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And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלlayוַיִּשְׁכַּבuntilעַדthe morning;הַבֹּקֶרthen he openedוַיִּפְתַּחthe doorsאֶת דַּלְתוֹתof the houseבֵּיתof YHWH.יְהוָהAnd Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵלwas afraidיָרֵאto tellמֵהַגִּידthe visionאֶת הַמַּרְאָהtoאֶלEli.עֵלִי
1 Samuel 3:15
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With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 3:15, word by word
- And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵלshemuel
Samuel
Samuel, the name of two persons. One was a chief of the tribe of Simeon (Numbers 34:20). The best known is the son of Elkanah and Hannah, prophet and last judge of Israel, who anointed the kings Saul and David. The name sounds like "heard by El" or "name of El."
Where else “shemuel” appears- layיִּשְׁכַּבyishkav
lie down
To lie down to sleep or rest.
Where else “yishkav” appears- the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- then he openedיִּפְתַּחyiftach
open
To open a door, mouth or eyes.
Where else “yiftach” appears- the doorsדַּלְתוֹתdaltot
door
The wooden or metal leaf that opens and shuts the entrance of a house or city.
Where else “daltot” appears- of the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” 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- was afraidיָרֵאyare
fear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yare” appears- to tellהַגִּידhagid
tell
To tell someone something he does not know or has not seen.
Where else “hagid” appears- the visionמַּרְאָהmara
vision
What God shows someone in dreams or awake: a vision.
Where else “mara” 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
The context
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.”
15 · This verse (above)
16But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.”