1 Sam 1:1-9 : 1 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.1",
"source": "וַיְהִי֩ אִ֨ישׁ אֶחָ֜ד מִן־הָרָמָתַ֛יִם צוֹפִ֖ים מֵהַ֣ר אֶפְרָ֑יִם וּשְׁמ֡וֹ אֶ֠לְקָנָה בֶּן־יְרֹחָ֧ם בֶּן־אֱלִיה֛וּא בֶּן־תֹּ֥חוּ בֶן־צ֖וּף אֶפְרָתִֽי׃",
"text": "And *wayəhî* *ʾîš* one from *hārāmātayim* *ṣôpîm* from *har* *ʾepərayim* and-*šəmô* *ʾelqānāh* son-of-*yərōḥām* son-of-*ʾĕlîhûʾ* son-of-*tōḥû* son-of-*ṣûp* *ʾepərātî*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was/came to pass",
"*ʾîš*": "masculine singular noun - man",
"*ʾeḥād*": "cardinal number masculine singular - one",
"*hārāmātayim*": "proper noun with definite article - the Ramathaim",
"*ṣôpîm*": "proper noun - Zophim",
"*har*": "masculine singular construct noun - mountain/hill of",
"*ʾepərayim*": "proper noun - Ephraim",
"*ûšəmô*": "conjunction waw + noun masculine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and his name",
"*ʾelqānāh*": "proper noun - Elkanah",
"*ben*": "masculine singular construct - son of (appears multiple times)",
"*ʾepərātî*": "gentilic adjective masculine singular - Ephrathite"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî*": "and it happened/and there was/and it came to pass",
"*ʾîš*": "man/person/husband",
"*hārāmātayim ṣôpîm*": "Ramathaim-zophim (place name)/the Ramathaim of the Zuphites",
"*ʾepərātî*": "Ephrathite/from Ephrath/of the tribe of Ephraim"
}
}
2 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.2",
"source": "וְלוֹ֙ שְׁתֵּ֣י נָשִׁ֔ים שֵׁ֤ם אַחַת֙ חַנָּ֔ה וְשֵׁ֥ם הַשֵּׁנִ֖ית פְּנִנָּ֑ה וַיְהִ֤י לִפְנִנָּה֙ יְלָדִ֔ים וּלְחַנָּ֖ה אֵ֥ין יְלָדִֽים׃",
"text": "And to-him *šətê* *nāšîm* *šēm* of-one *ḥannāh* and-*šēm* of-the-*šēnît* *pəninnāh* and-*wayəhî* to-*pəninnāh* *yəlādîm* and-to-*ḥannāh* *ʾên* *yəlādîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəlô*": "conjunction waw + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and to him",
"*šətê*": "cardinal number feminine construct - two of",
"*nāšîm*": "feminine plural noun - women/wives",
"*šēm*": "masculine singular construct noun - name of",
"*ʾaḥat*": "cardinal number feminine singular - one (f.)",
"*ḥannāh*": "proper noun - Hannah",
"*wəšēm*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular construct noun - and name of",
"*haššēnît*": "definite article + ordinal number feminine singular - the second (f.)",
"*pəninnāh*": "proper noun - Peninnah",
"*wayəhî*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it was",
"*lipəninnāh*": "preposition lamed + proper noun - to Peninnah",
"*yəlādîm*": "masculine plural noun - children",
"*ûləḥannāh*": "conjunction waw + preposition lamed + proper noun - and to Hannah",
"*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not/no"
},
"variants": {
"*nāšîm*": "wives/women",
"*ʾaḥat*": "one/first (feminine)",
"*šēnît*": "second/other (feminine)",
"*yəlādîm*": "children/sons/offspring"
}
}
3 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.3",
"source": "וְעָלָה֩ הָאִ֨ישׁ הַה֤וּא מֵֽעִירוֹ֙ מִיָּמִ֣ים ׀ יָמִ֔ימָה לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֧ת וְלִזְבֹּ֛חַ לַיהוָ֥ה צְבָא֖וֹת בְּשִׁלֹ֑ה וְשָׁ֞ם שְׁנֵ֣י בְנֵֽי־עֵלִ֗י חָפְנִי֙ וּפִ֣נְחָ֔ס כֹּהֲנִ֖ים לַיהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wəʿālāh* the-*ʾîš* that from-*ʿîrô* from-*yāmîm* to-*yāmîmāh* to-*ləhištaḥăwōt* and-to-*lizəbōaḥ* to-*YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt* in-*šilōh* and-there *šənê* *bənê*-*ʿēlî* *ḥopnî* and-*pînəḥās* *kōhănîm* to-*YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəʿālāh*": "conjunction waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went up",
"*hāʾîš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the man",
"*hahûʾ*": "demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - that",
"*mēʿîrô*": "preposition min + noun feminine singular construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from his city",
"*miyyāmîm yāmîmāh*": "preposition min + masculine plural noun + feminine singular noun with directional he - from days to days (yearly)",
"*ləhištaḥăwōt*": "preposition lamed + hitpael infinitive construct - to worship/bow down",
"*wəlizəbōaḥ*": "conjunction waw + preposition lamed + qal infinitive construct - and to sacrifice",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition lamed + divine name - to YHWH",
"*ṣəḇāʾôt*": "masculine plural noun - hosts/armies",
"*bəšilōh*": "preposition bet + proper noun - in Shiloh",
"*wəšām*": "conjunction waw + adverb - and there",
"*šənê*": "cardinal number masculine construct - two of",
"*bənê*": "masculine plural construct noun - sons of",
"*ʿēlî*": "proper noun - Eli",
"*kōhănîm*": "masculine plural noun - priests"
},
"variants": {
"*wəʿālāh*": "and he went up/and he would go up (habitual)",
"*miyyāmîm yāmîmāh*": "from days to days/year by year/yearly/annually",
"*ləhištaḥăwōt*": "to bow down/to worship",
"*YHWH ṣəḇāʾôt*": "YHWH of hosts/LORD of armies/LORD of heavenly forces"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.4",
"source": "וַיְהִ֣י הַיּ֔וֹם וַיִּזְבַּ֖ח אֶלְקָנָ֑ה וְנָתַ֞ן לִפְנִנָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֗וֹ וּֽלְכָל־בָּנֶ֛יהָ וּבְנוֹתֶ֖יהָ מָנֽוֹת׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* the-*hayyôm* and-*wayyizbaḥ* *ʾelqānāh* and-*wənātan* to-*pəninnāh* *ʾištô* and-to-all-*bānêhā* and-*bənôtêhā* *mānôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*hayyôm*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the day",
