jer 11:10
69%
10They are turned back to the iniquities of their forefathers, who refused to hear my words; and they are gone after other gods to serve them: the house of Israel and the house of Judah have broken my covenant which I made with their fathers.
Judg 2:2
69%
2and ye shall make no covenant with the inhabitants of this land; ye shall break down their altars. But ye have not hearkened unto my voice: why have ye done this?
Mal 2:17
69%
17Ye have wearied Jehovah with your words. Yet ye say, Wherein have we wearied him? In that ye say, Every one that doeth evil is good in the sight of Jehovah, and he delighteth in them; or where is the God of justice?
Ezek 20:4
69%
4Wilt thou judge them, son of man, wilt thou judge them? Cause them to know the abominations of their fathers;
Jer 2:5
69%
5thus saith Jehovah, What unrighteousness have your fathers found in me, that they are gone far from me, and have walked after vanity, and are become vain?
Prov 4:1
69%
1Hear, [my] sons, the instruction of a father, And attend to know understanding:
Neh 9:34
69%
34neither have our kings, our princes, our priests, nor our fathers, kept thy law, nor hearkened unto thy commandments and thy testimonies wherewith thou didst testify against them.
Judg 2:17
69%
17And yet they hearkened not unto their judges; for they played the harlot after other gods, and bowed themselves down unto them: they turned aside quickly out of the way wherein their fathers walked, obeying the commandments of Jehovah; [but] they did not so.
Deut 32:5
69%
5They have dealt corruptly with him, [they] [are] not his children, [it is] their blemish; [They are] a perverse and crooked generation.
2 Chr 29:6
69%
6For our fathers have trespassed, and done that which was evil in the sight of Jehovah our God, and have forsaken him, and have turned away their faces from the habitation of Jehovah, and turned their backs.
Ezek 20:18
69%
18And I said unto their children in the wilderness, Walk ye not in the statutes of your fathers, neither observe their ordinances, nor defile yourselves with their idols.
Job 8:4
69%
4If thy children have sinned against him, And he hath delivered them into the hand of their transgression;
Isa 1:2
69%
2Hear, O heavens, and give ear, O earth; for Jehovah hath spoken: I have nourished and brought up children, and they have rebelled against me.
Josh 22:16
69%
16Thus saith the whole congregation of Jehovah, What trespass is this that ye have committed against the God of Israel, to turn away this day from following Jehovah, in that ye have builded you an altar, to rebel this day against Jehovah?
Neh 1:7
69%
7we have dealt very corruptly against thee, and have not kept the commandments, nor the statutes, nor the ordinances, which thou commandedst thy servant Moses.
Gen 31:28
68%
28and didst not suffer me to kiss my sons and my daughters? now hast thou done foolishly.
Prov 5:7
68%
7Now therefore, [my] sons, hearken unto me, And depart not from the words of my mouth.
Jer 5:7
68%
7How can I pardon thee? thy children have forsaken me, and sworn by them that are no gods. When I had fed them to the full, they committed adultery, and assembled themselves in troops at the harlots' houses.