1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:18–19

¹⁸Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD — a boy wearing a linen ephod. ¹⁹Each year his mother would make him a little robe and bring it to him when she went with her husband to offer the annual sacrifice.

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1 Samuel 2:18

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Samuel	וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל	ū·šə·mū·’êl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
was ministering	מְשָׁרֵ֖ת	mə·šā·rêṯ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H8334 minister, serve
before	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
a boy	נַ֕עַר	na·‘ar	Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
wearing	חָג֖וּר	ḥā·ḡūr	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular	H2296 gird, gird on, gird oneself
a linen	בָּֽד׃	bāḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H906 white linen
ephod	אֵפ֥וֹד	’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H646 ephod

1 Samuel 2:19

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Each year	מִיָּמִ֣ים׀	mî·yā·mîm	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
his mother	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
would make	תַּעֲשֶׂה־	ta·‘ă·śeh-	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H6213 do, make
him	לּ֣וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
a little	קָטֹן֙	qā·ṭōn	Adjective - masculine singular	H6996 small, young, unimportant
robe	וּמְעִ֤יל	ū·mə·‘îl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H4598 robe
and bring	וְהַעַלְתָ֥ה	wə·ha·‘al·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
to him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
when she went	בַּֽעֲלוֹתָהּ֙	ba·‘ă·lō·w·ṯāh	Preposition-b; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct; third person feminine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
with	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Preposition	H854 with
her husband	אִישָׁ֔הּ	’î·šāh	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
to offer	לִזְבֹּ֖חַ	liz·bō·aḥ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2076 slaughter for sacrifice
the annual	הַיָּמִֽים׃	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
sacrifice	זֶ֥בַח	ze·ḇaḥ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2077 sacrifice

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 2:18 1 Samuel 3:1 · Exodus 28:4 · 1 Samuel 2:11 · 2 Samuel 6:14 · 1 Samuel 22:18

1 Samuel 2:19 1 Samuel 1:3 · 1 Samuel 1:21

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.