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וַתִּתְפַּלֵּל חַנָּה, וַתֹּאמַר, עָלַץ לִבִּי בַּיהוָה, רָמָה קַרְנִי בַּיהוָה; רָחַב פִּי עַל-אוֹיְבַי, כִּי שָׂמַחְתִּי בִּישׁוּעָתֶךָ.
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And Hannah prayed, and said: my heart exulteth in YAHOWAH, my horn is exalted in YAHOWAH; my mouth is enlarged over mine enemies; because I rejoice in Thy salvation.
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אֵין-קָדוֹשׁ כַּיהוָה, כִּי אֵין בִּלְתֶּךָ; וְאֵין צוּר, כֵּאלֹהֵינוּ.
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There is none holy as YAHOWAH, for there is none beside Thee; neither is there any rock like our Eloheem.
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ג
אַל-תַּרְבּוּ תְדַבְּרוּ גְּבֹהָה גְבֹהָה, יֵצֵא עָתָק מִפִּיכֶם: כִּי אֵל דֵּעוֹת יְהוָה, ולא (וְלוֹ) נִתְכְּנוּ עֲלִלוֹת.
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Multiply not exceeding proud talk; let not arrogancy come out of your mouth; for YAHOWAH is a Eloheem of knowledge, and by Him actions are weighed.
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קֶשֶׁת גִּבֹּרִים, חַתִּים; וְנִכְשָׁלִים, אָזְרוּ חָיִל.
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The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength.
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שְׂבֵעִים בַּלֶּחֶם נִשְׂכָּרוּ, וּרְעֵבִים חָדֵלּוּ, עַד-עֲקָרָה יָלְדָה שִׁבְעָה, וְרַבַּת בָּנִים אֻמְלָלָה.
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They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry have ceased; while the barren hath borne seven, she that had many children hath languished.
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יְהוָה, מֵמִית וּמְחַיֶּה; מוֹרִיד שְׁאוֹל, וַיָּעַל.
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YAHOWAH killeth, and maketh alive; He bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up.
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יְהוָה, מוֹרִישׁ וּמַעֲשִׁיר; מַשְׁפִּיל, אַף-מְרוֹמֵם.
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YAHOWAH maketh poor, and maketh rich; He bringeth low, He also lifteth up.
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ח
מֵקִים מֵעָפָר דָּל, מֵאַשְׁפֹּת יָרִים אֶבְיוֹן, לְהוֹשִׁיב עִם-נְדִיבִים, וְכִסֵּא כָבוֹד יַנְחִלֵם: כִּי לַיהוָה מְצֻקֵי אֶרֶץ, וַיָּשֶׁת עֲלֵיהֶם תֵּבֵל.
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He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dung-hill, to make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory; for the pillars of the earth are YAHOWAH'S, and He hath set the world upon them.
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ט
רַגְלֵי חֲסִידָו יִשְׁמֹר, וּרְשָׁעִים בַּחֹשֶׁךְ יִדָּמּוּ: כִּי-לֹא בְכֹחַ, יִגְבַּר-אִישׁ.
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He will keep the feet of His holy ones, but the wicked shall be put to silence in darkness; for not by strength shall man prevail.
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יְהוָה יֵחַתּוּ מְרִיבָו, עָלָו בַּשָּׁמַיִם יַרְעֵם--יְהוָה, יָדִין אַפְסֵי-אָרֶץ; וְיִתֶּן-עֹז לְמַלְכּוֹ, וְיָרֵם קֶרֶן מְשִׁיחוֹ. {פ}
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They that strive with YAHOWAH shall be broken to pieces; against them will He thunder in heaven; YAHOWAH will judge the ends of the earth; and He will give strength unto His king, and exalt the horn of His anointed.
