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No,אַלmy sons;בָּנָיforכִּיthe reportהַשְּׁמֻעָהthatאֲשֶׁרIאָנֹכִיhearשֹׁמֵעַthe peopleעַםof YHWHיְהוָהspreadingמַעֲבִרִיםisnotלוֹאgood.טוֹבָה
1 Samuel 2:24
Study it in the app“No, my sons; for the report that I hear the people of YHWH spreading is not good.”
Eli rebukes his sons, but they do not listen to his voiceParents and Children
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 2:24, word by word
- my sonsבָּנָbana
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “bana” appears- the reportשְּׁמֻעָהshemua
report, news
Report, news: what one hears said.
Where else “shemua” appears- hearשֹׁמֵעַshomea
hear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “shomea” appears- the peopleעַםam
Ammi
Israel, YHWH's people: "my people".
Where else “am” appears- 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.
Where else “yehva” appears- spreadingמַעֲבִרִיםmaavirim
bring across
To bring across, or take away.
Where else “maavirim” appears- goodטוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears
The context
23And he said to them, “Why do you do things like these? For I hear of your evil deeds from all these people.
24 · This verse (above)
25If a man sins against a man, Elohim will arbitrate for him; but if a man sins against YHWH, who will pray for him?” But they did not listen to the voice of their father, for YHWH wanted to put them to death.