1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:30–34

³⁰Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares:

‘I did indeed say that your house

and the house of your father

would walk before Me forever.

But now the LORD declares:

Far be it from Me!

For I will honor those who honor Me,

but those who despise Me will be disdained.

³¹Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no one in it will reach old age. ³²You will see distress in My dwelling place. Despite all that is good in Israel, no one in your house will ever again reach old age. ³³And every one of you that I do not cut off from My altar, I will cause your eyes to fail and your heart to grieve.^f All your descendants^g will die by the sword of men.^h

³⁴And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.

Footnotes

f 2:33 Hebrew; LXX his eyes will fail and his heart will grieve
g 2:33 Or increase
h 2:33 DSS and LXX; MT will die as mortals or will die in the prime of life

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1 Samuel 2:30

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Therefore	לָכֵ֗ן	lā·ḵên	Adverb	H3651 right, veritable, honest
the LORD	יְהוָה֮	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
the God	אֱלֹהֵ֣י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֒	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
I did indeed	אָמ֣וֹר	’ā·mō·wr	Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H559 utter, say
say	אָמַ֔רְתִּי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
that your house	בֵּֽיתְךָ֙	bê·ṯə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
and the house	וּבֵ֣ית	ū·ḇêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of your father	אָבִ֔יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
would walk	יִתְהַלְּכ֥וּ	yiṯ·hal·lə·ḵū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
before Me	לְפָנַ֖י	lə·p̄ā·nay	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
forever	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
But now	וְעַתָּ֤ה	wə·‘at·tāh	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H6258 now
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
declares	נְאֻם־	nə·’um-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H5002 utterance
Far be it	חָלִ֣ילָה	ḥā·lî·lāh	Interjection; third person feminine singular	H2486 far be it
from Me	לִּ֔י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I will honor	אֲכַבֵּ֖ד	’ă·ḵab·bêḏ	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
those who honor Me	מְכַבְּדַ֥י	mə·ḵab·bə·ḏay	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
but those who despise Me	וּבֹזַ֥י	ū·ḇō·zay	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H959 despise
will be disdained	יֵקָֽלּוּ׃	yê·qāl·lū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling

1 Samuel 2:31

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּה֙	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
the days	יָמִ֣ים	yā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
are coming	בָּאִ֔ים	bā·’îm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H935 come in, come, go in, go
when I will cut off	וְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙	wə·ḡā·ḏa‘·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1438 hew, hew down or off
your strength	זְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔	zə·rō·‘ă·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
and the strength	זְרֹ֖עַ	zə·rō·a‘	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2220 arm, shoulder, strength
of your father’s	אָבִ֑יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
house	בֵּ֣ית	bêṯ	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
so that no one in it	בְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃	bə·ḇê·ṯe·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
will reach	מִֽהְי֥וֹת	mih·yō·wṯ	Preposition-m; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
old age	זָקֵ֖ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old

1 Samuel 2:32

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
You will see	וְהִבַּטְתָּ֙	wə·hib·baṭ·tā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular	H5027 look
distress	צַ֣ר	ṣar	Adjective - masculine singular construct	H6862 narrow, tight
dwelling place	מָע֔וֹן	mā·‘ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H4583 dwelling, habitation
Despite all	בְּכֹ֥ל	bə·ḵōl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
that	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is good	יֵיטִ֖יב	yê·ṭîḇ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3190 be good, well, glad, pleasing
in Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
no one	וְלֹֽא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
in your house	בְּבֵיתְךָ֖	bə·ḇê·ṯə·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1004 house
will ever again	הַיָּמִֽים׃	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
reach	יִהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
old age	זָקֵ֛ן	zā·qên	Adjective - masculine singular	H2205 old

1 Samuel 2:33

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And every one	וְאִ֗ישׁ	wə·’îš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
of you	לְךָ֙	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
that I do not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
cut off	אַכְרִ֤ית	’aḵ·rîṯ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H3772 cut off, cut down
from	מֵעִ֣ם	mê·‘im	Preposition-m	H5973 with
My altar	מִזְבְּחִ֔י	miz·bə·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4196 altar
your eyes	עֵינֶ֖יךָ	‘ê·ne·ḵā	Noun - cdc; second person masculine singular	H5869 eye
to fail	לְכַלּ֥וֹת	lə·ḵal·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent
and your heart	נַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ	nap̄·še·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion
to grieve	וְלַאֲדִ֣יב	wə·la·’ă·ḏîḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H109 grieve
All	וְכָל־	wə·ḵāl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
your descendants	מַרְבִּ֥ית	mar·bîṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4768 increase, great number, greatness
will die	יָמ֥וּתוּ	yā·mū·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
of men	אֲנָשִֽׁים׃	’ă·nā·šîm	Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind

1 Samuel 2:34

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And this	וְזֶה־	wə·zeh-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
sign	הָא֗וֹת	hā·’ō·wṯ	Article; Noun - common singular	H226 sign
shall come	יָבֹא֙	yā·ḇō	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to you	לְּךָ֣	lə·ḵā	Preposition; second person masculine singular
concerning	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
your two	שְׁנֵ֣י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
sons	בָנֶ֔יךָ	ḇā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
Hophni	חָפְנִ֖י	ḥā·p̄ə·nî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2652 Chophni
and Phinehas	וּפִֽינְחָ֑ס	ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6372 Pinechas
They will both	שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
die	יָמ֥וּתוּ	yā·mū·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H4191 die
on the same	אֶחָ֖ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
day	בְּי֥וֹם	bə·yō·wm	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day