1 Samuel

1 Samuel 3:1

¹And the boy Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli.

Now in those days the word of the LORD was rare, and visions were scarce.

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
And the boy	וְהַנַּ֧עַר	wə·han·na·‘ar	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5288 a shaking, scattering
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
ministered	מְשָׁרֵ֥ת	mə·šā·rêṯ	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H8334 minister, serve
to	אֶת־	’eṯ-	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the LORD	יְהוָ֖ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Eli	עֵלִ֑י	‘ê·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5941 Eli
Now in those	הָהֵ֔ם	hā·hêm	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine plural	H1992 they, them
days	בַּיָּמִ֣ים	bay·yā·mîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
the word	וּדְבַר־	ū·ḏə·ḇar-	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1697 speech, word
of the LORD	יְהוָ֗ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was	הָיָ֤ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
rare	יָקָר֙	yā·qār	Adjective - masculine singular	H3368 precious, rare, splendid, weighty
and visions	חָז֖וֹן	ḥā·zō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H2377 vision
were	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
scarce	נִפְרָֽץ׃ס	nip̄·rāṣ	Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular	H6555 break through

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Amos 8:11–12 · Psalm 74:9 · 1 Samuel 3:21 · 1 Samuel 2:11 · 1 Samuel 2:18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.