1 Samuel 2

Hannah praises YHWH with a hymn exalting His reversal of fortunes for the weak and strong; Eli's corrupt sons Hophni and Phinehas profane the priesthood, and a man of God prophesies YHWH's judgment on Eli's house.[1][2]

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וְ/הִכָּ֨ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤄 vehikah and he would strike and he struck HC/Vhq3ms בַ/כִּיּ֜וֹר 𐤁/𐤊𐤉𐤅𐤓 vakior into the pan in the hollowed basin HRd/Ncmsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o or or HC בַ/דּ֗וּד 𐤁/𐤃𐤅𐤃 vadud into the kettle large boiling pot HRd/Ncmsa א֤וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-2 or or HC בַ/קַּלַּ֨חַת֙ 𐤁/𐤒𐤋𐤇𐤕 vaqalachat into the cauldron shallow cooking pot HRd/Ncfsa א֣וֹ 𐤀𐤅 o-3 or or HC בַ/פָּר֔וּר 𐤁/𐤐𐤓𐤅𐤓 vaparur into the pot in the spread-out pan HRd/Ncmsa כֹּ֚ל 𐤊𐤋 kol all the whole of HNcmsa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher that that-which HTr יַעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh brings up he ascends HVhi3ms הַ/מַּזְלֵ֔ג 𐤄/𐤌𐤆𐤋𐤂 hamazeleg the fork the meat-drawing fork HTd/Ncmsa יִקַּ֥ח 𐤉𐤒𐤇 yiqach he would take he will take HVqi3ms הַ/כֹּהֵ֖ן 𐤄/𐤊𐤄𐤍 hakohen the priest the officiating priest HTd/Ncmsa בּ֑/וֹ 𐤁/𐤅 bo for himself HR/Sp3ms כָּ֚כָה 𐤊𐤊𐤄 kakhah thus thus HD יַעֲשׂ֣וּ 𐤉𐤏𐤔𐤅 yaasu they did they will do HVqi3mp לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to all to the whole of HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הַ/בָּאִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤁𐤀𐤉𐤌 habaim who came the coming ones HTd/Vqrmpa שָׁ֖ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD בְּ/שִׁלֹֽה 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤄 beshiloh to Shiloh in Shiloh in Shiloh HR/Np
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וּ/בֵרַ֨ךְ 𐤅/𐤁𐤓𐤊 uverakhe and blessed and he bestowed blessing HC/Vpq3ms עֵלִ֜י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 eli Eli Eli Eli HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] object-marker HTo אֶלְקָנָ֣ה 𐤀𐤋𐤒𐤍𐤄 eleqanah Elkanah El has acquired Eleqanah HNp וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and-[direct object marker] and object-marker HC/To אִשְׁתּ֗/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וְ/אָמַר֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤌𐤓 veamar and said and he said HC/Vqq3ms יָשֵׂם֩ 𐤉𐤔𐤌 yasem may He give may he set HVqj3ms יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp לְ/ךָ֥ 𐤋/𐤊 lekha to you HR/Sp2ms זֶ֨רַע֙ 𐤆𐤓𐤏 zera seed seed HNcmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min of from HR הָ/אִשָּׁ֣ה 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa הַ/זֹּ֔את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs תַּ֚חַת 𐤕𐤇𐤕 tachat in place of under; in place of HR הַ/שְּׁאֵלָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤀𐤋𐤄 hasheelah the loan the petition HTd/Ncfsa אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr שָׁאַ֖ל 𐤔𐤀𐤋 shaal he asked he asked HVqp3ms לַֽ/יהוָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np וְ/הָלְכ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 vehalekhu and they went and they went HC/Vqq3cp לִ/מְקֹמֽ/וֹ 𐤋/𐤌𐤒𐤌/𐤅 limeqomo to his place to his standing-place HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms
