New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Samuel

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Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then Elkanah "God has created," or "God has taken possession," the name of several Isr. Noun H511 אֶלְקָנָ֛ה el·ka·nah
Analysis:
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went to go, come, walk Verb H1980 וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ vai·ye·lech
to his home a house Noun H1004 בֵּיתֹ֑ו bei·tov;
at Ramah. "height," the name of several places in Isr. Noun H7414 הָרָמָ֖תָה ha·ra·ma·tah
Analysis:
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But the boy a boy, lad, youth, retainer Noun H5288 וְהַנַּ֗עַר ve·han·na·'ar
ministered to minister, serve Verb H8334 מְשָׁרֵת֙ me·sha·ret
to the LORD the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 יְהוָ֔ה Yah·weh
before face, faces Noun H6440 פְּנֵ֖י pe·nei
Eli a priest at Shiloh Noun H5941 עֵלִ֥י e·li
Analysis:
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the priest. priest Noun H3548 הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ hak·ko·hen.

Locations

Ramah

RAMAHra'-ma (ha-ramah, without the definite article only in Nehemiah 11:33 Jeremiah 31:15): The name denotes height, from root rum, "to be high," and the towns to which it applied seem all to have stood on elevated sites.(1) Codex Vaticanus Arael; Codex Alexandrinus Rhama: A fenced city in the lot assigned to Naphtali (Joshua 19:36). Only in this passage is... View Details

People

Eli

Eli, an Israelite

Eli

a priest at Shiloh

Elkanah

Elkanah [N] [H] God-created.  The second son of Korah ( Exodus 6:24 ), or, according to  1 Chronicles 6:22  1 Chronicles 6:23 , more correctly his grandson.    Another Levite of the line of Heman the singer, although he does not seem to have performed any of the usual Levitical offices. He was father of Samuel the prophet ( 1 Chronicles 6:27  1 Chronicles 6:34 ... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.
King James Bible Then And Elkanah went to Ramah to his home at Ramah. But house. And the boy ministered to child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest.
Hebrew Greek English Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.