{P}
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יא
וַיֵּלֶךְ אֶלְקָנָה הָרָמָתָה, עַל-בֵּיתוֹ; וְהַנַּעַר, הָיָה מְשָׁרֵת אֶת-יְהוָה, אֶת-פְּנֵי, עֵלִי הַכֹּהֵן.
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And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto YAHOWAH before Eli the priest.
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יב
וּבְנֵי עֵלִי, בְּנֵי בְלִיָּעַל: לֹא יָדְעוּ, אֶת-יְהוָה.
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Now the sons of Eli were base men; they knew not YAHOWAH.
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יג
וּמִשְׁפַּט הַכֹּהֲנִים, אֶת-הָעָם--כָּל-אִישׁ זֹבֵחַ זֶבַח, וּבָא נַעַר הַכֹּהֵן כְּבַשֵּׁל הַבָּשָׂר, וְהַמַּזְלֵג שְׁלֹשׁ הַשִּׁנַּיִם, בְּיָדוֹ.
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And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest's servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;
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יד
וְהִכָּה בַכִּיּוֹר אוֹ בַדּוּד, אוֹ בַקַּלַּחַת אוֹ בַפָּרוּר--כֹּל אֲשֶׁר יַעֲלֶה הַמַּזְלֵג, יִקַּח הַכֹּהֵן בּוֹ; כָּכָה יַעֲשׂוּ לְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, הַבָּאִים שָׁם בְּשִׁלֹה.
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and he struck it into the pan, or kettle, or caldron, or pot; all that the flesh-hook brought up the priest took therewith. So they did unto all the Israelites that came thither in Shiloh.
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טו
גַּם, בְּטֶרֶם יַקְטִרוּן אֶת-הַחֵלֶב, וּבָא נַעַר הַכֹּהֵן וְאָמַר לָאִישׁ הַזֹּבֵחַ, תְּנָה בָשָׂר לִצְלוֹת לַכֹּהֵן; וְלֹא-יִקַּח מִמְּךָ בָּשָׂר מְבֻשָּׁל, כִּי אִם-חָי.
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Yea, before the fat was made to smoke, the priest's servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed: 'Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.'
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טז
וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו הָאִישׁ, קַטֵּר יַקְטִירוּן כַּיּוֹם הַחֵלֶב, וְקַח-לְךָ, כַּאֲשֶׁר תְּאַוֶּה נַפְשֶׁךָ; וְאָמַר לו (לֹא), כִּי עַתָּה תִתֵּן--וְאִם-לֹא, לָקַחְתִּי בְחָזְקָה.
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And if the man said unto him: 'Let the fat be made to smoke first of all, and then take as much as thy soul desireth'; then he would say: 'Nay, but thou shalt give it me now; and if not, I will take it by force.'
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יז
וַתְּהִי חַטַּאת הַנְּעָרִים גְּדוֹלָה מְאֹד, אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהוָה: כִּי נִאֲצוּ הָאֲנָשִׁים, אֵת מִנְחַת יְהוָה.
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And the sin of the young men was very great before YAHOWAH; for the men dealt contemptuously with the offering of YAHOWAH.
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יח
וּשְׁמוּאֵל, מְשָׁרֵת אֶת-פְּנֵי יְהוָה: נַעַר, חָגוּר אֵפוֹד בָּד.
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But Samuel ministered before YAHOWAH, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
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יט
וּמְעִיל קָטֹן תַּעֲשֶׂה-לּוֹ אִמּוֹ, וְהַעַלְתָה לוֹ מִיָּמִים יָמִימָה--בַּעֲלוֹתָהּ, אֶת-אִישָׁהּ, לִזְבֹּחַ, אֶת-זֶבַח הַיָּמִים.
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Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
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כ
וּבֵרַךְ עֵלִי אֶת-אֶלְקָנָה וְאֶת-אִשְׁתּוֹ, וְאָמַר יָשֵׂם יְהוָה לְךָ זֶרַע מִן-הָאִשָּׁה הַזֹּאת, תַּחַת הַשְּׁאֵלָה, אֲשֶׁר שָׁאַל לַיהוָה; וְהָלְכוּ, לִמְקוֹמוֹ.
