1 Samuel 1

Now there was a certain

אישׁ

'iysh

man

רמתים צופים

Ramathayim Tsowphiym

H7436

of Ramathaim–zophim

הר

Har

H2022

of mount

אפרים

'Ephrayim

H669

Ephraim

,

שׁם

Shem

and his name

אלקנה

'Elqanah

was Elkanah

the son

ירחם

Y@rocham

H3395

of Jeroham

,

the son

אליהוּא אליהוּ

'Eliyhuw

H453

of Elihu

,

the son

תּחוּ

Tochuw

H8459

of Tohu

,

the son

ציף צופי צוּףo

Tsuwph

H6689

of Zuph

,

2

שׁתּים שׁנים

Sh@nayim

H8147

And he had two

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

wives

שׁם

Shem

the name

אחד

'echad

of the one

חנּה

Channah

was Hannah

שׁם

Shem

and the name

שׁני

Sheniy

H8145

of the other

פּננּה

P@ninnah

H6444

Peninnah

פּננּה

P@ninnah

H6444

and Peninnah

ילד

Yeled

H3206

had children

,

חנּה

Channah

but Hannah

3

היא הוּא

Huw'

H1931

And this

אישׁ

'iysh

man

עלה

`alah

went up

עיר ער עיר

`iyr

H5892

out of his city

יום

Yowm

yearly

שׁחה

Shachah

H7812

to worship

זבח

Zabach

H2076

and to sacrifice

unto the Lord

צבאה צבא

Tsaba'

H6635

of hosts

שׁלו שׁילו שׁלה שׁילה

Shiyloh

H7887

in Shiloh

שׁתּים שׁנים

Sh@nayim

H8147

And the two

sons

עלי

`Eliy

of Eli

,

חפני

Chophniy

H2652

Hophni

פּינחס

Piyn@chac

H6372

and Phinehas

,

כּהן

Kohen

H3548

the priests

of the Lord

4

יום

Yowm

And when the time

אלקנה

'Elqanah

was that Elkanah

זבח

Zabach

H2076

offered

,

נתן

Nathan

he gave

פּננּה

P@ninnah

H6444

to Peninnah

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

his wife

,

and to all her sons

בּת

Bath

H1323

and her daughters

,

5

חנּה

Channah

But unto Hannah

נתן

Nathan

he gave

אחד

'echad

a

אף

'aph

H639

worthy

מנה

manah

H4490

portion

אהב אהב

'ahab

H157

for he loved

חנּה

Channah

Hannah

but the Lord

סגר

Cagar

H5462

had shut up

6

צרה

Tsarah

H6869

And her adversary

כּעס

Ka`ac

H3707

also provoked

כּעשׂ כּעס

Ka`ac

H3708

her sore

,

רעם

Ra`am

H7481

for to make her fret

,

because the Lord

,

סגר

Cagar

H5462

had shut

בּעד

B@`ad

H1157

up

7

H6213

And as he did

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

H8141

so year

שׁנה שׁנה

Shaneh (in pl. only),

H8141

by year

,

דּי

Day

H1767

when

עלה

`alah

she went up

בּית

Bayith

to the house

of the Lord

כּעס

Ka`ac

H3707

so she provoked

בּכה

Bakah

H1058

her therefore she wept

8

Then said

אלקנה

'Elqanah

Elkanah

אישׁ

'iysh

her husband

חנּה

Channah

to her, Hannah

,

בּכה

Bakah

H1058

why weepest

אכל

'akal

H398

thou and why eatest

לבב

Lebab

H3824

thou not and why is thy heart

ירע

Yara`

H3415

grieved

טוב

Towb

H2896

am not I better

עשׂרה עשׂר

`eser

H6235

to thee than ten

9

חנּה

Channah

So Hannah

קוּם

Quwm

H6965

rose up

אחר

'achar

H310

after

אכל

'akal

H398

they had eaten

שׁלו שׁילו שׁלה שׁילה

Shiyloh

H7887

in Shiloh

,

אחר

'achar

H310

and after

שׁתה

Shathah

H8354

they had drunk

עלי

`Eliy

Now Eli

כּהן

Kohen

H3548

the priest

ישׁב

Yashab

sat

כּסּה כּסּא

Kicce'

