1 Samuel 2:12 Go deeper

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the LORD . (KJV)

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וּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.Neiand [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 2:12 word 1

עֵלִ֖י'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 2:12 word 2

בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[were] sons of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121G

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

Meaning: son: descendant/people

Used 1559 times. Also: Genesis 19:38, Genesis 23:3, Genesis 23:5, Genesis 23:7, Genesis 23:10, Genesis 23:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:12 word 3

בְלִיָּ֑עַלve.li.Ya.'alworthlessness

Lemma: בְּלִיַּ֫עַל (be.liy.ya.al) · Strong's: H1100G

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

Meaning: Belial

Used 16 times. Also: Deuteronomy 13:13, Judges 19:22, Judges 20:13, 1 Samuel 1:16, 1 Samuel 10:27, 1 Samuel 25:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1100G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:12 word 4

לֹ֥אlo'not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:12 word 5

יָדְע֖וּya.de.'Uthey knew

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVqp3cp)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:12 word 6

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 2:12 word 7

יְהוָֽה\׃Yah.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 2:12 word 8

How the BSB renders it

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

Now the sons	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of Eli	→	עֵלִי H5941 Eli
were wicked	→	בְּלִיַּ֫עַל H1100G Belial
men	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
they had no	→	לֹא H3808 not
regard	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
for the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD

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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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