1 Samuel 2:18 Go deeper

But Samuel ministered before the LORD , being a child, girded with a linen ephod. (KJV)

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וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'Eland Samuel

Lemma: שְׁמוּאֵל (she.mu.el) · Strong's: H8050G

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Masculine (HNpm)

Meaning: Samuel

Used 138 times. Also: 1 Samuel 1:20, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:1, 1 Samuel 3:3, 1 Samuel 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:18 word 1

מְשָׁרֵ֖תme.sha.Ret[was] serving

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 2:18 word 2

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 2:18 word 3

פְּנֵ֣יpe.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 2:18 word 4

יְהוָ֑הYah.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 2:18 word 5

נַ֕עַרNa.'ara 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 2:18 word 6

חָג֖וּרcha.Gurgirded

Lemma: חָגַר (cha.gar) · Strong's: H2296

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsmsa)

Meaning: to gird

Used 44 times. Also: Exodus 12:11, Exodus 29:9, Leviticus 8:7, Leviticus 8:13, Leviticus 16:4, Deuteronomy 1:41 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2296; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:18 word 7

אֵפ֥וֹד'e.Fodan ephod of

Lemma: אֵפוֹד (e.phod) · Strong's: H0646

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

Meaning: ephod

Used 49 times. Also: Exodus 25:7, Exodus 28:4, Exodus 28:6, Exodus 28:12, Exodus 28:15, Exodus 28:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0646; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:18 word 8

בָּֽד\׃Badlinen

Lemma: בַּד (bad) · Strong's: H0906

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

Meaning: linen

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 28:42, Exodus 39:28, Leviticus 6:10, Leviticus 16:4, Leviticus 16:23, Leviticus 16:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0906; TAHOT 1 Samuel 2:18 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

Now Samuel	→	שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel
was ministering	→	שָׁרַת H8334 to minister
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
a boy	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
wearing	→	חָגַר H2296 to gird
a linen	→	בַּד H0906 linen
ephod	→	אֵפוֹד H0646 ephod

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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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