H9002–/וְ–v

He will keep the feet of his holy ones, but the evil-doers will come to their end in the dark night, for by strength no man will overcome.

וּרְשָׁעִ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

Those who make war against the Lord will be broken; against them he will send his thunder from heaven: the Lord will be judge of the ends of the earth, he will give strength to his king, lifting up the horn of him on whom the holy oil has been put.

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

Then Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child became the servant of the Lord under the direction of Eli the priest.

וְהַנַּ֗עַר (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the sons of Eli were evil and good-for-nothing men, having no knowledge of the Lord.

וּבְנֵ֥י (וּ) u. “and”

And the priests' way with the people was this: when any man made an offering, the priest's servant came while the flesh was being cooked, having in his hand a meat-hook with three teeth;

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

And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it unc

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.

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

But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל (וּ) u. “and”

And his mother made him a little robe and took it to him every year when she came with her husband for the year's offering.

וּמְעִ֤יל (וּ) u. “and”

And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.

וּשְׁתֵּ֣י (וּ) u. “and”

Now Eli was very old; and he had news from time to time of what his sons were doing to all Israel.

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

If one man does wrong to another, God will be his judge: but if a man's sin is against the Lord, who will take up his cause? But they gave no attention to the voice of their father, for it was the Lord's purpose to send destruction on them.

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

And the young Samuel, becoming older, had the approval of the Lord and of men.

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

Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?

וּבָחֹ֣ר (וּ) u. “and”

Why then are you looking with envy on my offerings of meat and of meal which were ordered by my word, honouring your sons before me, and making yourselves fat with all the best of the offerings of Israel, my people?

וּבְמִנְחָתִ֔י (וּ) u. “and”

For this reason the Lord God of Israel has said, Truly I did say that your family and your father's people would have their place before me for ever: but now the Lord says, Let it not be so; I will give honour to those by whom I am honoured, and those wh

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

See, the days are coming when your arm and the arm of your father's people will be cut off;

וְאֶת־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And never again will there be an old man in your family.

וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

But one man of your family will not be cut off by my hand, and his eyes will be made dark, and grief will be in his heart: and all the offspring of your family will come to their end by the sword of men.

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

And this will be the sign to you, which will come on Hophni and Phinehas, your sons; death will overtake them on the same day.

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

And I will make a true priest for myself, one who will do what is in my heart and in my mind: and I will make for him a family which will not come to an end; and his place will be before my holy one for ever.

וּבְנַפְשִׁ֖י (וּ) u. “and”

Then it will be that the rest of your family, anyone who has not been cut off, will go down on his knees to him for a bit of silver or a bit of bread, and say, Be pleased to put me into one of the priest's places so that I may have a little food.

וְכִכַּר־ (וְ) ve. “and”

Now the young Samuel was the servant of the Lord before Eli. In those days the Lord kept his word secret from men; there was no open vision.

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

And at that time, when Eli was resting in his place, (now his eyes were becoming clouded so that he was not able to see,)

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