1 Samuel

1 Samuel 3:11–13

¹¹Then the LORD said to Samuel, “I am about to do something in Israel at which the ears of all who hear it will tingle. ¹²On that day I will carry out against Eli everything I have spoken about his house, from beginning to end. ¹³I told him that I would judge his house forever for the iniquity of which he knows, because his sons blasphemed God^a and he did not restrain them.

Footnotes

a 3:13 LXX; Hebrew made themselves contemptible

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1 Samuel 3:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
said	וַיֹּ֤אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
I	אָנֹכִ֛י	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
am about to do	עֹשֶׂ֥ה	‘ō·śeh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
something	דָבָ֖ר	ḏā·ḇār	Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
in Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
at which	אֲשֶׁר֙	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
the ears	אָזְנָֽיו׃	’ā·zə·nāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H241 ear
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
who hear it	שֹׁ֣מְע֔וֹ	šō·mə·‘ōw	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8085 hear
will tingle	תְּצִלֶּ֖ינָה	tə·ṣil·le·nāh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine plural	H6750 tingle, quiver

1 Samuel 3:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
On that	הַהוּא֙	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֤וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
I will carry out	אָקִ֣ים	’ā·qîm	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular	H6965 arise, stand up, stand
against	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Eli	עֵלִ֔י	‘ê·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5941 Eli
everything	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
I have spoken	דִּבַּ֖רְתִּי	dib·bar·tî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
about	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
his house	בֵּית֑וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
from beginning	הָחֵ֖ל	hā·ḥêl	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H2490 bore, pierce
to end	וְכַלֵּֽה׃	wə·ḵal·lêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Infinitive absolute	H3615 be complete, at an end, finished, accomplished, spent

1 Samuel 3:13

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I told	וְהִגַּ֣דְתִּי	wə·hig·gaḏ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H5046 be conspicuous
him	ל֔וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
that	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
I	אֲנִ֛י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
would judge	שֹׁפֵ֥ט	šō·p̄êṭ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
his house	בֵּית֖וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
forever	עוֹלָ֑ם	‘ō·w·lām	Noun - masculine singular	H5769 long duration, antiquity, futurity
for the iniquity	בַּעֲוֺ֣ן	ba·‘ă·wōn	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct	H5771 iniquity, guilt, or punishment of iniquity
of which	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
he knows	יָדַ֗ע	yā·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his sons	בָּנָ֔יו	bā·nāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H1121 son
blasphemed God	מְקַֽלְלִ֤ים	mə·qal·lîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling
and he did not	וְלֹ֥א	wə·lō	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
restrain	כִהָ֖ה	ḵi·hāh	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3543 be or grow dim, faint
them	בָּֽם׃	bām	Preposition; third person masculine plural

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 3:11 Habakkuk 1:5 · Acts 13:41 · 2 Kings 21:12 · Jeremiah 19:3 · Luke 21:26 · Amos 3:6–7 · Isaiah 29:14 · Isaiah 28:19

1 Samuel 3:12 1 Samuel 2:27–36

1 Samuel 3:13 Proverbs 19:18 · 1 Samuel 2:12 · 1 Samuel 2:17 · Matthew 10:37 · Proverbs 23:13–14 · Ezekiel 7:3 · Ezekiel 18:30 · 1 Kings 1:6 · Proverbs 29:15

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.