1 Samuel 2:11 Go deeper

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. (KJV)

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וַיֵּ֧לֶךְvai.Ye.lekhand he went

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 1

אֶלְקָנָ֛ה'el.ka.NahElkanah

Lemma: אֶלְקָנָה (el.qa.nah) · Strong's: H0511H

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Elkanah

Used 10 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:1, 1 Samuel 1:4, 1 Samuel 1:8, 1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 1:21, 1 Samuel 1:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0511H; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 2

הָרָמָ֖תָהha.ra.Ma.tah<the> Ramah towards

Lemma: רָמָה (ra.mah) · Strong's: H7414J

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Ramah

Used 15 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:19, 1 Samuel 7:17, 1 Samuel 8:4, 1 Samuel 15:34, 1 Samuel 16:13, 1 Samuel 19:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7414J; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 3

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 4

בֵּית֑וֹbei.Tohouse his

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: home

Used 896 times. Also: Genesis 19:2, Genesis 19:3, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 19:10, Genesis 19:11, Genesis 20:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004B; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 5

וְהַנַּ֗עַרve.ha.Na.'arand the lad

Lemma: נַ֫עַר (na.ar) · Strong's: H5288

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: youth

Used 239 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 18:7, Genesis 19:4, Genesis 21:12, Genesis 21:17, Genesis 21:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5288; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 6

הָיָ֤הha.Yahhe was

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 7

מְשָׁרֵת֙me.sha.Retserving

Lemma: שָׁרַת (sha.rat) · Strong's: H8334

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVprmsa)

Meaning: to minister

Used 96 times. Also: Genesis 39:4, Genesis 40:4, Exodus 24:13, Exodus 28:35, Exodus 28:43, Exodus 29:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8334; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 8

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 9

יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahweh

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 2:11 word 10

אֶת\־'et-with

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0854

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: with

Used 928 times. Also: Genesis 4:1, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 6:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0854; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 11

פְּנֵ֖יpe.Nei[the] presence of

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 12

עֵלִ֥י'e.LiEli

Lemma: עֵלִי (e.li) · Strong's: H5941

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Eli

Used 33 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:3, 1 Samuel 1:9, 1 Samuel 1:12, 1 Samuel 1:13, 1 Samuel 1:14, 1 Samuel 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5941; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:11 word 13

הַכֹּהֵֽן\׃ha.ko.Henthe priest

Lemma: כֹּהֵן (ko.hen) · Strong's: H3548

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

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 2:11 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Then Elkanah	→	אֶלְקָנָה H0511H Elkanah
went	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
home	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004B house: home
to Ramah	→	רָמָה H7414J Ramah
. . .	→	עַל H5921A upon
but the boy	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
. . .	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
began ministering	→	שָׁרַת H8334 to minister
to	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
Eli	→	עֵלִי H5941 Eli
the priest	→	כֹּהֵן H3548 priest

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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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