H9002–/וְ–v

And the lamp of God is not yet extinguished, and Samuel is lying down in the temple of Jehovah, where the ark of God `is',

וְנֵ֤ר (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמוּאֵ֖ל (וּ) u. “and”

And Samuel hath not yet known Jehovah, and the word of Jehovah is not yet revealed unto him.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל (וּ) u. “and”וְטֶ֛רֶם (וְ) ve. “and”

In that day I establish unto Eli all that I have spoken unto his house, beginning and completing;

וְכַלֵּֽה׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

and I have declared to him that I am judging his house -- to the age, for the iniquity which he hath known, for his sons are making themselves vile, and he hath not restrained them,

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

and therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli: the iniquity of the house of Eli is not atoned for, by sacrifice, and by offering -- unto the age.'

וְלָכֵ֥ן (וְ) ve. “and”וּבְמִנְחָ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”

And Samuel lieth till the morning, and openeth the doors of the house of Jehovah, and Samuel is afraid of declaring the vision unto Eli.

וּשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל (וּ) u. “and”

And he saith, `What `is' the word which He hath spoken unto thee? I pray thee, hide it not from me; so doth God do to thee, and so doth He add, if thou hidest from me a word of all the words that He hath spoken unto thee.'

וְכֹ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”

And Samuel declareth to him the whole of the words, and hath not hid from him; and he saith, `It `is' Jehovah; that which is good in His eyes He doth.'

וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And Samuel groweth up, and Jehovah hath been with him, and hath not let fall any of his words to the earth;

וַֽיהוָה֙ (וַֽ) va. “and”וְלֹֽא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and all Israel know, from Dan even unto Beer-Sheba, that Samuel is established for a prophet to Jehovah.

וְעַד־ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the word of Samuel is to all Israel, and Israel goeth out to meet the Philistines for battle, and they encamp by Eben-Ezer, and the Philistines have encamped in Aphek,

וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים (וּ) u. “and”

And the people cometh in unto the camp, and the elders of Israel say, `Why hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? we take unto us from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of Jehovah, and it cometh into our midst, and He doth save us out of the hand of our enemies.'

וְיָבֹ֣א (וְ) ve. “so”וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ (וְ) ve. “so”

And the people sendeth to Shiloh, and they take up thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of Hosts, inhabiting the cherubs, and there `are' two sons of Eli, with the ark of the covenant of God, Hophni and Phinehas.

וְשָׁ֞ם (וְ) ve. “and”וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃ (וּ) u. “and”

Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest ye do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you -- then ye have become men, and have fought.'

וִֽהְי֤וּ (וִֽ) vi “and”

and the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.

וַאֲר֥וֹן (וַ) va. “and”וּשְׁנֵ֤י (וּ) u. “and”וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃ (וּ) u. “and”

And a man of Benjamin runneth out of the ranks, and cometh into Shiloh, on that day, and his long robes `are' rent, and earth on his head;

וּמַדָּ֣יו (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲדָמָ֖ה (וַ) va. “and”

and he cometh in, and lo, Eli is sitting on the throne by the side of the way, watching, for his heart hath been trembling for the ark of God, and the man hath come in to declare `it' in the city, and all the city crieth out.

וְהִנֵּ֣ה (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָאִ֗ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, `What -- the noise of this tumult!' And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli.

וְהָאִ֣ישׁ (וְ) ve. “and”

And Eli is a son of ninety and eight years, and his eyes have stood, and he hath not been able to see.

וְעֵלִ֕י (וְ) ve. “and”וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה (וּ) u. “and”וְעֵינָ֣יו (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”

And the man saith unto Eli, `I `am' he who hath come out of the ranks, and I out of the ranks have fled to-day;' and he saith, `What hath been the matter, my son?'

וַאֲנִ֕י (וַ) va. “and”

And he who is bearing tidings answereth and saith, `Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and also a great slaughter hath been among the people, and also thy two sons have died -- Hophni and Phinehas -- and the ark of God hath been captured.'

וְגַ֛ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְגַם־ (וְ) ve. “and”וּפִ֣ינְחָ֔ס (וּ) u. “and”וַאֲר֥וֹן (וַ) va. “and”

And it cometh to pass, at his mentioning the ark of God, that he falleth from off the throne backward, by the side of the gate, and his neck is broken, and he dieth, for the man `is' old and heavy, and he hath judged Israel forty years.

וְכָבֵ֑ד (וְ) ve. “and”וְה֛וּא (וְ) ve. “and”

And his daughter-in-law, wife of Phinehas, `is' pregnant, about to bear, and she heareth the report of the taking of the ark of God, that her father-in-law and her husband have died, and she boweth, and beareth, for her pains have turned upon her.

וְכַלָּת֣וֹ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִישָׁ֑הּ (וְ) ve. “and”

And at the time of her death, when the women who are standing by her say, `Fear not, for a son thou hast borne,' she hath not answered, nor set her heart `to it';

וּכְעֵ֣ת (וּ) u. “and”וְלֹ֥א (וְ) ve. “and”וְלֹא־ (וְ) ve. “and”

and she calleth the youth I-Chabod, saying, `Honour hath removed from Israel,' because of the taking of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

וְאֶל־ (וְ) ve. “and”וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”