1 Samuel 2:5

“Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread, and those who were hungry have ceased to hunger; even the barren woman has borne seven, and she who has many sons languishes.”
1 Samuel 2:5 · direct translation from the Hebrew

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Those who were fullשְׂבֵעִיםhave hired themselves outנִשְׂכָּרוּfor bread,בַּלֶּחֶםand those who were hungryוּרְעֵבִיםhave ceased to hunger;חָדֵלּוּevenעַדthe barren womanעֲקָרָהhas borneיָלְדָהseven,שִׁבְעָהand she who has manyוְרַבַּתsonsבָּנִיםlanguishes.אֻמְלָלָה

Allusion · Luke 1:52-53

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Mary’s song and Hannah’s share images and words: the hungry filled, the lowly lifted up, the rich and the thrones.

They share words that are rare in the original, without a quotation.

רְעֵבִיםreevimH7457πεινῶνταςpeinōntasG3983“hungry”
כִסֵּאjiseH3678θρόνωνthronōnG2362“throne, seat”
מְרוֹמֵםmeromemH7311ὕψωσενhypsōsenG5312“raise, lift up”
מַעֲשִׁירmaashirH6238πλουτοῦνταςploutountasG4147“become rich”

1 Samuel 2:5, word by word

Those who were fullשְׂבֵעִיםseveim

satisfied, full

Satisfied, full, having enough; of an old man, full of days, with a complete life. Also of having too much of trouble.

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have hired themselves outנִשְׂכָּרוּniskaru

hire

Hire: pay someone for work or for the use of something.

Where else “niskaru” appears

for breadלֶּחֶםlechem

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

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and those who were hungryרְעֵבִיםreevim

hungry

Hungry, suffering hunger.

Where else “reevim” appears

have ceased to hungerחָדֵלּוּchadelu

cease, stop

Stop doing something, cease; leave off.

Where else “chadelu” appears

the barren womanעֲקָרָהakara

barren

Barren: unable to have children.

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has borneיָלְדָהyalda

bear

To bring a child into the world, giving birth after pregnancy.

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sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva

seven

Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".

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and she who has manyרַבַּתrabat

many

A great number of people or things.

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sonsבָּנִיםbanim

son

The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.

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languishesאֻמְלָלָהumlala

languish

Languish, wither, lose strength.

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The context

4The bow of the mighty is broken, and those who stumbled have girded on strength.

5 · This verse (above)

6YHWH puts to death and makes alive; he brings down to Sheol and brings up.

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