1 Samuel
1 Samuel 2:18
18Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD — a boy wearing a linen ephod.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
1 Samuel 3:1 · Exodus 28:4 · 1 Samuel 2:11 · 2 Samuel 6:14 · 1 Samuel 22:18
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.