"*wayyizbaḥ*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he sacrificed",
"*wənātan*": "conjunction waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gave",
"*ʾištô*": "feminine singular noun construct with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*ûləkāl*": "conjunction waw + preposition lamed + noun masculine singular construct - and to all of",
"*bānêhā*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her sons",
"*ûḇənôtêhā*": "conjunction waw + feminine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her daughters",
"*mānôt*": "feminine plural noun - portions"
},
"variants": {
"*wayəhî hayyôm*": "and it was the day/and there was a day/and it happened one day",
"*mānôt*": "portions/shares/servings (of sacrificial meal)"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.5",
"source": "וּלְחַנָּ֕ה יִתֵּ֛ן מָנָ֥ה אַחַ֖ת אַפָּ֑יִם כִּ֤י אֶת־חַנָּה֙ אָהֵ֔ב וַֽיהוָ֖ה סָגַ֥ר רַחְמָֽהּ׃",
"text": "And-to-*ḥannāh* *yittēn* *mānāh* one *ʾappāyim* because *ʾet*-*ḥannāh* *ʾāhēḇ* and-*YHWH* *sāgar* *raḥmāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*ûləḥannāh*": "conjunction waw + preposition lamed + proper noun - and to Hannah",
"*yittēn*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he would give",
"*mānāh*": "feminine singular noun - portion",
"*ʾaḥat*": "cardinal number feminine singular - one",
"*ʾappāyim*": "masculine dual noun - two faces/double",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾāhēḇ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he loved",
"*waYHWH*": "conjunction waw + divine name - and YHWH",
"*sāgar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he closed/shut up",
"*raḥmāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her womb"
},
"variants": {
"*mānāh ʾaḥat ʾappāyim*": "one double portion/a choice portion/a portion of two faces (special portion)",
"*sāgar raḥmāh*": "closed her womb/made her barren/prevented her from conceiving"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.6",
"source": "וְכִֽעֲסַ֤תָּה צָֽרָתָהּ֙ גַּם־כַּ֔עַס בַּעֲב֖וּר הַרְּעִמָ֑הּ כִּֽי־סָגַ֥ר יְהוָ֖ה בְּעַ֥ד רַחְמָֽהּ׃",
"text": "And-*wəkiʿăsattāh* *ṣārātāh* also-*kaʿas* for-*baʿăḇûr* *harəʿimāh* because-*sāgar* *YHWH* for-*bəʿad* *raḥmāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəkiʿăsattāh*": "conjunction waw + piel perfect 3rd feminine singular - and she provoked/irritated",
"*ṣārātāh*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her rival/adversary",
"*gam*": "adverb - also/even",
"*kaʿas*": "masculine singular noun - provocation/irritation",
"*baʿăḇûr*": "preposition bet + preposition - for the sake of/because of",
"*harəʿimāh*": "hiphil infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to irritate her/to make her thunder (in anger)",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*sāgar*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he closed/shut up",
"*bəʿad*": "preposition - behind/through/on behalf of",
"*raḥmāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her womb"
},
"variants": {
"*ṣārātāh*": "her rival/her adversary (referring to Peninnah)/her distress",
"*harəʿimāh*": "to provoke her/to make her fret/to irritate her/to thunder against her",
"*bəʿad*": "against/on behalf of/through/behind"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.7",
"source": "וְכֵ֨ן יַעֲשֶׂ֜ה שָׁנָ֣ה בְשָׁנָ֗ה מִדֵּ֤י עֲלֹתָהּ֙ בְּבֵ֣ית יְהוָ֔ה כֵּ֖ן תַּכְעִסֶ֑נָּה וַתִּבְכֶּ֖ה וְלֹ֥א תֹאכַֽל׃",
"text": "And-thus *yaʿăśeh* *šānāh* in-*šānāh* from-*middê* *ʿălōtāh* in-*bêt* *YHWH* thus *takʿisenāh* and-*wattiḇkeh* and-not *tōʾkal*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəkēn*": "conjunction waw + adverb - and so/thus",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he would do",
"*šānāh ḇəšānāh*": "feminine singular noun + preposition bet + feminine singular noun - year by year",
"*middê*": "preposition min + construct masculine singular - from the sufficiency of/whenever",
"*ʿălōtāh*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her going up",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*kēn*": "adverb - thus/so",
"*takʿisenāh*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - she would provoke her",
"*wattiḇkeh*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she wept",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction waw + negative particle - and not",
"*tōʾkal*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - she would eat"
},
"variants": {
"*middê ʿălōtāh*": "whenever she went up/as often as she went up",
"*takʿisenāh*": "she would provoke her/she would irritate her/she would vex her"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.8",
"source": "וַיֹּ֨אמֶר לָ֜הּ אֶלְקָנָ֣ה אִישָׁ֗הּ חַנָּה֙ לָ֣מֶה תִבְכִּ֗י וְלָ֙מֶה֙ לֹ֣א תֹֽאכְלִ֔י וְלָ֖מֶה יֵרַ֣ע לְבָבֵ֑ךְ הֲל֤וֹא אָֽנֹכִי֙ ט֣וֹב לָ֔ךְ מֵעֲשָׂרָ֖ה בָּנִֽים׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* to-her *ʾelqānāh* *ʾîšāh* *ḥannāh* why *tiḇkî* and-why not *tōʾkəlî* and-why *yēraʿ* *ləḇāḇēk* not-*ʾānōkî* *ṭôḇ* to-you from-*ʿăśārāh* *bānîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lāh*": "preposition lamed with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*ʾîšāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her husband",
"*lāmeh*": "interrogative + preposition lamed + interrogative pronoun - why/for what reason",
"*tiḇkî*": "qal imperfect 2nd feminine singular - you weep",
