H9002–/וְ–v

He keepeth the feet of his saints, but the wicked are silenced in darkness; for by strength shall no man prevail.

וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

They that strive with Jehovah shall be broken to pieces; in the heavens will he thunder upon them. Jehovah will judge the ends of the earth; and he will give strength unto his king, and exalt the horn of his anointed.

וְיִתֶּן־ (וְ) ve. “so”וְיָרֵ֖ם (וְ) ve. “and”

And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest.

וְהַנַּ֗עַר (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not Jehovah.

וּבְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And the priests' custom with the people was, when any man sacrificed a sacrifice, the priest's servant came, when the flesh was cooked, with a flesh-hook of three prongs in his hand;

וּמִשְׁפַּ֥ט (וּ) u. “and”וְהַמַּזְלֵ֛ג (וְ) ve. “and”

Even before they burned the fat, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest, and he will not accept sodden flesh of thee, but raw.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

If the man said to him, They will immediately burn the fat entire, then take as thy soul desires; he would say [supplied: to him], No, but thou shalt give [supplied: it] now; and if not, I will take [supplied: it] by force.

וְקַ֨ח־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִם־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל (וּ) u. “and”

And his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to sacrifice the yearly sacrifice.

וּמְעִ֤יל (וּ) u. “and”

And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to Jehovah. And they went to their own home.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

So Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the boy Samuel grew before Jehovah.

וּשְׁתֵּ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

And Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons were doing to all Israel, and that they lay with the women that served at the entrance of the tent of meeting.

וְעֵלִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְאֵ֤ת (וְ) ve. “and”

If one man sin against another, God will judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall intreat for him? But they hearkened not to the voice of their father, for Jehovah was minded to slay them.

וְאִ֤ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֤א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the boy Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with Jehovah and also with men.

וְהַנַּ֣עַר (וְ) ve. “and”וְגָדֵ֖ל (וְ) ve. “and”וָט֑וֹב (וָ) va. “and”וְגַ֖ם (וְ) ve. “<and>”

and choose him out of all the tribes of Israel, to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear the ephod before me? and I gave unto the house of thy father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel.

וּבָחֹ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”

Wherefore do ye trample upon my sacrifice and upon mine oblation which I have commanded [supplied: in my] habitation? And thou honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the primest of all the oblations of Israel my people.

וּבְמִנְחָתִ֔י (וּ) u. “and”

Wherefore Jehovah the God of Israel saith, I said indeed, Thy house and the house of thy father should walk before me for ever. But now Jehovah saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.

וּבֵ֣ית (וּ) u. “and”וְעַתָּ֤ה (וְ) ve. “and”וּבֹזַ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

Behold, days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And thou shalt see an oppressor [supplied: in my] habitation, amidst all the good that shall be done to Israel; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the man of thine [supplied: whom] I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to cause thine eyes to fail and to grieve thy soul; and all the increase of thy house shall die in their vigour.

וְאִ֗ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”וְלַאֲדִ֣יב (וְ) ve. “and”וְכָל־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And this shall be the sign to thee, which shall come upon thy two sons, upon Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die, both of them.

וְזֶה־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפִֽינְחָ֑ס (וּ) u. “and”

And I will raise up for myself a faithful priest, [supplied: who] shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind; and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed continually.

וּבְנַפְשִׁ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

And it shall come to pass [supplied: that] every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

וְכִכַּר־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the boy Samuel ministered to Jehovah before Eli. And the word of Jehovah was rare in those days; a vision was not frequent.

וְהַנַּ֧עַר (וְ) ve. “and”וּדְבַר־ (וּ) u. “and”

And it came to pass at that time, when Eli lay in his place (now his eyes began to grow dim, he could not see),

וְעֵלִ֖י (וְ) ve. “and”וְעֵינָיו֙ (וְ) ve. “and”