1 Samuel 1:12
As Hannah kept on praying before the LORD, Eli watched her mouth.
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ASV
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before Jehovah, that Eli marked her mouth.
KJV
And it came to pass, as she continued praying before the Lord, that Eli marked her mouth.
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10 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| וְהָיָה֙ | ve.ha.Yah | and it was | H1961 → |
| כִּ֣י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| הִרְבְּתָ֔ה | hir.be.Tah | she had increased | H7235 → |
| לְהִתְפַּלֵּ֖ל | le.hit.pa.Lel | to pray | H6419 → |
| לִפְנֵ֣י | lif.Nei | <to> before | H6440 → |
| יְהוָ֑ה | Yah.weh | Yahweh | H3068 → |
| וְעֵלִ֖י | ve.'e.Li | and Eli | H5941 → |
| שֹׁמֵ֥ר | sho.Mer | [was] watching | H8104 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| פִּֽיהָ׃ | Pi.ha | mouth her | H6310 → |
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