"*wəlāmeh*": "conjunction waw + interrogative + preposition lamed + interrogative pronoun - and why",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*tōʾkəlî*": "qal imperfect 2nd feminine singular - you eat",
"*yēraʿ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it is bad/grieved",
"*ləḇāḇēk*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your heart",
"*hălôʾ*": "interrogative particle + negative particle - is not",
"*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*ṭôḇ*": "masculine singular adjective - good",
"*lāk*": "preposition lamed with 2nd feminine singular suffix - to you",
"*mēʿăśārāh*": "preposition min + cardinal number - than ten",
"*bānîm*": "masculine plural noun - sons"
},
"variants": {
"*yēraʿ ləḇāḇēk*": "your heart is grieved/your heart is sad/your heart is troubled",
"*ʾānōkî ṭôḇ lāk mēʿăśārāh bānîm*": "am I not better to you than ten sons/am I not more to you than ten sons"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.9",
"source": "וַתָּ֣קָם חַנָּ֔ה אַחֲרֵ֛י אָכְלָ֥ה בְשִׁלֹ֖ה וְאַחֲרֵ֣י שָׁתֹ֑ה וְעֵלִ֣י הַכֹּהֵ֗ן יֹשֵׁב֙ עַל־הַכִּסֵּ֔א עַל־מְזוּזַ֖ת הֵיכַ֥ל יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wattāqām* *ḥannāh* after *ʾākəlāh* in-*šilōh* and-after *šātōh* and-*ʿēlî* the-*kōhēn* *yōšēḇ* upon-the-*kissēʾ* upon-*məzûzat* *hêkal* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattāqām*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she arose",
"*ʾaḥărê*": "preposition - after",
"*ʾākəlāh*": "qal infinitive construct - eating/to eat",
"*ḇəšilōh*": "preposition bet + proper noun - in Shiloh",
"*wəʾaḥărê*": "conjunction waw + preposition - and after",
"*šātōh*": "qal infinitive construct - drinking/to drink",
"*wəʿēlî*": "conjunction waw + proper noun - and Eli",
"*hakkōhēn*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the priest",
"*yōšēḇ*": "qal participle masculine singular - sitting",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/on",
"*hakkissēʾ*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the seat/throne",
"*məzûzat*": "feminine singular construct - doorpost of",
"*hêkal*": "masculine singular construct - temple/palace of"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾākəlāh*": "eating/to eat/she ate",
"*šātōh*": "drinking/to drink/she drank",
"*kissēʾ*": "seat/chair/throne",
"*məzûzat hêkal*": "doorpost of the temple/entrance of the sanctuary"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.10",
"source": "וְהִ֖יא מָ֣רַת נָ֑פֶשׁ וַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל עַל־יְהוָ֖ה וּבָכֹ֥ה תִבְכֶּֽה׃",
"text": "And-she *mārat* *nāpeš* and-*wattitpallēl* unto-*YHWH* and-*ḇākōh* *tiḇkeh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhîʾ*": "conjunction waw + 3rd feminine singular independent pronoun - and she",
"*mārat*": "adjective feminine singular construct - bitter of",
"*nāpeš*": "feminine singular noun - soul",
"*wattitpallēl*": "conjunction waw + hitpael imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she prayed",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/to/unto",
"*ûḇākōh*": "conjunction waw + qal infinitive absolute - and weeping",
"*tiḇkeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - she wept"
},
"variants": {
"*mārat nāpeš*": "bitter of soul/bitter in spirit/in bitterness of soul",
"*ʿal-YHWH*": "to YHWH/upon YHWH/unto YHWH",
"*ḇākōh tiḇkeh*": "she wept greatly/she wept and wept/she wept bitterly (Hebrew infinitive absolute for emphasis)"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.11",
"source": "וַתִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר וַתֹּאמַ֗ר יְהוָ֨ה צְבָא֜וֹת אִם־רָאֹ֥ה תִרְאֶ֣ה ׀ בָּעֳנִ֣י אֲמָתֶ֗ךָ וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙ וְלֹֽא־תִשְׁכַּ֣ח אֶת־אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ וְנָתַתָּ֥ה לַאֲמָתְךָ֖ זֶ֣רַע אֲנָשִׁ֑ים וּנְתַתִּ֤יו לַֽיהוָה֙ כָּל־יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֔יו וּמוֹרָ֖ה לֹא־יַעֲלֶ֥ה עַל־רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wattiddōr* *neder* and-*wattōʾmar* *YHWH* *ṣəḇāʾôt* if-*rāʾōh* *tirʾeh* in-*bāʿŏnî* *ʾămātek* and-*zəkartanî* and-not-*tiškaḥ* *ʾet*-*ʾămātek* and-*nātattāh* to-*ʾămātək* *zeraʿ* *ʾănāšîm* and-*nətattîw* to-*YHWH* all-*yəmê* *ḥayyāw* and-*môrāh* not-*yaʿăleh* upon-*rōʾšô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattiddōr*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she vowed",
"*neder*": "masculine singular noun - vow",
"*wattōʾmar*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*ʾim*": "conditional particle - if",
"*rāʾōh*": "qal infinitive absolute - seeing",
"*tirʾeh*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you see",
"*bāʿŏnî*": "preposition bet + masculine singular construct noun - in the affliction of",
"*ʾămātek*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your maidservant",
"*ûzəkartanî*": "conjunction waw + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular with 1st common singular suffix - and you remember me",
"*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction waw + negative particle - and not",
"*tiškaḥ*": "qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you forget",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*wənātattāh*": "conjunction waw + qal perfect 2nd masculine singular - and you give",
"*laʾămātək*": "preposition lamed + feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - to your maidservant",
"*zeraʿ*": "masculine singular construct - seed of",
"*ʾănāšîm*": "masculine plural noun - men",
