1 Samuel 2:36

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְהָיָ֗ה כָּל־הַנּוֹתָר֙ בְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔ יָבוֹא֙ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת ל֔וֹ לַאֲג֥וֹרַת כֶּ֖סֶף וְכִכַּר־לָ֑חֶם וְאָמַ֗ר סְפָחֵ֥נִי נָ֛א אֶל־אַחַ֥ת הַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹת לֶאֱכֹ֥ל פַּת־לָֽחֶם׃

Transliteration

And-it-shall-hāyâ all-the-yātar in-bayit-your bôʾ to-šāḥâ to-him for-ʾăgôrâ of-kesep and-kikkar-leḥem; and-he-will-ʾāmar, sāpaḥ-me nāʾ to-one-of the-kəhunnâ to-ʾākal pat-leḥem.

Grammar Details

*wə-hāyâ*: waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and it will be
*kol-ha-nôtār*: construct + definite article + niphal participle, masculine singular - all the one remaining
*bə-bêtekā*: preposition + masculine singular construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - in your house
*yābôʾ*: qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will come
*lə-hištaḥăwōt*: preposition + hithpael infinitive construct - to bow down
*lô*: preposition with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - to him
*la-ʾăgôrat*: preposition + feminine singular construct - for a piece of
*kesep*: masculine singular - silver/money
*wə-kikkar*: conjunction + masculine singular construct - and a round loaf of
*lāḥem*: masculine singular - bread
*wə-ʾāmar*: waw consecutive + qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - and he will say
*səpāḥēnî*: qal imperative, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - attach me
*nāʾ*: particle of entreaty - please
*ʾel-ʾaḥat*: preposition + feminine singular construct - to one of
*ha-kəhunnôt*: definite article + feminine plural - the priesthoods/priestly offices
*le-ʾĕkōl*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat
*pat-lāḥem*: masculine singular construct + masculine singular - morsel of bread

Word Meanings

*hāyâ*: be/become/happen/occur
*yātar*: remain/be left over/survive
*bayit*: house/household/family
*bôʾ*: come/go/enter
*šāḥâ*: bow down/prostrate oneself/worship
*ʾăgôrâ*: piece/payment/coin
*kesep*: silver/money
*kikkar*: round loaf/talent/disk
*leḥem*: bread/food/grain
*ʾāmar*: say/speak/think
*sāpaḥ*: attach/join/add/include
*nāʾ*: please/now/I pray
*kəhunnâ*: priesthood/priestly office/service
*ʾākal*: eat/consume/devour
*pat*: fragment/piece/morsel/bit

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Referenced Verses

1 Kgs 2:27 : 27 So Solomon thrust out Abiathar from being priest unto the LORD; that he might fulfil the word of the LORD, which he spake concerning the house of Eli in Shiloh.
Ezek 44:10-12 : 10 And the Levites that are gone away far from me, when Israel went astray, which went astray away from me after their idols; they shall even bear their iniquity. 11 Yet they shall be ministers in my sanctuary, having charge at the gates of the house, and ministering to the house: they shall slay the burnt offering and the sacrifice for the people, and they shall stand before them to minister unto them. 12 Because they ministered unto them before their idols, and caused the house of Israel to fall into iniquity; therefore have I lifted up mine hand against them, saith the Lord GOD, and they shall bear their iniquity.
Mal 1:13 : 13 Ye said also, Behold, what a weariness is it! and ye have snuffed at it, saith the LORD of hosts; and ye brought that which was torn, and the lame, and the sick; thus ye brought an offering: should I accept this of your hand? saith the LORD.
1 Sam 2:29-30 : 29 Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people? 30 Wherefore the LORD God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the LORD saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

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28And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
29Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?
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