A manאִישׁof ElohimאֱלֹהִיםcameוַיָּבֹאtoאֶלEliעֵלִיand saidוַיֹּאמֶרto him,אֵלָיו“ThusכֹּהsaysאָמַרYHWH:יְהוָהDid I notהֲclearly reveal myselfנִגְלֹה נִגְלֵיתִיtoאֶלthe houseבֵּיתof your fatherאָבִיךָwhen they wereבִּהְיוֹתָםin Egypt,בְּמִצְרַיִםin the houseלְבֵיתof Pharaoh?פַּרְעֹה
1 Samuel 2:27
Study it in the app“A man of Elohim came to Eli and said to him, “Thus says YHWH: Did I not clearly reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt, in the house of Pharaoh?”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 2:27, word by word
- A manאִישׁish
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “ish” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- cameיָּבֹאyavo
come
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “yavo” appears- Eliעֵלִיeli
Eli
Eli, priest at Shiloh who judged Israel forty years (1 Samuel 4:18); Samuel grew up with him.
Where else “eli” appears- and saidיֹּאמֶרyomer
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomer” appears- 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- clearly reveal myselfנִגְלֹהniglo
reveal
To make known, show openly.
Where else “niglo” appears- the houseבֵּיתbet
household
The family, everyone living under one roof.
Where else “bet” appears- of your fatherאָבִיavi
father
The man who begets a child and heads his household.
Where else “avi” appears- when they wereהְיוֹתָheota
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “heota” appears- in Egyptמִצְרַיִםmitsrayim
Egypt, Mizraim
See it on the mapWhere else “mitsrayim” appears- of Pharaohפַּרְעֹהparo
Pharaoh
Pharaoh: the title of the kings of Egypt, not a personal name.
Where else “paro” appears
Places in this verse
Egypt
Today: Egypt (Nile Valley)
A country in northeast Africa along the Nile River, southwest of Israel.
Joseph was sold into it, and his family went down to live there (Gen 37:28; 46:6). God brought Israel out of it with a mighty hand (Exod 12:41). The child Jesus fled there with his parents (Matt 2:14).
The context
26And the boy Samuel went on growing and being good both with YHWH and with men.
27 · This verse (above)
28And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to offer up incense in smoke, to wear an ephod before me; and I gave to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel.