KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 1 Samuel 2:34 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| 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 this” | וְזֶה | The masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that | And this |
| “shall be” | (No Hebrew definition. English implied.) | ||
| “a sign” | הָא֗וֹת | A signal (literally or figuratively), as a flag, beacon, monument, omen, prodigy, evidence, etc | sign |
| “unto thee, that” | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | Who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | unto thee that |
| “shall come” | יָבֹא֙ | To go or come (in a wide variety of applications) | come |
| “upon” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | upon |
| “thy two” | שְׁנֵ֣י | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | two |
| “sons,” | בָנֶ֔יךָ | A son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.) | sons |
| “on” | אֶל | Near, with or among; often in general, to | on |
| “Hophni” | חָפְנִ֖י | Chophni, an Israelite | Hophni |
| “and Phinehas;” | וּפִֽינְחָ֑ס | Pinechas, the name of three Israelites | Phinehas |
| “in one” | אֶחָ֖ד | Properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first | one |
| “day” | בְּי֥וֹם | A day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb) | day |
| “they shall die” | יָמ֥וּתוּ | To die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill | die |
| “both” | שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | both |
| “of them.” | שְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃ | Two; also (as ordinal) twofold | of them |
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32 And thou shalt see an enemy in my habitation, in all the wealth which God shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
33 And the man of thine, whom I shall not cut off from mine altar, shall be to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
34 And this shall be a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, that shall do according to that which is in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
36 And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
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