"*ûnətattîw*": "conjunction waw + qal perfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and I will give him",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition lamed + divine name - to YHWH",
"*kol*": "masculine singular construct - all of",
"*yəmê*": "masculine plural construct - days of",
"*ḥayyāw*": "masculine plural noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life",
"*ûmôrāh*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular noun - and razor",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yaʿăleh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - it will go up",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon",
"*rōʾšô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his head"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʾōh tirʾeh*": "surely see/indeed look upon (Hebrew infinitive absolute for emphasis)",
"*ʿŏnî*": "affliction/misery/poverty",
"*zeraʿ ʾănāšîm*": "seed of men/male child/male offspring",
"*môrāh lōʾ-yaʿăleh ʿal-rōʾšô*": "no razor shall come upon his head (Nazirite vow reference)"
}
}
12 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.12",
"source": "וְהָיָה֙ כִּ֣י הִרְבְּתָ֔ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה וְעֵלִ֖י שֹׁמֵ֥ר אֶת־פִּֽיהָ׃",
"text": "And-*wəhāyāh* as *hirbətāh* to-*ləhitpallēl* before-*YHWH* and-*ʿēlî* *šōmēr* *ʾet*-*pîhā*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəhāyāh*": "conjunction waw + qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and it happened",
"*kî*": "conjunction - that/when/because",
"*hirbətāh*": "hiphil perfect 3rd feminine singular - she continued/multiplied",
"*ləhitpallēl*": "preposition lamed + hitpael infinitive construct - to pray",
"*lipnê*": "preposition lamed + construct masculine plural - before/in the presence of",
"*wəʿēlî*": "conjunction waw + proper noun - and Eli",
"*šōmēr*": "qal participle masculine singular - watching/observing",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*pîhā*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her mouth"
},
"variants": {
"*hirbətāh ləhitpallēl*": "she continued to pray/she prayed at length/she multiplied prayer",
"*šōmēr ʾet-pîhā*": "was watching her mouth/was observing her lips/kept his eye on her mouth"
}
}
13 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.13",
"source": "וְחַנָּ֗ה הִ֚יא מְדַבֶּ֣רֶת עַל־לִבָּ֔הּ רַ֚ק שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָ נָּע֔וֹת וְקוֹלָ֖הּ לֹ֣א יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ עֵלִ֖י לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*ḥannāh* she *mədabberet* upon-*libbāh* only *śəpātêhā* *nāʿôt* and-*qôlāh* not *yiššāmēaʿ* and-*wayyaḥšəḇehā* *ʿēlî* for-*šikkōrāh*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəḥannāh*": "conjunction waw + proper noun - and Hannah",
"*hîʾ*": "3rd feminine singular independent pronoun - she",
"*mədabberet*": "piel participle feminine singular - speaking",
"*ʿal*": "preposition - upon/in",
"*libbāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her heart",
"*raq*": "adverb - only",
"*śəpātêhā*": "feminine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her lips",
"*nāʿôt*": "qal participle feminine plural - moving",
"*wəqôlāh*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her voice",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*yiššāmēaʿ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - was heard",
"*wayyaḥšəḇehā*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he considered her",
"*ləšikkōrāh*": "preposition lamed + adjective feminine singular - as drunk"
},
"variants": {
"*mədabberet ʿal-libbāh*": "speaking in her heart/praying silently/speaking to herself",
"*wayyaḥšəḇehā ləšikkōrāh*": "considered her to be drunk/thought she was drunk/mistook her for a drunk woman"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.14",
"source": "וַיֹּ֤אמֶר אֵלֶ֙יהָ֙ עֵלִ֔י עַד־מָתַ֖י תִּשְׁתַּכָּרִ֑ין הָסִ֥ירִי אֶת־יֵינֵ֖ךְ מֵעָלָֽיִךְ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* unto-her *ʿēlî* until-when *tištakkārîn* *hāsîrî* *ʾet*-*yênēk* from-upon-you.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ʾēlêhā*": "preposition + 3rd feminine singular suffix - unto her",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*mātay*": "interrogative adverb - when",
"*tištakkārîn*": "hitpael imperfect 2nd feminine singular - you will be drunk",
"*hāsîrî*": "hiphil imperative feminine singular - remove/put away",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*yênēk*": "masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your wine",
"*mēʿālāyik*": "preposition min + preposition al + 2nd feminine singular suffix - from upon you"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿad-mātay tištakkārîn*": "how long will you be drunk/until when will you remain intoxicated",
"*hāsîrî ʾet-yênēk mēʿālāyik*": "put away your wine from yourself/remove your wine from you/sober up"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.15",
"source": "וַתַּ֨עַן חַנָּ֤ה וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ לֹ֣א אֲדֹנִ֔י אִשָּׁ֤ה קְשַׁת־ר֙וּחַ֙ אָנֹ֔כִי וְיַ֥יִן וְשֵׁכָ֖ר לֹ֣א שָׁתִ֑יתִי וָאֶשְׁפֹּ֥ךְ אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י לִפְנֵ֥י יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wattaʿan* *ḥannāh* and-*wattōʾmer* no *ʾădōnî* *ʾiššāh* *qəšat*-*rûaḥ* *ʾānōkî* and-*yayin* and-*šēkār* not *šātîtî* and-*wāʾeškōk* *ʾet*-*napšî* before-*YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattaʿan*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she answered",