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וּ/בָחֹ֣ר 𐤅/𐤁𐤇𐤓 uvachor and I chose and choosing HC/Vqa אֹ֠ת/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms מִ/כָּל 𐤌/𐤊𐤋 mikal from all from the entirety of HR/Ncmsc שִׁבְטֵ֨י 𐤔𐤁𐤈𐤉 shivetey tribes rods-of / tribal-branches-of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לִ/י֙ 𐤋/𐤉 li to me HR/Sp1cs לְ/כֹהֵ֔ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤄𐤍 lekhohen to be priest to a priest-officiant HR/Ncmsa לַ/עֲל֣וֹת 𐤋/𐤏𐤋𐤅𐤕 laalot to go up to ascend HR/Vqc עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al to upon HR מִזְבְּחִ֗/י 𐤌𐤆𐤁𐤇/𐤉 mizebechi my altar my sacrifice-altar HNcmsc/Sp1cs לְ/הַקְטִ֥יר 𐤋/𐤄𐤒𐤈𐤉𐤓 lehaqetir to burn to make smoke ascend HR/Vhc קְטֹ֛רֶת 𐤒𐤈𐤓𐤕 qetoret incense fragrant smoking-compound HNcfsa לָ/שֵׂ֥את 𐤋/𐤔𐤀𐤕 laset to wear to lift up HR/Vqc אֵפ֖וֹד 𐤀𐤐𐤅𐤃 efod ephod priestly ceremonial vestment HNcmsa לְ/פָנָ֑/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before me before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs וָֽ/אֶתְּנָ/ה֙ 𐤅/𐤀𐤕𐤍/𐤄 vaetenah and I gave and I gave HC/Vqw1cs/Sh לְ/בֵ֣ית 𐤋/𐤁𐤉𐤕 leveyt to house to a house of HR/Ncmsc אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha of your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et obj object-marker HTo כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc אִשֵּׁ֖י 𐤀𐤔𐤉 ishey offerings fire-offerings of HNcmpc בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
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לָ/כֵ֗ן 𐤋/𐤊𐤍 lakhen therefore accordingly HR/D נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָה֮ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp אֱלֹהֵ֣י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty ones of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֒ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אָמ֣וֹר 𐤀𐤌𐤅𐤓 amor I said to say HVqa אָמַ֔רְתִּי 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤕𐤉 amareti I said I said HVqp1cs בֵּֽיתְ/ךָ֙ 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤊 beytekha your house your house HNcmsc/Sp2ms וּ/בֵ֣ית 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤕 uveyt and the house and house of HC/Ncmsc אָבִ֔י/ךָ 𐤀𐤁𐤉/𐤊 avikha of your father your father HNcmsc/Sp2ms יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ 𐤉𐤕𐤄𐤋𐤊𐤅 yitehalekhu should walk they will walk about HVti3mp לְ/פָנַ֖/י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍/𐤉 lefanay before Me before my face HR/Ncbpc/Sp1cs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to HR עוֹלָ֑ם 𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤌 olam forever hidden age HNcmsa וְ/עַתָּ֤ה 𐤅/𐤏𐤕𐤄 veatah but now and now HC/D נְאֻם 𐤍𐤀𐤌 neum-2 declares solemn utterance of HNcmsc יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp חָלִ֣ילָ/ה 𐤇𐤋𐤉𐤋/𐤄 chalilah far be it Far be such profaning! HTj/Sh לִּ֔/י 𐤋/𐤉 li from Me HR/Sp1cs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC מְכַבְּדַ֥/י 𐤌𐤊𐤁𐤃/𐤉 mekhabeday who honor Me my honorers HVprmpc/Sp1cs אֲכַבֵּ֖ד 𐤀𐤊𐤁𐤃 akhabed I will honor I will make weighty HVpi1cs וּ/בֹזַ֥/י 𐤅/𐤁𐤆/𐤉 uvozay and those who despise Me and my despisers HC/Vqrmpc/Sp1cs יֵקָֽלּוּ 𐤉𐤒𐤋𐤅 yeqalu will be lightly esteemed they will be light HVqi3mp
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