1 Samuel 1:24

“And she brought him up with her when she had weaned him, with three bulls, one ephah of flour, and a skin of wine, and she brought him to the house of YHWH at Shiloh. And the boy was young.”

1 Samuel 1:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 1:24, word by word

And she brought him upתַּעֲלֵtaale

bring up

To make someone go up: "I led you up from Egypt".

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she had weaned himגְּמָלַתּgemalat

wean

To stop nursing a child.

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with threeשְׁלֹשָׁהshelosha

three

A quantity of three: three persons or things together.

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bullsפָרִיםfarim

bull

Young bull, bullock.

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oneאַחַתachat

one

The number one; just one and no more.

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ephahאֵיפָהefa

ephah

Ephah: a measure for grain, about twenty-two liters; also a measure in general.

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of flourקֶמַחkemach

flour

Flour.

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and a skinנֵבֶלnevel

skin bottle

A vessel of leather or clay in which wine was kept.

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of wineיַיִןyayin

wine

Wine; also drunkenness.

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and she brought himתְּבִאֵtevie

bring

To bring something or someone.

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to the houseבֵיתvet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

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of YHWHיְהוָהyehva

YHWH

The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.

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at Shilohשִׁלוֹshilo

Shiloh

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And the boyנַּעַרnaar

boy

A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.

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Translation note

Word for word: “and the boy was a boy.”

Places in this verse

JerusalemShiloh
Approximate location. A “?” means it is not known for sure where it was.
  • Shiloh

    Today: Khirbet Seilun (Tel Shiloh), West Bank

    A town in the hills of Ephraim, about 19 miles (30 km) north of Jerusalem.

    The tabernacle stood there in the days of Joshua and Eli (Josh 18:1; 1 Sam 1:3). Hannah prayed there, and Samuel was born (1 Sam 1:9-20).

    Joshua 18:11 Samuel 1:31 Samuel 4:3Jeremiah 7:12

The context

23And Elkanah her husband said to her, “Do what is good in your eyes; stay until you have weaned him; only may YHWH establish his word.” So the woman stayed and nursed her son until she weaned him.

24 · This verse (above)

25And they slaughtered the bull and brought the boy to Eli.

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