1 Samuel 3:17

“And he said, “What is the word that he spoke to you? Do not hide it from me, please. So may Elohim do to you and more also, if you hide from me a word of all the word that he spoke to you.””

1 Samuel 3:17 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 3:17, word by word

And he saidיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomer” appears
the wordדָּבָרdavar

word

What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.

Where else “davar” appears
he spokeדִּבֶּרdiber

speak

To speak, say something; above all God to his people.

Where else “diber” appears
hide itתְכַחֵדtechached

hide

To hide something, keep silent about it.

Where else “techached” appears
may Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
doיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “yaase” appears
alsoיוֹסִיףyosif

add

To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.

Where else “yosif” appears

The context

16But Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son.” And he said, “Here I am.”

17 · This verse (above)

18So Samuel told him all the words and did not hide anything from him. And he said, “He is YHWH; let him do what is good in his eyes.”

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