"*wattōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - no",
"*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my lord",
"*ʾiššāh*": "feminine singular noun - woman",
"*qəšat*": "adjective feminine singular construct - hard/difficult of",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - spirit",
"*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*wəyayin*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular noun - and wine",
"*wəšēkār*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular noun - and strong drink",
"*šātîtî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I have drunk",
"*wāʾeškōk*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 1st common singular - and I poured out",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*napšî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my soul",
"*lipnê*": "preposition lamed + masculine plural construct - before"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾiššāh qəšat-rûaḥ*": "a woman troubled in spirit/a woman of sorrowful spirit/a woman heavy of heart",
"*wāʾeškōk ʾet-napšî*": "I poured out my soul/I have been expressing my anguish/I have been unburdening myself"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.16",
"source": "אַל־תִּתֵּן֙ אֶת־אֲמָ֣תְךָ֔ לִפְנֵ֖י בַּת־בְּלִיָּ֑עַל כִּֽי־מֵרֹ֥ב שִׂיחִ֛י וְכַעְסִ֖י דִּבַּ֥רְתִּי עַד־הֵֽנָּה׃",
"text": "Not-*tittēn* *ʾet*-*ʾămātəkā* before *bat*-*bəliyyaʿal* because-from-abundance *śîḥî* and-*kaʿsî* *dibbartî* until-here.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾal*": "negative particle (for imperatives) - not/do not",
"*tittēn*": "qal imperfect jussive 2nd masculine singular - may you give/consider",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾămātəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your maidservant",
"*lipnê*": "preposition lamed + masculine plural construct - before",
"*bat*": "feminine singular construct - daughter of",
"*bəliyyaʿal*": "masculine singular noun - worthlessness/wickedness",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*mērōḇ*": "preposition min + masculine singular noun - from abundance of",
"*śîḥî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my complaint/meditation",
"*wəkaʿsî*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - and my provocation/vexation",
"*dibbartî*": "piel perfect 1st common singular - I have spoken",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*hēnnāh*": "adverb - here/now"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾal-tittēn ʾet-ʾămātəkā lipnê bat-bəliyyaʿal*": "do not consider your servant a worthless woman/do not take your servant for a daughter of Belial",
"*mērōḇ śîḥî wəkaʿsî*": "from the abundance of my complaint and my grief/out of my great anguish and trouble",
"*ʿad-hēnnāh*": "until now/all this time/so far"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.17",
"source": "וַיַּ֧עַן עֵלִ֛י וַיֹּ֖אמֶר לְכִ֣י לְשָׁל֑וֹם וֵאלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל יִתֵּן֙ אֶת־שֵׁ֣לָתֵ֔ךְ אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖לְתְּ מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyaʿan* *ʿēlî* and-*wayyōʾmer* go to-*šālôm* and-*ʾĕlōhê* *yiśrāʾēl* *yittēn* *ʾet*-*šēlātēk* which *šāʾalt* from-with-him.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿan*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he answered",
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*ləkî*": "qal imperative feminine singular - go",
"*ləšālôm*": "preposition lamed + masculine singular noun - to peace",
"*wēʾlōhê*": "conjunction waw + masculine plural construct noun - and God of",
"*yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel",
"*yittēn*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular jussive - may he give",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šēlātēk*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your petition/request",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*šāʾalt*": "qal perfect 2nd feminine singular - you asked",
"*mēʿimmô*": "preposition min + preposition im + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from with him"
},
"variants": {
"*ləkî ləšālôm*": "go in peace/depart peacefully",
"*šēlātēk*": "your petition/your request/what you have asked for",
"*mēʿimmô*": "from him/from with him/of him"
}
}
18 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.18",
"source": "וַתֹּ֕אמֶר תִּמְצָ֧א שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛ חֵ֖ן בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ הָאִשָּׁ֤ה לְדַרְכָּהּ֙ וַתֹּאכַ֔ל וּפָנֶ֥יהָ לֹא־הָיוּ־לָ֖הּ עֽוֹד׃",
"text": "And-*wattōʾmer* *timṣāʾ* *šipḥātəkā* *ḥēn* in-*ʿênêkā* and-*wattēlek* the-*ʾiššāh* to-*darkāh* and-*wattōʾkal* and-*pānêhā* not-*hāyû*-to-her still.",
"grammar": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*timṣāʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular jussive - may she find",
"*šipḥātəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your handmaid",
"*ḥēn*": "masculine singular noun - favor/grace",
"*bəʿênêkā*": "preposition bet + feminine dual noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - in your eyes",
"*wattēlek*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she went",
"*hāʾiššāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the woman",