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And Eli would bless Elkanah and his wife, and say: 'YAHOWAH give thee seed of this woman for the loan which was lent to YAHOWAH.' And they would go unto their own home.
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כא
כִּי-פָקַד יְהוָה אֶת-חַנָּה, וַתַּהַר וַתֵּלֶד שְׁלֹשָׁה-בָנִים וּשְׁתֵּי בָנוֹת; וַיִּגְדַּל הַנַּעַר שְׁמוּאֵל, עִם-יְהוָה. {ס}
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So YAHOWAH remembered Hannah, and she conceived, and bore three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before YAHOWAH.
{S}
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כב
וְעֵלִי, זָקֵן מְאֹד; וְשָׁמַע, אֵת כָּל-אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשׂוּן בָּנָיו לְכָל-יִשְׂרָאֵל, וְאֵת אֲשֶׁר-יִשְׁכְּבוּן אֶת-הַנָּשִׁים, הַצֹּבְאוֹת פֶּתַח אֹהֶל מוֹעֵד.
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Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Yisrael, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.
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כג
וַיֹּאמֶר לָהֶם, לָמָּה תַעֲשׂוּן כַּדְּבָרִים הָאֵלֶּה, אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ אֶת-דִּבְרֵיכֶם רָעִים, מֵאֵת כָּל-הָעָם אֵלֶּה.
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And he said unto them: 'Why do ye such things? for I hear evil reports concerning you from all this people.
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כד
אַל, בָּנָי: כִּי לוֹא-טוֹבָה הַשְּׁמֻעָה אֲשֶׁר אָנֹכִי שֹׁמֵעַ, מַעֲבִרִים עַם-יְהוָה.
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Nay, my sons; for it is no good report which I hear YAHOWAH'S people do spread abroad.
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כה
אִם-יֶחֱטָא אִישׁ לְאִישׁ, וּפִלְלוֹ אֱלֹהִים, וְאִם לַיהוָה יֶחֱטָא-אִישׁ, מִי יִתְפַּלֶּל-לוֹ; וְלֹא יִשְׁמְעוּ לְקוֹל אֲבִיהֶם, כִּי-חָפֵץ יְהוָה לַהֲמִיתָם.
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If one man sin against another, Eloheem shall judge him; but if a man sin against YAHOWAH, who shall entreat for him?' But they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because YAHOWAH would slay them.
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כו
וְהַנַּעַר שְׁמוּאֵל, הֹלֵךְ וְגָדֵל וָטוֹב: גַּם, עִם-יְהוָה, וְגַם, עִם-אֲנָשִׁים. {פ}
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And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favour both with YAHOWAH, and also with men.
{P}
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כז
וַיָּבֹא אִישׁ-אֱלֹהִים, אֶל-עֵלִי; וַיֹּאמֶר אֵלָיו, כֹּה אָמַר יְהוָה, הֲנִגְלֹה נִגְלֵיתִי אֶל-בֵּית אָבִיךָ, בִּהְיוֹתָם בְּמִצְרַיִם לְבֵית פַּרְעֹה.
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And there came a man of Eloheem unto Eli, and said unto him: 'Thus saith YAHOWAH: Did I reveal Myself unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh's house?
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כח
וּבָחֹר אֹתוֹ מִכָּל-שִׁבְטֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִי, לְכֹהֵן, לַעֲלוֹת עַל-מִזְבְּחִי לְהַקְטִיר קְטֹרֶת לָשֵׂאת אֵפוֹד, לְפָנָי; וָאֶתְּנָה לְבֵית אָבִיךָ, אֶת-כָּל-אִשֵּׁי בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל.
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And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Yisrael to be My priest, to go up unto Mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before Me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children of Yisrael made by fire?
