1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:18
18“May your maidservant find favor with you,” said Hannah. Then she went on her way, and she began to eat, and her face was no longer downcast.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| May your maidservant | שִׁפְחָתְךָ֛ | šip̄·ḥā·ṯə·ḵā | Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| find | תִּמְצָ֧א | tim·ṣā | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| favor | חֵ֖ן | ḥên | Noun - masculine singular | H2580 favour, grace |
| with you | בְּעֵינֶ֑יךָ | bə·‘ê·ne·ḵā | Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular | H5869 eye |
| said Hannah | וַתֹּ֕אמֶר | wat·tō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Then | הָאִשָּׁ֤ה | hā·’iš·šāh | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H802 woman, wife, female |
| went | וַתֵּ֨לֶךְ | wat·tê·leḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H1980 go, come, walk |
| on her way | לְדַרְכָּהּ֙ | lə·ḏar·kāh | Preposition-l; Noun - common singular construct; third person feminine singular | H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner |
| and she began to eat | וַתֹּאכַ֔ל | wat·tō·ḵal | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H398 eat |
| and her face | וּפָנֶ֥יהָ | ū·p̄ā·ne·hā | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular | H6440 face, before |
| no | לֹא־ | lō- | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| longer | עֽוֹד׃ | ‘ō·wḏ | Adverb | H5750 a going round, continuance |
| downcast | הָיוּ־ | hā·yū- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
Cross-references
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Ruth 2:13 · Ecclesiastes 9:7 · Romans 15:13 · Genesis 33:15 · John 16:24 · Genesis 33:8 · Philippians 4:6–7 · Genesis 32:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.