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And the child Samuel ministered unto the LORD before Eli. And the word of the LORD was precious in those days; there was no open vision. (KJV)

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וְהַנַּ֧עַרve.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 3:1 word 1

שְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElSamuel

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 2:18, 1 Samuel 2:21, 1 Samuel 2:26, 1 Samuel 3:3, 1 Samuel 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8050G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:1 word 2

מְשָׁרֵ֥תme.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 3:1 word 3

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 3:1 word 4

יְהוָ֖הYah.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 3:1 word 5

לִפְנֵ֣יlif.Nei<to> before

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 3:1 word 6

עֵלִ֑י'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 3:1 word 7

וּדְבַר\־u.de.var-and [the] word of

Lemma: דָּבָר (da.var) · Strong's: H1697G

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

Meaning: word

Used 867 times. Also: Genesis 11:1, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 15:4, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:52, Genesis 27:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1697G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:1 word 8

יְהוָ֗הYah.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 3:1 word 9

הָיָ֤הha.Yahit 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 3:1 word 10

יָקָר֙ya.Karrare

Lemma: יָקָר (ya.qar) · Strong's: H3368

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: precious

Used 35 times. Also: 2 Samuel 12:30, 1 Kings 5:17, 1 Kings 7:9, 1 Kings 7:10, 1 Kings 7:11, 1 Kings 10:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3368; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:1 word 11

בַּיָּמִ֣יםbai.ya.Mimin the days

Lemma: יוֹם (yom) · Strong's: H3117G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: day

Used 1933 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:8, Genesis 1:13, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3117G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:1 word 12

הָהֵ֔םha.Hem<the> those

Lemma: הֵ֫מָּה (hem.mah) · Strong's: H1992

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Plural (HPp3mp)

Meaning: they(masc.)

Used 550 times. Also: Genesis 3:7, Genesis 6:4, Genesis 7:14, Genesis 14:13, Genesis 14:24, Genesis 25:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1992; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:1 word 13

אֵ֥ין'einnot

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:1 word 14

חָז֖וֹןcha.Zonvision

Lemma: חָזוֹן (cha.zon) · Strong's: H2377

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

Meaning: vision

Used 35 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 17:15, 2 Chronicles 32:32, Psalms 89:19, Proverbs 29:18, Isaiah 1:1, Isaiah 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2377; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:1 word 15

נִפְרָֽץ\׃\ \סnif.Ratz[was] spread out

Lemma: פָּרַץ (pa.rats) · Strong's: H6555

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVNrmsa)

Meaning: to break through

Used 48 times. Also: Genesis 28:14, Genesis 30:30, Genesis 30:43, Genesis 38:29, Exodus 1:12, Exodus 19:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6555; TAHOT 1 Samuel 3:1 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

And the boy	→	נַ֫עַר H5288 youth
Samuel	→	שְׁמוּאֵל H8050G Samuel
ministered	→	שָׁרַת H8334 to minister
to	→	אֵת H0853 [Obj.]
the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
before	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
Eli	→	עֵלִי H5941 Eli
Now in those	→	הֵ֫מָּה H1992 they(masc.)
days	→	יוֹם H3117G day
the word	→	דָּבָר H1697G word
of the LORD	→	יְהֹוָה H3068G LORD
was	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
rare	→	יָקָר H3368 precious
and visions	→	חָזוֹן H2377 vision
were	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
scarce	→	פָּרַץ H6555 to break through

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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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