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1 Samuel 1— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
How to read a word below: the Hebrewword, then how it sounds, then what it means, then its number in Strong’s concordance, a widely used lookup this site follows (H for Hebrew and Aramaic, G for Greek). Square brackets hold a word the English supplies that the Hebrew does not, angle brackets mark the Hebrew’s own grammatical elements that English renders as separate words, and the mark ס or פ is where the Hebrew manuscripts end a paragraph.
Am I not better to thee than ten sons?1
1 Samuel 1:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on I Samuel 1:1
And there was a man. It all follows the order: Moshe gave over the Torah to Yehoshua and Yehoshua to the Elders and each Judge to his successor until it reached Eili who gave it over to Shmuel.
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1 Samuel 1:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
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A vow at Shiloh, mistaken for drunkenness9
1 Samuel 1:9· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
1 Samuel 1:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 1:10
And she was bitter of soul and she prayed before the LORD and wept abundantly.
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1 Samuel 1:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on I Samuel 1:11
Adonoy of Hosts. Why was this Name designated here? She [Chana] said before Him, "Lord of the universe, You created two hosts in Your world. The heavenly beings neither multiply nor do they die; the earthly beings both multiply and die.
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1 Samuel 1:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on I Samuel 1:12
Watched her mouth. He waited for her to stop, as Targum Yonoson renders, 'and Eili waited until she stopped.'
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1 Samuel 1:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Rashi on I Samuel 1:13
Eili thought she was drunk. Because they were not accustomed to praying silently.
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1 Samuel 1:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Radak on I Samuel 1:14
Will you be drunk: Until when will you show yourself as if you were drunk; since you move the lips of your mouth, but your words are not heard.
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Samuel weaned and lent to Jehovah19
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