1 Samuel 2
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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מֵקִ֨יםhe is raising upמֵעָפָ֜רfrom the dustדָּ֗לthe poorמֵֽאַשְׁפֹּת֙from the ash heapיָרִ֣יםhe lifts upאֶבְי֔וֹןthe needyלְהוֹשִׁיב֙to cause them to dwellעִם־withנְדִיבִ֔יםnoble peopleוְכִסֵּ֥אand a throne ofכָב֖וֹדhonorיַנְחִלֵ֑םhe makes inherit themכִּ֤יforלַֽיהוָה֙belong to Yahwehמְצֻ֣קֵיthe pillars ofאֶ֔רֶץthe earthוַיָּ֥שֶׁתand he setעֲלֵיהֶ֖םon themתֵּבֵֽל׃the world
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יְהוָ֞הYahwehיֵחַ֣תּוּthey will be shatteredמְרִיבָ֗יוthose who contend against himעָלָיו֙on himבַּשָּׁמַ֣יִםin the heavensיַרְעֵ֔םhe will thunderיְהוָ֖הYahwehיָדִ֣יןhe will judgeאַפְסֵי־the ends ofאָ֑רֶץthe earthוְיִתֶּן־so he may giveעֹ֣זstrengthלְמַלְכּ֔וֹto king hisוְיָרֵ֖םand he will exaltקֶ֥רֶןthe horn ofמְשִׁיחֽוֹ׃ פanointed his
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וּמִשְׁפַּ֥טand the custom ofהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםthe priestsאֶת־withהָעָ֑םthe peopleכָּל־everyאִ֞ישׁpersonזֹבֵ֣חַwho was sacrificingזֶ֗בַחa sacrificeוּבָ֨אand he cameנַ֤עַרthe servant ofהַכֹּהֵן֙the priestכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לwhen boiledהַבָּשָׂ֔רthe meatוְהַמַּזְלֵ֛גand the forkשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־the threeהַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםthe prongsבְּיָדֽוֹ׃was in hand his
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וְהִכָּ֨הand he thrust itבַכִּיּ֜וֹרin the potא֣וֹorבַדּ֗וּדin the kettleא֤וֹorבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙in the caldronא֣וֹorבַפָּר֔וּרin the potכֹּ֚לallאֲשֶׁ֣רthatיַעֲלֶ֣הit brought upהַמַּזְלֵ֔גthe forkיִקַּ֥חhe tookהַכֹּהֵ֖ןthe priestבּ֑וֹfor himselfכָּ֚כָהthusיַעֲשׂ֣וּthey didלְכָל־to allיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelהַבָּאִ֥יםwho cameשָׁ֖םthereבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃at Shiloh
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גַּם֮alsoבְּטֶרֶם֮in beforeיַקְטִר֣וּןthey made smoke !אֶת־obj.הַחֵלֶב֒the fatוּבָ֣א׀and he cameנַ֣עַרthe servant ofהַכֹּהֵ֗ןthe priestוְאָמַר֙and he saidלָאִ֣ישׁto the manהַזֹּבֵ֔חַwho was sacrificingתְּנָ֣הgive !בָשָׂ֔רmeatלִצְל֖וֹתto roastלַכֹּהֵ֑ןto the priestוְלֹֽא־and notיִקַּ֧חhe will acceptמִמְּךָ֛from youבָּשָׂ֥רmeatמְבֻשָּׁ֖לboiledכִּ֥יthatאִם־exceptחָֽי׃raw
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וַיֹּ֨אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֜יוto himהָאִ֗ישׁthe manקַטֵּ֨רsurely make smokeיַקְטִיר֤וּןlet them make smoke !כַּיּוֹם֙as the dayהַחֵ֔לֶבthe fatוְקַ֨ח־and takeלְךָ֔for the yourselfכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רjust asתְּאַוֶּ֖הit desiresנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָappetite yourוְאָמַ֥ר׀and he saidלֹא֙noכִּ֚יthatעַתָּ֣הnowתִתֵּ֔ןyou will give itוְאִם־and ifלֹ֖אnotלָקַ֥חְתִּיI take itבְחָזְקָֽה׃by force
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וּבֵרַ֨ךְand he blessedעֵלִ֜יEliאֶת־obj.אֶלְקָנָ֣הElkanahוְאֶת־and obj.אִשְׁתּ֗וֹwife hisוְאָמַר֙and he saidיָשֵׂם֩may he appointיְהוָ֨הYahwehלְךָ֥for the youזֶ֙רַע֙offspringמִן־fromהָאִשָּׁ֣הthe womanהַזֹּ֔אתthe thisתַּ֚חַתin place ofהַשְּׁאֵלָ֔הthe petitionאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichשָׁאַ֖לsomeone askedלַֽיהוָ֑הto Yahwehוְהָלְכ֖וּand they wentלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃to place his
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וְעֵלִ֖יand Eliזָקֵ֣ןhe was oldמְאֹ֑דexceedinglyוְשָׁמַ֗עand he heardאֵת֩obj.כָּל־allאֲשֶׁ֨רthatיַעֲשׂ֤וּןthey did !בָּנָיו֙sons hisלְכָל־to allיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוְאֵ֤תand obj.אֲשֶֽׁר־he heard this:יִשְׁכְּבוּן֙they were lying with !אֶת־obj.הַנָּשִׁ֔יםthe womenהַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹתwho were servingפֶּ֖תַחthe opening ofאֹ֥הֶלthe tent ofמוֹעֵֽד׃meeting
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אִם־ifיֶחֱטָ֨אhe will sinאִ֤ישׁa personלְאִישׁ֙to a personוּפִֽלְל֣וֹand he will mediate for himאֱלֹהִ֔יםGodוְאִ֤םand ifלַֽיהוָה֙to Yahwehיֶֽחֱטָא־he will sinאִ֔ישׁa personמִ֖יwho?יִתְפַּלֶּל־will he intercedeל֑וֹfor the himוְלֹ֤אand notיִשְׁמְעוּ֙they listenedלְק֣וֹלto the voice ofאֲבִיהֶ֔םfather theirכִּֽי־forחָפֵ֥ץhe desiredיְהוָ֖הYahwehלַהֲמִיתָֽם׃to put to death them
