3) Samuel - comparing faithfulness to Yah.weh
- Now is it different with Samuel!
- Not at all!
- Because the connection is his mother Hannah!
- 1 SAMUEL 1:10
In her bitter distress,
מָ֣רַת (mā·raṯ)
Adjective - feminine singular construct
Strong's 4751: Bitter, bitterness, bitterly
Hannah prayed
וַתִּתְפַּלֵּ֥ל (wat·tiṯ·pal·lêl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6419: To judge, to intercede, pray
to
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against
the LORD
יְהוָ֖ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
and wept
וּבָכֹ֥ה (ū·ḇā·ḵōh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan
with many tears.
תִבְכֶּֽה׃ (ṯiḇ·keh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 1058: To weep, to bemoan
- Hannah prayed to Yah.weh and wept with many tears!
And she made
וַתִּדֹּ֨ר (wat·tid·dōr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5087: To promise
a vow,
נֶ֜דֶר (ne·ḏer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 5088: A promise, a thing promised
pleading,
וַתֹּאמַ֗ר (wat·tō·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say
“O LORD
יְהוָ֨ה (Yah·weh)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
of Hosts,
צְבָא֜וֹת (ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ)
Noun - common plural
Strong's 6635: A mass of persons, reg, organized for, war, a campaign
if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not
only
רָאֹ֥ה (rā·’ōh)
Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's 7200: To see
You will look
תִרְאֶ֣ה ׀ (ṯir·’eh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see
upon the affliction
בָּעֳנִ֣י (bā·‘o·nî)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 6040: Affliction, poverty
of Your maidservant
אֲמָתֶ֗ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave
and remember me,
וּזְכַרְתַּ֙נִי֙ (ū·zə·ḵar·ta·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male
not
וְלֹֽא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
forgetting [Your maidservant]
תִשְׁכַּ֣ח (ṯiš·kaḥ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 7911: To mislay, to be oblivious of, from want of memory, attention
but giving
וְנָתַתָּ֥ה (wə·nā·ṯat·tāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set
[her]
אֲמָתֶ֔ךָ (’ă·mā·ṯe·ḵā)
Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's 519: A maidservant, female slave
a son,
זֶ֣רַע (ze·ra‘)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 2233: Seed, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity
then I will dedicate him
וּנְתַתִּ֤יו (ū·nə·ṯat·tîw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set
to the LORD
לַֽיהוָה֙ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel
all
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every
the days
יְמֵ֣י (yə·mê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 3117: A day
of his life,
חַיָּ֔יו (ḥay·yāw)
Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2416: Alive, raw, fresh, strong, life
and no
לֹא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
razor
וּמוֹרָ֖ה (ū·mō·w·rāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4177: A razor
shall ever come
יַעֲלֶ֥ה (ya·‘ă·leh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively
over
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against
his head.�
רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ (rō·šōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 7218: The head
- I will dedicate him to Yah.weh ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE!
- AND NO RAZOR SHALL EVER COME OVER HIS HEAD!
- 1 SAMUEL 1:13
Hannah
וְחַנָּ֗ה (wə·ḥan·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 2584: Hannah -- mother of Samuel
was praying
מְדַבֶּ֣רֶת (mə·ḏab·be·reṯ)
Verb - Piel - Participle - feminine singular
Strong's 1696: To arrange, to speak, to subdue
in
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against
her heart,
לִבָּ֔הּ (lib·bāh)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre
and though
רַ֚ק (raq)
Adverb
Strong's 7535: But, even, except, howbeit howsoever, at the least, nevertheless
her lips
שְׂפָתֶ֣יהָ (śə·p̄ā·ṯe·hā)
Noun - fdc | third person feminine singular
Strong's 8193: The lip, language, a margin
were moving,
נָּע֔וֹת (nā·‘ō·wṯ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 5128: To quiver, wave, waver, tremble, totter
her voice
וְקוֹלָ֖הּ (wə·qō·w·lāh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person feminine singular
Strong's 6963: A voice, sound
could not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no
be heard.
יִשָּׁמֵ֑עַ (yiš·šā·mê·a‘)
Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently
So Eli
עֵלִ֖י (‘ê·lî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh
thought
וַיַּחְשְׁבֶ֥הָ (way·yaḥ·šə·ḇe·hā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 2803: To think, account
she was drunk
לְשִׁכֹּרָֽה׃ (lə·šik·kō·rāh)
Preposition-l | Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7910: Intoxicated, as a, state, a habit
- YES, you have well heard!
- Hannah was praying in her heart!
- And Eli thought she was drunk!
- BUT ONCE AGAIN we can say that FAITHFULNESS IS CONNECTED TO MORAL AND SPIRITUAL PURITY!
- HERE ARE HIGH STANDARDS!
- THEY HAVE NOTHING TO DO WITH THE WORLD MODERN STANDARDS!
- ON THE CONTRARY, THEY ARE COMPLETELY OPPOSITE!
