KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
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“And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.”
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| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And when” | כַּֽאֲשֶׁ֣ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | And when |
| “she had weaned” | גְּמָלַ֗תּוּ | To treat a person (well or ill), i.e., benefit or requite; by implication (of toil), to ripen, i.e., (specifically) to wean | weaned |
| “him, she took him up” | וַתַּֽעֲלֵ֨הוּ | To ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative | took up |
| “with” | עִמָּ֜הּ | Adverb or preposition, with (i.e., in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English) | with |
| “her, with three” | שְׁלֹשָׁה֙ | Three; occasionally (ordinal) third, or (multiple) thrice | three |
| “bullocks,” | בְּפָרִ֤ים | A bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof) | bullocks |
| “and one” | אַחַ֥ת | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | one |
| “ephah” | וְאֵיפָ֨ה | An ephah or measure for grain; hence, a measure in general | ephah |
| “of flour,” | קֶ֙מַח֙ | Flour | flour |
| “and a bottle” | וְנֵ֣בֶל | A skin-bag for liquids (from collapsing when empty); hence, a vase (as similar in shape when full) | bottle |
| “of wine,” | יַ֔יִן | Wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication | wine |
| “and brought” | וַתְּבִאֵ֥הוּ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | brought |
| “him unto the house” | בֵית | A house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) | house |
| “of the Lord” | יְהוָ֖ה | (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God | Lord |
| “in Shiloh:” | שִׁל֑וֹ | Shiloh, a place in Palestine | Shiloh |
| “and the child” | וְהַנַּ֖עַר | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) | child |
| “was” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “young.” | נָֽעַר׃ | (concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age) | young |
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22 But Hannah went not up; for she said unto her husband, I will not go up until the child be weaned, and then I will bring him, that he may appear before the Lord, and there abide for ever.
23 And Elkanah her husband said unto her, Do what seemeth thee good; tarry until thou have weaned him; only the Lord establish his word. So the woman abode, and gave her son suck until she weaned him.
24 And when she had weaned him, she took him up with her, with three bullocks, and one ephah of flour, and a bottle of wine, and brought him unto the house of the Lord in Shiloh: and the child was young.
25 And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.
26 And she said, Oh my lord, as thy soul liveth, my lord, I am the woman that stood by thee here, praying unto the Lord.
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