"*ləḏarkāh*": "preposition lamed + masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her way",
"*wattōʾkal*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she ate",
"*ûpānêhā*": "conjunction waw + masculine plural noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and her face",
"*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not",
"*hāyû*": "qal perfect 3rd common plural - were",
"*lāh*": "preposition lamed with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*ʿôḏ*": "adverb - still/again"
},
"variants": {
"*timṣāʾ šipḥātəkā ḥēn bəʿênêkā*": "may your servant find favor in your eyes/let your handmaid find grace in your sight",
"*ûpānêhā lōʾ-hāyû-lāh ʿôḏ*": "and her face was not to her again/and her countenance was no longer sad/her face was no longer downcast"
}
}
19 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.19",
"source": "וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּ֗קֶר וַיִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ לִפְנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וַיָּשֻׁ֛בוּ וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־בֵּיתָ֖ם הָרָמָ֑תָה וַיֵּ֤דַע אֶלְקָנָה֙ אֶת־חַנָּ֣ה אִשְׁתּ֔וֹ וַיּֽ͏ִזְכְּרֶ֖הָ יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wayyaškîmû* in-the-*bōqer* and-*wayyištaḥăwû* before-*YHWH* and-*wayyāšuḇû* and-*wayyāḇōʾû* to-*bêtām* *hārāmātāh* and-*wayyēdaʿ* *ʾelqānāh* *ʾet*-*ḥannāh* *ʾištô* and-*wayyizkərēhā* *YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaškîmû*": "conjunction waw + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they rose early",
"*babbōqer*": "preposition bet + definite article + masculine singular noun - in the morning",
"*wayyištaḥăwû*": "conjunction waw + hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they worshipped",
"*lipnê*": "preposition lamed + masculine plural construct - before",
"*wayyāšuḇû*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they returned",
"*wayyāḇōʾû*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they came",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to",
"*bêtām*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine plural suffix - their house",
"*hārāmātāh*": "definite article + proper noun with directional he - to Ramah",
"*wayyēdaʿ*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he knew",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*ʾištô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his wife",
"*wayyizkərēhā*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - and he remembered her"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaškîmû babbōqer*": "and they rose early in the morning/and they got up early",
"*wayyēdaʿ ʾelqānāh ʾet-ḥannāh ʾištô*": "and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife (euphamism for sexual relations)",
"*wayyizkərēhā YHWH*": "and YHWH remembered her/and the LORD was mindful of her"
}
}
20 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.20",
"source": "וַיְהִי֙ לִתְקֻפ֣וֹת הַיָּמִ֔ים וַתַּ֥הַר חַנָּ֖ה וַתֵּ֣לֶד בֵּ֑ן וַתִּקְרָ֤א אֶת־שְׁמוֹ֙ שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל כִּ֥י מֵיְהוָ֖ה שְׁאִלְתִּֽיו׃",
"text": "And-*wayəhî* at-*litqupôt* the-*hayyāmîm* and-*wattahar* *ḥannāh* and-*wattēled* *bēn* and-*wattiqrāʾ* *ʾet*-*šəmô* *šəmûʾēl* because from-*YHWH* *šəʾiltîw*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayəhî*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and it came to pass",
"*litqupôt*": "preposition lamed + feminine plural construct - at the circuit/revolution of",
"*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the days",
"*wattahar*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she conceived",
"*wattēled*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she bore",
"*bēn*": "masculine singular noun - son",
"*wattiqrāʾ*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she called",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šəmô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his name",
"*šəmûʾēl*": "proper noun - Samuel",
"*kî*": "conjunction - because/for",
"*mēYHWH*": "preposition min + divine name - from YHWH",
"*šəʾiltîw*": "qal perfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - I asked him"
},
"variants": {
"*litqupôt hayyāmîm*": "in the course of time/after the cycle of days/when the time had come",
"*šəmûʾēl*": "Samuel (name meaning 'heard of God' or 'asked of God')",
"*mēYHWH šəʾiltîw*": "from YHWH I asked him/I have requested him from the LORD"
}
}
21 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.21",
"source": "וַיַּ֛עַל הָאִ֥ישׁ אֶלְקָנָ֖ה וְכָל־בֵּית֑וֹ לִזְבֹּ֧חַ לַֽיהוָ֛ה אֶת־זֶ֥בַח הַיָּמִ֖ים וְאֶת־נִדְרֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyaʿal* the-*hāʾîš* *ʾelqānāh* and-all-*bêtô* to-*lizbōaḥ* to-*YHWH* *ʾet*-*zeḇaḥ* the-*hayyāmîm* and-*ʾet*-*nidrô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyaʿal*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he went up",
"*hāʾîš*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the man",
"*wəkāl*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular construct - and all of",
"*bêtô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his house/household",
"*lizbōaḥ*": "preposition lamed + qal infinitive construct - to sacrifice",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition lamed + divine name - to YHWH",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*zeḇaḥ*": "masculine singular construct - sacrifice of",