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כט
לָמָּה תִבְעֲטוּ, בְּזִבְחִי וּבְמִנְחָתִי, אֲשֶׁר צִוִּיתִי, מָעוֹן; וַתְּכַבֵּד אֶת-בָּנֶיךָ, מִמֶּנִּי, לְהַבְרִיאֲכֶם מֵרֵאשִׁית כָּל-מִנְחַת יִשְׂרָאֵל, לְעַמִּי.
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Wherefore kick ye at My sacrifice and at Mine offering, which I have commanded in My habitation; and honourest thy sons above Me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Yisrael My people?
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ל
לָכֵן, נְאֻם-יְהוָה אֱלֹהֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל, אָמוֹר אָמַרְתִּי, בֵּיתְךָ וּבֵית אָבִיךָ יִתְהַלְּכוּ לְפָנַי עַד-עוֹלָם; וְעַתָּה נְאֻם-יְהוָה חָלִילָה לִּי, כִּי-מְכַבְּדַי אֲכַבֵּד וּבֹזַי יֵקָלּוּ.
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Therefore YAHOWAH, the Eloheem of Yisrael, saith: I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before Me for ever; but now YAHOWAH saith: Be it far from Me: for them that honour Me I will honour, and they that despise Me shall be lightly esteemed.
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לא
הִנֵּה, יָמִים בָּאִים, וְגָדַעְתִּי אֶת-זְרֹעֲךָ, וְאֶת-זְרֹעַ בֵּית אָבִיךָ--מִהְיוֹת זָקֵן, בְּבֵיתֶךָ.
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Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father's house, that there shall not be an old man in thy house.
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לב
וְהִבַּטְתָּ צַר מָעוֹן, בְּכֹל אֲשֶׁר-יֵיטִיב אֶת-יִשְׂרָאֵל; וְלֹא-יִהְיֶה זָקֵן בְּבֵיתְךָ, כָּל-הַיָּמִים.
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And thou shalt behold a rival in My habitation, in all the good which shall be done to Yisrael; and there shall not be an old man in thy house for ever.
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לג
וְאִישׁ, לֹא-אַכְרִית לְךָ מֵעִם מִזְבְּחִי, לְכַלּוֹת אֶת-עֵינֶיךָ, וְלַאֲדִיב אֶת-נַפְשֶׁךָ; וְכָל-מַרְבִּית בֵּיתְךָ, יָמוּתוּ אֲנָשִׁים.
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Yet will I not cut off every man of thine from Mine altar, to make thine eyes to fail, and thy heart to languish; and all the increase of thy house shall die young men.
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לד
וְזֶה-לְּךָ הָאוֹת, אֲשֶׁר יָבֹא אֶל-שְׁנֵי בָנֶיךָ--אֶל-חָפְנִי, וּפִינְחָס: בְּיוֹם אֶחָד, יָמוּתוּ שְׁנֵיהֶם.
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And this shall be the sign unto thee, that which shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.
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לה
וַהֲקִימֹתִי לִי כֹּהֵן נֶאֱמָן, כַּאֲשֶׁר בִּלְבָבִי וּבְנַפְשִׁי יַעֲשֶׂה; וּבָנִיתִי לוֹ בַּיִת נֶאֱמָן, וְהִתְהַלֵּךְ לִפְנֵי-מְשִׁיחִי כָּל-הַיָּמִים.
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And I will raise Me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in My heart and in My mind; and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before Mine anointed for ever.
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לו
וְהָיָה, כָּל-הַנּוֹתָר בְּבֵיתְךָ, יָבוֹא לְהִשְׁתַּחֲות לוֹ, לַאֲגוֹרַת כֶּסֶף וְכִכַּר-לָחֶם; וְאָמַר, סְפָחֵנִי נָא אֶל-אַחַת הַכְּהֻנּוֹת--לֶאֱכֹל פַּת-לָחֶם. {פ}
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And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say: Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.'
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