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וַיָּבֹ֥אand he cameאִישׁ־a man ofאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodאֶל־toעֵלִ֑יEliוַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he saidאֵלָ֗יוto himכֹּ֚הthusאָמַ֣רhe saysיְהוָ֔הYahwehהֲנִגְלֹ֤ה¿ really to revealנִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙did I reveal myselfאֶל־toבֵּ֣יתthe house ofאָבִ֔יךָancestor yourבִּֽהְיוֹתָ֥םwhen were theyבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםin Egyptלְבֵ֥יתto the house ofפַּרְעֹֽה׃Pharaoh
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וּבָחֹ֣רand I choseאֹ֠תוֹobj. himמִכָּל־from allשִׁבְטֵ֨יthe tribes ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לIsraelלִי֙for the myselfלְכֹהֵ֔ןto a priestלַעֲל֣וֹתto go upעַֽל־onמִזְבְּחִ֗יaltar myלְהַקְטִ֥ירto make smokeקְטֹ֛רֶתincenseלָשֵׂ֥אתto bearאֵפ֖וֹדan ephodלְפָנָ֑יto before meוָֽאֶתְּנָה֙and I gave !לְבֵ֣יתto the house ofאָבִ֔יךָancestor yourאֶת־obj.כָּל־allאִשֵּׁ֖יthe fire offerings ofבְּנֵ֥יthe people ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Israel
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לָ֣מָּהto why?תִבְעֲט֗וּdo you kickבְּזִבְחִי֙at sacrifice myוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יand at offering myאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichצִוִּ֖יתִיI commandedמָע֑וֹןa dwelling placeוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דand you honorאֶת־obj.בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙sons yourמִמֶּ֔נִּיmore than meלְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗םby fattening yourselvesמֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתfrom the choicest ofכָּל־everyמִנְחַ֥תthe offering ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelלְעַמִּֽי׃of people my
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לָכֵ֗ןto thereforeנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָה֮Yahwehאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Israelאָמ֣וֹרcertainly to sayאָמַ֔רְתִּיI saidבֵּֽיתְךָ֙house yourוּבֵ֣יתand the house ofאָבִ֔יךָancestor yourיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּthey will walk aboutלְפָנַ֖יto before meעַד־untilעוֹלָ֑םperpetuityוְעַתָּ֤הand nowנְאֻם־the utterance ofיְהוָה֙Yahwehחָלִ֣ילָהfar be itלִּ֔יto the meכִּֽי־forמְכַבְּדַ֥יthose who honor meאֲכַבֵּ֖דI will honorוּבֹזַ֥יand those who despise meיֵקָֽלּוּ׃they will be insignificant
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וְאִ֗ישׁand a manלֹֽא־notאַכְרִ֤יתI will cut offלְךָ֙to the youמֵעִ֣םfrom withמִזְבְּחִ֔יaltar myלְכַלּ֥וֹתto cause to failאֶת־obj.עֵינֶ֖יךָeyes yourוְלַאֲדִ֣יבand to cause to grieveאֶת־obj.נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָself yourוְכָל־and allמַרְבִּ֥יתthe increase ofבֵּיתְךָ֖house yourיָמ֥וּתוּthey will dieאֲנָשִֽׁים׃men
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וַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יand I will raise upלִי֙for the myselfכֹּהֵ֣ןa priestנֶאֱמָ֔ןfaithfulכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רaccording to that whichבִּלְבָבִ֥יis in heart myוּבְנַפְשִׁ֖יand in soul myיַעֲשֶׂ֑הhe will actוּבָנִ֤יתִיand I will buildלוֹ֙for the himבַּ֣יִתa houseנֶאֱמָ֔ןsureוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְand he will walk aboutלִפְנֵֽי־to beforeמְשִׁיחִ֖יanointed myכָּל־allהַיָּמִֽים׃the days
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וְהָיָ֗הand it will beכָּל־everyהַנּוֹתָר֙the one who remainsבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔in house yourיָבוֹא֙he will comeלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תto bow downל֔וֹto the himלַאֲג֥וֹרַתfor a payment ofכֶּ֖סֶףsilverוְכִכַּר־and a round loaf ofלָ֑חֶםbreadוְאָמַ֗רand he will sayסְפָחֵ֥נִיattach meנָ֛אpleaseאֶל־toאַחַ֥תone ofהַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹתthe priesthoodsלֶאֱכֹ֥לto eatפַּת־a piece ofלָֽחֶם׃ סbread
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