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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Verse 3 וְ/עָלָה֩ 𐤅/𐤏𐤋𐤄 vealah and he would go up and he ascended HC/Vqp3ms הָ/אִ֨ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the manly one HTd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֤וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that that same one (he) HTd/Pp3ms מֵֽ/עִיר/וֹ֙ 𐤌/𐤏𐤉𐤓/𐤅 meiro from his city from his guarded city HR/Ncfsc/Sp3ms מִ/יָּמִ֣ים 𐤌/𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌 miyamim from days from days HR/Ncmpa יָמִ֔ימָ/ה 𐤉𐤌𐤉𐤌/𐤄 yamimah year to year warm-days HNcmpa/Sd לְ/הִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֧ת 𐤋/𐤄𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤕 lehishetachaot to worship to bow oneself down in prostration HR/Vtc וְ/לִ/זְבֹּ֛חַ 𐤅/𐤋/𐤆𐤁𐤇 velizebocha and to sacrifice and to sacrificially slaughter HC/R/Vqc לַ/יהוָ֥ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts war-hosts HNcbpa בְּ/שִׁלֹ֑ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤋𐤄 beshiloh in Shiloh in Shiloh (Place of Tranquility) HR/Np וְ/שָׁ֞ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vesham and there and there (in that place) HC/D שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons builder-sons HNcmpc עֵלִ֗י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 eli Eli Lofty One (Eli) HNp חָפְנִי֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉 chafeni Hophni Handful (masculine personal name) HNp וּ/פִ֣נְחָ֔ס 𐤅/𐤐𐤍𐤇𐤎 ufinechas and Phinehas and Pinechas (Mouth-of-Serpent) HC/Np כֹּהֲנִ֖ים 𐤊𐤄𐤍𐤉𐤌 kohanim priests officiating priests HNcmpa לַ/יהוָֽה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np
Verse 11 וַ/תִּדֹּ֨ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤓 vatidor and she vowed And she vowed a vow HC/Vqw3fs נֶ֜דֶר 𐤍𐤃𐤓 neder a vow a vowed pledge HNcmsa וַ/תֹּאמַ֗ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤀𐤌𐤓 vatomar and said and she said HC/Vqw3fs יְהוָ֨ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp צְבָא֜וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts war-hosts HNcbpa אִם 𐤀𐤌 im if if HC רָאֹ֥ה 𐤓𐤀𐤄 raoh indeed surely see HVqa תִרְאֶ֣ה 𐤕𐤓𐤀𐤄 tireeh you look you (masculine singular) will see HVqi2ms בָּ/עֳנִ֣י 𐤁/𐤏𐤍𐤉 baoni in the affliction in affliction HR/Ncmsc אֲמָתֶ֗/ךָ 𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 amatekha of your maidservant your bondwoman 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 - (definite object-marker) HTo אֲמָתֶ֔/ךָ 𐤀𐤌𐤕/𐤊 amatekha-2 your maidservant your bondwoman 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 maidservant 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 will give him HC/Vqq1cs/Sp3ms לַֽ/יהוָה֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) to YHWH to the Self-Existent One HR/Np כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc יְמֵ֣י 𐤉𐤌𐤉 yemey days days HNcmpc חַיָּ֔י/ו 𐤇𐤉𐤉/𐤅 chayayv of his life his lives HNcmpc/Sp3ms וּ/מוֹרָ֖ה 𐤅/𐤌𐤅𐤓𐤄 umorah and razor and a shearing-razor HC/Ncmsa לֹא 𐤋𐤀 lo no not HTn יַעֲלֶ֥ה 𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤄 yaaleh shall come he will ascend HVqi3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al upon upon (up-over) HR רֹאשֽׁ/וֹ 𐤓𐤀𐤔/𐤅 rosho his head his head HNcmsc/Sp3ms