H3678

upon a seat

מזזה מזוּזה

M@zuwzah

H4201

by a post

היכל

heykal

H1964

of the temple

10

מרה מר

Mar

H4751

And she was in bitterness

נפשׁ

Nephesh

H5315

of soul

,

פּלל

Palal

and prayed

unto the Lord

בּכה

Bakah

H1058

and wept

11

נדר

Nadar

H5087

And she vowed

נדר נדר

Neder

H5088

a vow

,

and said

,

O Lord

,

צבאה צבא

Tsaba'

H6635

of hosts

,

ראה

Ra'ah

H7200

if thou wilt indeed

ראה

Ra'ah

H7200

look

עני

`oniy

H6040

on the affliction

אמה

'amah

of thine handmaid

,

זכר

Zakar

H2142

and remember

שׁכח שׁכח

Shakach

H7911

me, and not forget

אמה

'amah

thine handmaid

,

נתן

Nathan

but wilt give

אמה

'amah

unto thine handmaid

אנושׁ

'enowsh

H582

a man

זרע

Zera`

H2233

child

,

נתן

Nathan

then I will give

him unto the Lord

יום

Yowm

all the days

חי

Chay

H2416

of his life

,

מורה

Mowrah

H4177

and there shall no razor

,

עלה

`alah

come

12

רבה

Rabah

H7235

And it came to pass, as she continued

פּלל

Palal

praying

פּנים

Paniym

the Lord

עלי

`Eliy

that Eli

שׁמר

Shamar

H8104

marked

13

חנּה

Channah

Now Hannah

,

דּבר

Dabar

H1696

she spake

לב

Leb

H3820

in her heart

שׂפת שׂפה

Saphah

H8193

only her lips

נוּע

Nuwa`

H5128

moved

,

קל קול

Qowl

H6963

but her voice

שׁמע

Shama`

H8085

was not heard

עלי

`Eliy

therefore Eli

חשׁב

Chashab

H2803

thought

14

עלי

`Eliy

שׁכר

Shakar

H7937

unto her, How long wilt thou be drunken

שׂוּר סוּר

Cuwr

H5493

put away

יין

Yayin

H3196

thy wine

15

חנּה

Channah

And Hannah

ענה

`anah

H6030

answered

and said

,

אדן אדון

'adown

H113

No, my lord

,

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

I am a woman

,

קשׁה

Qasheh

H7186

of a sorrowful

רוּח

Ruwach

H7307

spirit

שׁתה

Shathah

H8354

I have drunk

יין

Yayin

H3196

neither wine

שׁכר

Shekar

H7941

nor strong drink

,

שׁפך

Shaphak

H8210

but have poured out

נפשׁ

Nephesh

H5315

my soul

פּנים

Paniym

16

נתן

Nathan

Count

אמה

'amah

not thine handmaid

פּנים

Paniym

for

בּת

Bath

H1323

a daughter

בּליּעל

B@liya`al

H1100

of Belial

רב

Rob

H7230

for out of the abundance

שׂיח

Siyach

H7879

of my complaint

כּעשׂ כּעס

Ka`ac

H3708

and grief

דּבר

Dabar

H1696

have I spoken

17

עלי

`Eliy

Then Eli

ענה

`anah

H6030

answered

and said

,

ילך

Yalak

H3212

Go

שׁלם שׁלום

Shalowm

H7965

in peace

אלהים

'elohiym

H430

and the God

ישׂראל

Yisra'el

H3478

of Israel

נתן

Nathan

grant

שׁלה שׁאלה

Sh@'elah

H7596

thee thy petition

שׁאל שׁאל

Sha'al

that thou hast asked

,

שׁפחה

Shiphchah

H8198

Let thine handmaid

מצא

Matsa'