"*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the days",
"*wəʾet*": "conjunction waw + direct object marker",
"*nidrô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his vow"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyaʿal hāʾîš ʾelqānāh wəkāl-bêtô*": "and the man Elkanah and all his household went up",
"*zeḇaḥ hayyāmîm*": "yearly sacrifice/the annual sacrifice/sacrifice of the days",
"*nidrô*": "his vow/his promised offering"
}
}
22 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.22",
"source": "וְחַנָּ֖ה לֹ֣א עָלָ֑תָה כִּֽי־אָמְרָ֣ה לְאִישָׁ֗הּ עַ֣ד יִגָּמֵ֤ל הַנַּ֙עַר֙ וַהֲבִאֹתִ֗יו וְנִרְאָה֙ אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֔ה וְיָ֥שַׁב שָׁ֖ם עַד־עוֹלָֽם׃",
"text": "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": {
"*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",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun - forever/eternity"
},
"variants": {
"*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"
}
}
23 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.23",
"source": "וַיֹּ֣אמֶר לָהּ֩ אֶלְקָנָ֨ה אִישָׁ֜הּ עֲשִׂ֧י הַטּ֣וֹב בְּעֵינַ֗יִךְ שְׁבִי֙ עַד־גָּמְלֵ֣ךְ אֹת֔וֹ אַ֛ךְ יָקֵ֥ם יְהוָ֖ה אֶת־דְּבָר֑וֹ וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ וַתֵּ֣ינֶק אֶת־בְּנָ֔הּ עַד־גָּמְלָ֖הּ אֹתֽוֹ׃",
"text": "And-*wayyōʾmer* to-her *ʾelqānāh* *ʾîšāh* do the-*haṭṭôḇ* in-*ʿênayik* remain until-*gāmlēk* *ʾōtô* only *yāqēm* *YHWH* *ʾet*-*dəḇārô* and-*wattēšeḇ* the-*hāʾiššāh* and-*wattêneq* *ʾet*-*bənāh* until-*gāmləlāh* *ʾōtô*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he said",
"*lāh*": "preposition lamed with 3rd feminine singular suffix - to her",
"*ʾîšāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her husband",
"*ʿăśî*": "qal imperative feminine singular - do",
"*haṭṭôḇ*": "definite article + masculine singular adjective - the good",
"*bəʿênayik*": "preposition bet + feminine dual noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - in your eyes",
"*šəḇî*": "qal imperative feminine singular - remain/stay",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*gāmlēk*": "qal infinitive construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - your weaning",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him",
"*ʾak*": "adverb - only/surely",
"*yāqēm*": "hiphil imperfect jussive 3rd masculine singular - may he establish",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*dəḇārô*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his word",
"*wattēšeḇ*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she remained",
"*hāʾiššāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the woman",
"*wattêneq*": "conjunction waw + hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she nursed",
"*bənāh*": "masculine singular noun with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her son",
"*ʿad*": "preposition - until",
"*gāmləlāh*": "qal infinitive construct with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her weaning",
"*ʾōtô*": "direct object marker with 3rd masculine singular suffix - him"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿăśî haṭṭôḇ bəʿênayik*": "do what is good in your eyes/do what seems best to you",
"*ʿad-gāmlēk ʾōtô*": "until you wean him/until you have weaned him",
"*yāqēm YHWH ʾet-dəḇārô*": "may YHWH establish his word/may the LORD fulfill his promise"
}
}
24 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.24",
"source": "וַתַּעֲלֵ֨הוּ עִמָּ֜הּ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר גְּמָלַ֗תּוּ בְּפָרִ֤ים שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ וְאֵיפָ֨ה אַחַ֥ת קֶ֙מַח֙ וְנֵ֣בֶל יַ֔יִן וַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּ בֵית־יְהוָ֖ה שִׁל֑וֹ וְהַנַּ֖עַר נָֽעַר׃",
"text": "And-*wattaʿălēhû* with-her when *gəmālattû* with-*pārîm* three and-*ʾêpāh* one *qemaḥ* and-*nēḇel* *yayin* and-*wattəḇiʾēhû* house-of-*YHWH* *šilô* and-the-*hannaʿar* *nāʿar*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattaʿălēhû*": "conjunction waw + hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she brought him up",
"*ʿimmāh*": "preposition im with 3rd feminine singular suffix - with her",
"*kaʾăšer*": "conjunction - when/as",
"*gəmālattû*": "qal perfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - she weaned him",
"*bəpārîm*": "preposition bet + masculine plural noun - with bulls",
"*šəlōšāh*": "cardinal number masculine - three",
"*wəʾêpāh*": "conjunction waw + feminine singular noun - and ephah",
"*ʾaḥat*": "cardinal number feminine singular - one",
"*qemaḥ*": "masculine singular noun - flour",
"*wənēḇel*": "conjunction waw + masculine singular noun - and skin/bottle",
"*yayin*": "masculine singular noun - wine",
"*wattəḇiʾēhû*": "conjunction waw + hiphil imperfect 3rd feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - and she brought him",
"*bêt*": "masculine singular construct - house of",
"*šilô*": "proper noun - Shiloh",
"*wəhannaʿar*": "conjunction waw + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the boy",
"*nāʿar*": "masculine singular noun - young"
},
"variants": {
"*bəpārîm šəlōšāh*": "with three bulls/with three-year-old bull",
"*ʾêpāh ʾaḥat qemaḥ*": "one ephah of flour (about 22 liters)",
"*nēḇel yayin*": "skin of wine/bottle of wine",
"*wəhannaʿar nāʿar*": "and the boy was young/though the boy was only a child"
}
}
25 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.25",
"source": "וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּ אֶת־הַפָּ֑ר וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֶת־הַנַּ֖עַר אֶל־עֵלִֽי׃",
