1 Samuel
1 Samuel 1:3
3Year after year Elkanah would go up from his city to worship and sacrifice to the LORD of Hosts at Shiloh, where Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, were priests to the LORD.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year after year | מִיָּמִ֣ים׀ | mî·yā·mîm | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural | H3117 day |
| would go up | וְעָלָה֩ | wə·‘ā·lāh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H5927 go up, ascend, climb |
| from his city | מֵֽעִירוֹ֙ | mê·‘î·rōw | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5892 excitement |
| to worship | לְהִֽשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֧ת | lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct | H7812 bow down |
| and sacrifice | וְלִזְבֹּ֛חַ | wə·liz·bō·aḥ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H2076 slaughter for sacrifice |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָ֥ה | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| of Hosts | צְבָא֖וֹת | ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ | Noun - common plural | H6635 army, war, warfare |
| at Shiloh | בְּשִׁלֹ֑ה | bə·ši·lōh | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H7887 Shiloh |
| where | וְשָׁ֞ם | wə·šām | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H8033 there, thither |
| Eli’s | עֵלִ֗י | ‘ê·lî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5941 Eli |
| two | שְׁנֵ֣י | šə·nê | Number - masculine dual construct | H8147 two |
| sons | בְנֵֽי־ | ḇə·nê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| Hophni | חָפְנִי֙ | ḥā·p̄ə·nî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H2652 Chophni |
| and Phinehas | וּפִ֣נְחָ֔ס | ū·p̄in·ḥās | Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H6372 Pinechas |
| were priests | כֹּהֲנִ֖ים | kō·hă·nîm | Noun - masculine plural | H3548 priest |
| to the LORD | לַיהוָֽה׃ | Yah·weh | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Luke 2:41 · Joshua 18:1 · Deuteronomy 12:5–7 · Exodus 34:23 · Exodus 23:14 · 1 Samuel 1:21 · Deuteronomy 16:16 · 1 Samuel 1:9 · Judges 18:31
Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.