H4672

find

חן

Chen

H2580

grace

עין

`ayin

H5869

in thy sight

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

So the woman

ילך

Yalak

H3212

went

דּרך

Derek

H1870

her way

,

אכל

'akal

H398

and did eat

,

פּנים

Paniym

and her countenance

19

שׁכם

Shakam

H7925

And they rose up

בּקר

Boqer

H1242

in the morning

שׁכם

Shakam

H7925

early

,

שׁחה

Shachah

H7812

and worshipped

פּנים

Paniym

the Lord

שׁוּב

Shuwb

H7725

and returned

,

and came

בּית

Bayith

to their house

רמה

Ramah

H7414

to Ramah

אלקנה

'Elqanah

and Elkanah

ידע

Yada`

H3045

knew

חנּה

Channah

Hannah

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

his wife

and the Lord

זכר

Zakar

H2142

remembered

20

יום

Yowm

Wherefore it came to pass, when the time

תּקפה תּקוּפה

T@quwphah

H8622

was come

חנּה

Channah

about after Hannah

הרה

Harah

H2029

had conceived

,

ילד

Yalad

H3205

that she bare

a son

,

קרא

Qara'

H7121

and called

שׁם

Shem

his name

שׁמוּאל

Sh@muw'el

H8050

Samuel

,

שׁאל שׁאל

Sha'al

saying, Because I have asked

,

21

אישׁ

'iysh

And the man

אלקנה

'Elqanah

Elkanah

,

בּית

Bayith

and all his house

,

עלה

`alah

went up

זבח

Zabach

H2076

to offer

unto the Lord

יום

Yowm

the yearly

זבח

Zebach

H2077

sacrifice

,

22

חנּה

Channah

But Hannah

עלה

`alah

went not up

for she said

אישׁ

'iysh

unto her husband

,

נער

Na`ar

H5288

I will not go up until the child

,

גּמל

Gamal

be weaned

,

and then I will bring

,

ראה

Ra'ah

H7200

him, that he may appear

פּנים

Paniym

the Lord

ישׁב

Yashab

and there abide

עד

`ad

H5704

for

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אלקנה

'Elqanah

And Elkanah

אישׁ

'iysh

unto her, Do

עין

`ayin

H5869

what seemeth

טוב

Towb

H2896

thee good

ישׁב

Yashab

tarry

גּמל

Gamal

until thou have weaned

him only the Lord

קוּם

Quwm

H6965

establish

דּבר

Dabar

H1697

his word

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

So the woman

ישׁב

Yashab

abode

,

and gave her son

ינק

Yanaq

H3243

suck

גּמל

Gamal

until she weaned

24

גּמל

Gamal

And when she had weaned

עלה

`alah

him, she took him up

שׁלשׁה שׁלושׁה שׁלשׁ שׁלושׁ

Shalowsh

H7969

with her, with three

פּר פּר

Par

H6499

bullocks

,

אחד

'echad

and one

אפה איפה

'eyphah

H374

ephah

קמח

Qemach

H7058

of flour

,

נבל נבל

Nebel

H5035

and a bottle

יין

Yayin

H3196

of wine

,

and brought

בּית

Bayith

him unto the house

of the Lord

שׁלו שׁילו שׁלה שׁילה

Shiyloh

H7887

in Shiloh

נער

Na`ar

H5288

and the child

25

שׁחט

Shachat

H7819

And they slew

פּר פּר

Par

H6499

a bullock

,

and brought

נער

Na`ar

the child

,

בּי

Biy

H994

Oh

אדן אדון

'adown

H113

my lord

,

נפשׁ

Nephesh

H5315

as thy soul

,

חי

Chay

H2416

liveth

,

אדן אדון

'adown

H113

my lord

,

נשׁים אשּׁה

'ishshah

I am the woman

,

נצב

Natsab

H5324

that stood

פּלל

Palal

by thee here, praying

27

נער

Na`ar

H5288

For this child

פּלל

Palal

I prayed

and the Lord

נתן

Nathan

hath given

שׁלה שׁאלה

Sh@'elah

H7596

me my petition

שׁאל שׁאל

Sha'al

which I asked

28

שׁאל שׁאל

Sha'al

Therefore also I have lent

him to the Lord

יום

Yowm

as long as he liveth

שׁאל שׁאל

Sha'al

he shall be lent

to the Lord

שׁחה

Shachah

H7812

And he worshipped