1 Samuel 1:3 Go deeper
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And this man went up out of his city yearly to worship and to sacrifice unto the LORD of hosts in Shiloh. And the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, the priests of the LORD , were there. (KJV)
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וְעָלָה֩ve.'a.Lahand he went up
Lemma: עָלָה (a.lah) · Strong's: H5927G
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqq3ms)
Meaning: to ascend: rise
Used 615 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 13:1, Genesis 17:22, Genesis 19:28, Genesis 19:30, Genesis 24:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5927G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 1
הָאִ֨ישׁha.'Ishthe man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 2
הַה֤וּאha.Hu'<the> that
Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931
Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)
Meaning: he/she/it
Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 3
מֵֽעִירוֹ֙me.'i.Rofrom city his
Lemma: עִיר (ir) · Strong's: H5892B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: city
Used 1084 times. Also: Genesis 4:17, Genesis 10:12, Genesis 11:4, Genesis 11:5, Genesis 11:8, Genesis 13:12 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5892B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 4
מִיָּמִ֣ים\׀mi.ya.Mimfrom days
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day: year
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 41:1, Exodus 13:10, Leviticus 25:29, Joshua 13:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 5
יָמִ֔ימָהya.Mi.mahdays towards
Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117I
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: day: year
Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 18:11, Genesis 24:1, Genesis 41:1, Exodus 13:10, Leviticus 25:29, Joshua 13:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3117I; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 6
לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֧תle.hish.ta.cha.Votto bow down
Lemma: שָׁחָה (sha.chah) · Strong's: H7812
Parsing: Verb · Hishtaphel (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVvcc)
Meaning: to bow
Used 169 times. Also: Genesis 18:2, Genesis 19:1, Genesis 22:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:12, Genesis 24:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7812; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 7
וְלִזְבֹּ֛חַve.liz.Bo.achand to sacrifice
Lemma: זָבַח (za.vach) · Strong's: H2076
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to sacrifice
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 3:18, Exodus 5:3, Exodus 5:8, Exodus 5:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2076; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 8
לַיהוָ֥הla.Yah.wehto Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 9
צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hosts
Lemma: צָבָא (tsa.va) · Strong's: H6635B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: Hosts
Used 285 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:11, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 15:2, 1 Samuel 17:45, 2 Samuel 5:10, 2 Samuel 6:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6635B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 10
בְּשִׁלֹ֑הbe.shi.Lohat Shiloh
Lemma: שִׁלוֹ (shi.loh) · Strong's: H7887
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)
Meaning: Shiloh
Used 32 times. Also: Joshua 18:1, Joshua 18:8, Joshua 18:9, Joshua 18:10, Joshua 19:51, Joshua 21:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7887; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 11
וְשָׁ֞םve.Shamand there
Lemma: שָׁם (sham) · Strong's: H8033G
Parsing: Adverb (HD)
Meaning: there
Used 832 times. Also: Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:10, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 10:14 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8033G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 12
שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei[the] two
Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Dual · Construct (HNcbdc)
Meaning: two
Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 13
בְנֵֽי\־ve.nei-[the] sons of
Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: son: child
Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 14
עֵלִ֗י'e.LiEli
Lemma: עֵלִי (e.li) · Strong's: H5941
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Eli
Used 33 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 1:12, 1 Samuel 1:13, 1 Samuel 1:14, 1 Samuel 1:17, 1 Samuel 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5941; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 15
חָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiHophni
Lemma: חׇפְנִי (choph.ni) · Strong's: H2652
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Hophni
Used 5 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:34, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 4:11, 1 Samuel 4:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2652; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 16
וּפִ֣נְחָ֔סu.Fin.Chasand Phinehas
Lemma: פִּינְחָס (pin.chas) · Strong's: H6372H
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)
Meaning: Phinehas
Used 7 times. Also: 1 Samuel 2:34, 1 Samuel 4:4, 1 Samuel 4:11, 1 Samuel 4:17, 1 Samuel 4:19, 1 Samuel 14:3 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6372H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 17
כֹּהֲנִ֖יםko.ha.Nim[were] priests
Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: priest
Used 750 times. Also: Genesis 14:18, Genesis 41:45, Genesis 41:50, Genesis 46:20, Genesis 47:22, Genesis 47:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3548; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 18
לַיהוָֽה\׃la.Yah.wehof Yahweh
Lemma: יְהֹוָה (ye.ho.vah) · Strong's: H3068G
Parsing: Noun · Proper · Title (HNpt)
Meaning: LORD
Used 6519 times. Also: Genesis 2:4, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:8, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3068G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 1:3 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| Year after year | → | יוֹם H3117I day: year |
| . . . | → | יוֹם H3117I day: year |
| [Elkanah] | → | הוּא H1931 he/she/it |
| . . . | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| would go up | → | עָלָה H5927G to ascend: rise |
| from his city | → | עִיר H5892B city |
| to worship | → | שָׁחָה H7812 to bow |
| and sacrifice | → | זָבַח H2076 to sacrifice |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
| of Hosts | → | צָבָא H6635B Hosts |
| at Shiloh | → | שִׁלוֹ H7887 Shiloh |
| where | → | שָׁם H8033G there |
| Eli’s | → | עֵלִי H5941 Eli |
| two | → | שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two |
| sons | → | בֵּן H1121A son: child |
| Hophni | → | חׇפְנִי H2652 Hophni |
| and Phinehas | → | פִּינְחָס H6372H Phinehas |
| were priests | → | כֹּהֵן H3548 priest |
| to the LORD | → | יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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