1 Samuel 1:22

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Hannah did not go. She said to her husband, 'After the boy is weaned, I will take him to appear before the LORD, and he will remain there permanently.'

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְחַנָּ֖ה לֹ֣א עָלָ֑תָה כִּֽי־אָמְרָ֣ה לְאִישָׁ֗הּ עַ֣ד יִגָּמֵ֤ל הַנַּ֙עַר֙ וַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יו וְנִרְאָה֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְיָ֥שַׁב שָׁ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃

Transliteration

And-ḥannāh not ʿālātāh because-ʾāmərāh to-ʾîšāh until yiggāmēl the-hannaʿar and-wahăḇiʾōtîw and-wənirʾāh ʾet-pənê YHWH and-wəyāšaḇ there until-ʿôlām.

Grammar Details

• *wəḥannāh*: conjunction waw + proper noun - and Hannah
• *lōʾ*: negative particle - not
• *ʿālātāh*: qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she went up
• *kî*: conjunction - because/for
• *ʾāmərāh*: qal perfect 3rd feminine singular - she said
• *ləʾîšāh*: preposition lamed + masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her husband
• *ʿad*: preposition - until
• *yiggāmēl*: niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he is weaned
• *hannaʿar*: definite article + masculine singular noun - the boy/youth
• *wahăḇiʾōtîw*: conjunction waw + hiphil perfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I will bring him
• *wənirʾāh*: conjunction waw + niphal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he will appear/be seen
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *pənê*: masculine plural construct - face of
• *wəyāšaḇ*: conjunction waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he will remain/sit/dwell
• *šām*: adverb - there
• *ʿôlām*: masculine singular noun - forever/eternity

Word Meanings

• *yiggāmēl hannaʿar*: the child is weaned/the boy is weaned
• *wənirʾāh ʾet-pənê YHWH*: and he will appear before YHWH/and he will be seen in the presence of the LORD
• *wəyāšaḇ šām ʿad-ʿôlām*: and he will remain there forever/and he will stay there permanently

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  But Hannah did not go up; for she said to her husband, I will not go up until the child is weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide forever.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Hannah{H2584} went not up;{H5927} for she said{H559} unto her husband,{H376} [I will not go up] until the child{H5288} be weaned;{H1580} and then I will bring{H935} him, that he may appear{H7200} before{H6440} Jehovah,{H3068} and there abide{H3427} for{H5704} ever.{H5769}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  But Hannah{H2584} went not up{H5927}{(H8804)}; for she said{H559}{(H8804)} unto her husband{H376}, I will not go up until the child{H5288} be weaned{H1580}{(H8735)}, and then I will bring{H935}{(H8689)} him, that he may appear{H7200}{(H8738)} before{H6440} the LORD{H3068}, and there abide{H3427}{(H8804)} for{H5704} ever{H5769}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Anna wente not vp, but sayde vnto hir husbande: (I wil not go vp) tyll ye childe be weened: then will I brynge him, that he maye appeare before the LORDE, and cotynue there for euer.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  But Hannah went not vp: for she sayd vnto her husband, I will tarie vntill the childe be weined, then I will bring him that hee may appeare before the Lord, and there abide for euer.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Neuerthelesse, Hanna wet not vp, but sayde vnto her husband: I will tary vntill the lad be weaned, and then I will bryng hym, that he may appeare before the Lord, and there abyde for euer.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, [I will not go up] until the child be weaned, and [then] I will bring him, that he may appear before the LORD, and there abide for ever.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  But Hannah didn't go up; for she said to her husband, [I will not go up] until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and there abide forever.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And Hannah hath not gone up, for she said to her husband, `Till the youth is weaned -- then I have brought him in, and he hath appeared before the face of Jehovah, and dwelt there -- unto the age.'

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, `I will not go up' until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, [I will not go up] until the child be weaned; and then I will bring him, that he may appear before Jehovah, and there abide for ever.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  But Hannah did not go, for she said to her husband, I will not go till the child has been taken from the breast, and then I will take him with me and put him before the Lord, where he may be for ever.

• World English Bible (2000)

  But Hannah didn't go up; for she said to her husband, "Not until the child is weaned; then I will bring him, that he may appear before Yahweh, and stay there forever."

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  But Hannah did not go up with them, because she had told her husband,“Not until the boy is weaned. Then I will bring him so that he may appear before the LORD. And he will remain there from then on.”

Referenced Verses

• 1 Sam 1:11 : 11 She made a vow, saying, 'LORD of Hosts, if You will indeed look upon the affliction of Your servant and remember me, and not forget Your servant, but give Your servant a son, then I will give him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever touch his head.'
• 1 Sam 1:28 : 28 Now I give him to the LORD. For his whole life he will be given over to the LORD.' And they worshiped the LORD there.
• Luke 2:22 : 22 When the days of purification required by the law of Moses were completed, they took him to Jerusalem to present him to the Lord.
• 1 Sam 2:11 : 11 'Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah, but the boy stayed to serve the LORD under the supervision of Eli the priest.'
• 1 Sam 2:18 : 18 But Samuel was ministering before the LORD—a boy wearing a linen ephod.
• 1 Sam 3:1 : 1 The young boy Samuel was serving the Lord under Eli. In those days the word of the Lord was rare; visions were not widespread.
• Ps 23:6 : 6 Surely goodness and mercy will follow me all the days of my life, and I will dwell in the house of the LORD forever.
• Ps 27:4 : 4 One thing I have asked from the Lord; this I will seek: to dwell in the house of the Lord all the days of my life, to gaze on the beauty of the Lord and to seek Him in His temple.
• Ps 110:4 : 4 The Lord has sworn and will not change His mind: "You are a priest forever after the order of Melchizedek."
• Isa 9:7 : 7 The Lord has sent a word against Jacob, and it will fall upon Israel.
• Luke 2:41-42 : 41 Every year, Jesus' parents went to Jerusalem for the Festival of the Passover. 42 When he was twelve years old, they went up to the festival, according to the custom.
• Exod 21:6 : 6 then his master shall bring him before God. He shall take him to the door or the doorpost and pierce his ear with an awl. Then he will be his servant for life.
• Lev 25:23 : 23 The land must not be sold permanently, because the land is mine; you are only foreigners and residents with me.
• Deut 16:16 : 16 Three times a year all your males are to appear before the Lord your God at the place He will choose: during the Festival of Unleavened Bread, the Festival of Weeks, and the Festival of Tabernacles. No one is to appear before the Lord empty-handed.
• Josh 4:7 : 7 you shall tell them, ‘The waters of the Jordan were cut off before the ark of the covenant of the LORD when it crossed the Jordan. The waters of the Jordan were cut off. These stones are to be a memorial to the Israelites forever.’”