1 Samuel

1 Samuel 1:23

²³“Do what you think is best,” her husband Elkanah replied, “and stay here until you have weaned him. Only may the LORD confirm His word.”^f

So Hannah stayed and nursed her son until she had weaned him.

Footnotes

f 1:23 MT; DSS, LXX, and Syriac your word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do	עֲשִׂ֧י	‘ă·śî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H6213 do, make
what you think	בְּעֵינַ֗יִךְ	bə·‘ê·na·yiḵ	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; second person feminine singular	H5869 eye
is best	הַטּ֣וֹב	haṭ·ṭō·wḇ	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
her husband	אִישָׁ֜הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
Elkanah	אֶלְקָנָ֨ה	’el·qā·nāh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H511 Elkanah
replied	וַיֹּ֣אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
and stay	שְׁבִי֙	šə·ḇî	Verb - Qal - Imperative - feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
here until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
you have weaned him	גָּמְלֵ֣ךְ	gā·mə·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; second person feminine singular	H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
Only	אַ֛ךְ	’aḵ	Adverb	H389 surely
may the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
confirm	יָקֵ֥ם	yā·qêm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
His word	דְּבָר֑וֹ	də·ḇā·rōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
So Hannah	הָֽאִשָּׁה֙	hā·’iš·šāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H802 woman, wife, female
stayed	וַתֵּ֤שֶׁב	wat·tê·šeḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
and nursed	וַתֵּ֣ינֶק	wat·tê·neq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3243 suck
her son	בְּנָ֔הּ	bə·nāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H1121 son
until	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
she had weaned	גָּמְלָ֖הּ	ḡā·mə·lāh	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H1580 deal fully or adequately with, deal out to
him	אֹתֽוֹ׃	’ō·ṯōw	Direct object marker; third person masculine singular	H853 mark of the accusative

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