1 Samuel 1

Hannah, barren, prays fervently to YHWH at Shiloh and vows to dedicate her son to His service; YHWH grants her request, and she bears Samuel, whom she brings to Eli the priest to serve YHWH all his days.[1][2][4]

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וְ/עָלָה֩ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤄 vealah and he would go up and he ascended HC/Vqp3ms הָ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֤וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms מֵֽ/עִיר/וֹ֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 meiro from his city from his city HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms מִ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 miyamim from days from days HR/Ncmpa יָמִ֔ימָ/ה 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌/𐤄 yamimah year to year day by day HNcmpa/Sd לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֧ת 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤕 lehishetachaot to worship to bow oneself down HR/Vtc וְ/לִ/זְבֹּ֛חַ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤆𐤁𐤇 velizebocha and to sacrifice and to slaughter-for-sacrifice HC/R/Vqc לַ/יהוָ֥ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts HNcbpa בְּ/שִׁלֹ֑ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤄 beshiloh in Shiloh in Shiloh in Shiloh HR/Np וְ/שָׁ֞ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vesham and there and there HC/D שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc עֵלִ֗י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 eli Eli Eli Eli HNp חָפְנִי֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉 chafeni Hophni Handful-one Chfeni HNp וּ/פִ֣נְחָ֔ס 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤇𐤎 ufinechas and Phinehas and Pînchas and Pinechas HC/Np כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 kohanim priests officiating priests HNcmpa לַ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np
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וַ/תִּדֹּ֨ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤓 vatidor and she vowed and she vowed HC/Vqw3fs נֶ֜דֶר 𐤍𐤃𐤓 neder a vow solemn vow HNcmsa וַ/תֹּאמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomar and said and she said HC/Vqw3fs יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֜וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts HNcbpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if / whether HC רָאֹ֥ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raoh indeed seeing HVqa תִרְאֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh you look you will see HVqi2ms בָּ/עֳנִ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤍𐤉 baoni in the affliction in affliction-of HR/Ncmsc אֲמָתֶ֗/ךָ 𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 amatekha of your maidservant your female servant HNcfsc/Sp2ms וּ/זְכַרְתַּ֨/נִי֙ 𐤅/𐤆𐤊𐤓𐤕/𐤍𐤉 uzekharetani and remember me and you remembered me HC/Vqq2ms/Sp1cs וְ/לֹֽא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo and not and not HC/Tn תִשְׁכַּ֣ח 𐤕𐤔𐤊𐤇 tishekach forget you will forget HVqi2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et - object-marker HTo אֲמָתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 amatekha-2 your maidservant your female servant HNcfsc/Sp2ms וְ/נָתַתָּ֥ה 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤄 venatatah and give and you shall give HC/Vqq2ms לַ/אֲמָתְ/ךָ֖ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 laamatekha to your maidservant to your female servant HR/Ncfsc/Sp2ms זֶ֣רַע 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera seed seed HNcmsc אֲנָשִׁ֑ים 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 anashim of men men HNcmpa וּ/נְתַתִּ֤י/ו 𐤅/𐤍𐤕𐤕𐤉/𐤅 unetativ then I will give him and I gave him HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3ms לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days of HNcmpc חַיָּ֔י/ו 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤅 chayayv of his life his lives HNcmpc/Sp3ms וּ/מוֹרָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤄 umorah and razor hair-removing razor HC/Ncmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo no not HTn יַעֲלֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh shall come he ascends HVqi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon HR רֹאשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הּ֩ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs אֶלְקָנָ֨ה 𐤀𐤋𐤒𐤍𐤄 eleqanah Elkanah El has acquired Eleqanah HNp אִישָׁ֜/הּ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 ishah her husband woman HNcmsc/Sp3fs עֲשִׂ֧י 𐤏𐤔𐤉 asi Do Do! HVqv2fs הַ/טּ֣וֹב 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 hatov the good the good HTd/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינַ֗יִ/ךְ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeynayikhe in your eyes in your eyes HR/Ncbdc/Sp2fs שְׁבִי֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤉 shevi Stay Sit! HVqv2fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR גָּמְלֵ֣/ךְ 𐤂𐤌𐤋/𐤊 gamelekhe you have weaned to deal with you HVqc/Sp2fs אֹת֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms אַ֛ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely HTa יָקֵ֥ם 𐤉𐤒𐤌 yaqem establish may he raise up HVhj3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo דְּבָר֑/וֹ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 devaro His word his spoken-matter HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/תֵּ֤שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁 vateshev And she stayed and she sat/dwelt HC/Vqw3fs הָֽ/אִשָּׁה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa וַ/תֵּ֣ינֶק 𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤒 vateyneq and nursed and she gave milk HC/Vhw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo בְּנָ֔/הּ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah Bene (Bemba) her son her son HNcmsc/Sp3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to HR גָּמְלָ֖/הּ 𐤂𐤌𐤋/𐤄 gamelah she weaned her bringing-to-maturity HVqc/Sp3fs אֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-2 him him HTo/Sp3ms
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