"text": "And-*wayyišḥăṭû* *ʾet*-the-*happār* and-*wayyāḇîʾû* *ʾet*-the-*hannaʿar* to-*ʿēlî*.",
"grammar": {
"*wayyišḥăṭû*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they slaughtered",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*happār*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the bull",
"*wayyāḇîʾû*": "conjunction waw + hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural - and they brought",
"*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the boy",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to"
},
"variants": {
"*wayyišḥăṭû ʾet-happār*": "and they slaughtered the bull/and they sacrificed the bull"
}
}
26 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.26",
"source": "וַתֹּ֙אמֶר֙ בִּ֣י אֲדֹנִ֔י חֵ֥י נַפְשְׁךָ֖ אֲדֹנִ֑י אֲנִ֣י הָאִשָּׁ֗ה הַנִּצֶּ֤בֶת עִמְּכָה֙ בָּזֶ֔ה לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל אֶל־יְהוָֽה׃",
"text": "And-*wattōʾmer* by-me *ʾădōnî* *ḥê* *napšəkā* *ʾădōnî* *ʾănî* the-*hāʾiššāh* the-*hanniṣṣeḇet* with-you in-this to-*ləhitpallēl* unto-*YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wattōʾmer*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - and she said",
"*bî*": "preposition bet with 1st common singular suffix - by me/please",
"*ʾădōnî*": "masculine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my lord",
"*ḥê*": "adjective masculine singular construct - living of",
"*napšəkā*": "feminine singular noun with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your soul",
"*ʾănî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*hāʾiššāh*": "definite article + feminine singular noun - the woman",
"*hanniṣṣeḇet*": "definite article + niphal participle feminine singular - the one standing",
"*ʿimməkāh*": "preposition im with 2nd masculine singular suffix - with you",
"*bāzeh*": "preposition bet + demonstrative pronoun - in this place",
"*ləhitpallēl*": "preposition lamed + hitpael infinitive construct - to pray",
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/unto"
},
"variants": {
"*bî ʾădōnî*": "Oh my lord/please my lord/excuse me my lord",
"*ḥê napšəkā*": "as your soul lives/as surely as you live (form of oath)",
"*hanniṣṣeḇet ʿimməkāh bāzeh*": "who stood by you here/who was standing with you in this place"
}
}
27 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.27",
"source": "אֶל־הַנַּ֥עַר הַזֶּ֖ה הִתְפַּלָּ֑לְתִּי וַיִּתֵּ֨ן יְהוָ֥ה לִי֙ אֶת־שְׁאֵ֣לָתִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר שָׁאַ֖לְתִּי מֵעִמּֽוֹ׃",
"text": "For-the-*hannaʿar* the-this *hitpallāltî* and-*wayyittēn* *YHWH* to-me *ʾet*-*šəʾēlātî* which *šāʾaltî* from-with-him.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾel*": "preposition - to/for",
"*hannaʿar*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the boy",
"*hazzeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun masculine singular - this",
"*hitpallāltî*": "hitpael perfect 1st common singular - I prayed",
"*wayyittēn*": "conjunction waw + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - and he gave",
"*lî*": "preposition lamed with 1st common singular suffix - to me",
"*ʾet*": "direct object marker",
"*šəʾēlātî*": "feminine singular noun with 1st common singular suffix - my request",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*šāʾaltî*": "qal perfect 1st common singular - I asked",
"*mēʿimmô*": "preposition min + preposition im + 3rd masculine singular suffix - from with him"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾel-hannaʿar hazzeh hitpallāltî*": "for this boy I prayed/concerning this child I prayed",
"*šəʾēlātî ʾăšer šāʾaltî mēʿimmô*": "my petition which I asked from him/my request that I asked of him"
}
}
28 {
"verseID": "1 Samuel.1.28",
"source": "וְגַ֣ם אָנֹכִ֗י הִשְׁאִלְתִּ֙הוּ֙ לַֽיהוָ֔ה כָּל־הַיָּמִים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר הָיָ֔ה ה֥וּא שָׁא֖וּל לַֽיהוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁתַּ֥חוּ שָׁ֖ם לַיהוָֽה׃ פ",
"text": "And-also *ʾānōkî* *hišʾiltîhû* to-*YHWH* all-the-*hayyāmîm* which *hāyāh* he *šāʾûl* to-*YHWH* and-*wayyištaḥû* there to-*YHWH*.",
"grammar": {
"*wəgam*": "conjunction waw + adverb - and also",
"*ʾānōkî*": "1st person singular independent pronoun - I",
"*hišʾiltîhû*": "hiphil perfect 1st common singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - I have lent him",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition lamed + divine name - to YHWH",
"*kol*": "masculine singular construct - all of",
"*hayyāmîm*": "definite article + masculine plural noun - the days",
"*ʾăšer*": "relative pronoun - which/that",
"*hāyāh*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - he is/was",
"*hûʾ*": "3rd masculine singular independent pronoun - he",
"*šāʾûl*": "qal passive participle masculine singular - asked/lent",
"*wayyištaḥû*": "conjunction waw + hitpael imperfect 3rd masculine singular/plural - and he/they worshipped/bowed down",
"*šām*": "adverb - there",
"*laYHWH*": "preposition lamed + divine name - to YHWH"
},
"variants": {
"*hišʾiltîhû laYHWH*": "I have lent him to YHWH/I have granted him to the LORD (wordplay on name Samuel)",
"*kol-hayyāmîm ʾăšer hāyāh*": "all the days that he lives/as long as he lives",
"*hûʾ šāʾûl laYHWH*": "he is lent to YHWH/he is requested for YHWH",
"*wayyištaḥû šām laYHWH*": "and he/they worshipped there to YHWH (ambiguous whether Hannah, Elkanah, or both)"
}
}