And I have toldוְהִגַּדְתִּיhimלוֹthatכִּיIאֲנִיam judgingשֹׁפֵטhis houseאֶת בֵּיתוֹforeverעַד עוֹלָםfor the iniquityבַּעֲוֺןthatאֲשֶׁרhe knew,יָדַעbecauseכִּיhis sonsבָּנָיוwere bringing a curseמְקַלְלִיםon themselves,לָהֶםand he did notוְלֹאrestrainכִהָהthem.בָּם
1 Samuel 3:13
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With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 3:13, word by word
- And I have toldהִגַּדְתִּיhigadti
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “higadti” appears- am judgingשֹׁפֵטshofet
call to account
To call to account, punish.
Where else “shofet” appears- his houseבֵּיתbet
dynasty
Someone's descendants: "the house of David".
Where else “bet” appears- foreverעוֹלָםolam
forever
Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.
Where else “olam” appears- for the iniquityעֲוֺןavon
iniquity
A serious wrong.
Where else “avon” appears- he knewיָדַעyada
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yada” appears- his sonsבָּנָיbanay
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “banay” appears- were bringing a curseמְקַלְלִיםmekallim
curse
To speak words against someone that wish him harm.
Where else “mekallim” appears- restrainכִהָהchiha
restrain
To correct someone firmly so that he does not keep doing wrong.
Where else “chiha” appears
The context
12On that day I will carry out against Eli all that I have spoken concerning his house, from beginning to end.
13 · This verse (above)
14Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of the house of Eli shall not be expiated by sacrifice or by offering forever.”