Verse 19 וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤊𐤌𐤅 vayashekimu they rose early and they shouldered-up early HC/Vhw3mp בַ/בֹּ֗קֶר 𐤁/𐤁𐤒𐤓 vaboqer in the morning in the break-of-day HRd/Ncmsa וַ/יִּֽשְׁתַּחֲווּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤕𐤇𐤅𐤅 vayishetachavu and worshiped and they prostrated themselves HC/Vtw3mp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וַ/יָּשֻׁ֛בוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤁𐤅 vayashuvu and returned and they turned back HC/Vqw3mp וַ/יָּבֹ֥אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and came and they came-in HC/Vqw3mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּיתָ֖/ם 𐤁𐤉𐤕/𐤌 beytam their house their father-house HNcmsc/Sp3mp הָ/רָמָ֑תָ/ה 𐤄/𐤓𐤌𐤕/𐤄 haramatah Ramah toward the Height HTd/Np/Sd וַ/יֵּ֤דַע 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏 vayeda knew and he came-to-know HC/Vqw3ms אֶלְקָנָה֙ 𐤀𐤋𐤒𐤍𐤄 eleqanah Elkanah El Has Acquired HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et [direct object marker] (definite object-marker) HTo חַנָּ֣ה 𐤇𐤍𐤄 chanah Hannah Favored Woman HNp אִשְׁתּ֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤔𐤕/𐤅 isheto his wife his woman HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יִּֽזְכְּרֶ֖/הָ 𐤅/𐤉𐤆𐤊𐤓/𐤄 vayizekereha and remembered her and he brought her to remembrance HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3fs יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp
Verse 23 וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms לָ/הּ֩ 𐤋/𐤄 lah to her HR/Sp3fs אֶלְקָנָ֨ה 𐤀𐤋𐤒𐤍𐤄 eleqanah Elkanah El Has Acquired HNp אִישָׁ֜/הּ 𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 ishah her husband a woman (female-person) HNcmsc/Sp3fs עֲשִׂ֧י 𐤏𐤔𐤉 asi Do you (feminine singular) do/make/accomplish HVqv2fs הַ/טּ֣וֹב 𐤄/𐤈𐤅𐤁 hatov the good the good one HTd/Aamsa בְּ/עֵינַ֗יִ/ךְ 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤍𐤉/𐤊 beeynayikhe in your eyes in your eyes (feminine singular) HR/Ncbdc/Sp2fs שְׁבִי֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤉 shevi Stay Sit down, you (feminine singular)! HVqv2fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad until up to the boundary of HR גָּמְלֵ֣/ךְ 𐤂𐤌𐤋/𐤊 gamelekhe you have weaned he has fully dealt with you (fem.) HVqc/Sp2fs אֹת֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto him him HTo/Sp3ms אַ֛ךְ 𐤀𐤊 akhe only surely, only HTa יָקֵ֥ם 𐤉𐤒𐤌 yaqem establish he will cause to stand firm HVhj3ms יְהוָ֖ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo דְּבָר֑/וֹ 𐤃𐤁𐤓/𐤅 devaro His word his spoken-word HNcmsc/Sp3ms וַ/תֵּ֤שֶׁב 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁 vateshev And she stayed and she settled down HC/Vqw3fs הָֽ/אִשָּׁה֙ 𐤄/𐤀𐤔𐤄 haishah the woman the woman HTd/Ncfsa וַ/תֵּ֣ינֶק 𐤅/𐤕𐤉𐤍𐤒 vateyneq and nursed and she suckled HC/Vhw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 (definite object-marker) HTo בְּנָ֔/הּ 𐤁𐤍/𐤄 benah Bene (Bemba) her son her builder-son HNcmsc/Sp3fs עַד 𐤏𐤃 ad-2 until up to the boundary of HR גָּמְלָ֖/הּ 𐤂𐤌𐤋/𐤄 gamelah she weaned she brought her to ripeness HVqc/Sp3fs אֹתֽ/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto-2 him him HTo/Sp3ms