| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | Then Elkanah | אֶלְקָנָ֛ה | el·ka·nah | 511 | "God has created," or "God has taken possession," the name of several Isr. | from el and qanah |
| went | וַיֵּ֧לֶךְ | vai·ye·lech | 1980 | to go, come, walk | a prim. root |
| to his home | בֵּיתֹ֑ו | bei·tov; | 1004 | a house | a prim. root |
| at Ramah. | הָרָמָ֖תָה | ha·ra·ma·tah | 7414 | "height," the name of several places in Isr. | from rum |
| But the boy | וְהַנַּ֗עַר | ve·han·na·'ar | 5288 | a boy, lad, youth, retainer | of uncertain derivation |
| ministered | מְשָׁרֵת֙ | me·sha·ret | 8334 | to minister, serve | a prim. root |
| to the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | 3068 | the proper name of the God of Israel | from havah |
| before | פְּנֵ֖י | pe·nei | 6440 | face, faces | from panah |
| Eli | עֵלִ֥י | e·li | 5941 | a priest at Shiloh | from alah |
| the priest. | הַכֹּהֵֽן׃ | hak·ko·hen. | 3548 | priest | from an unused word |
| KJV Lexicon And Elkanah 'Elqanah (el-kaw-naw') God has obtained; Elkanah, the name of several Israelites -- Elkanah. went yalak (yaw-lak') to walk; causatively, to carry (in various senses) to Ramah Ramah (raw-maw') Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine -- Ramah. to his house bayith (bah'-yith) a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) And the child na`ar (nah'-ar) babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man). did hayah (haw-yaw) to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary) minister sharath (shaw-rath') to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute to -- minister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on. unto the LORD Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord. before paniym (paw-neem') the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.) Eli `Eliy (ay-lee') lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest -- Eli. the priest kohen (ko-hane') literally, one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman) -- chief ruler, own, priest, prince, principal officer. |
New American Standard (©1995) Then Elkanah went to his home at Ramah. But the boy ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest.King James Bible And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. American King James Version And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister to the LORD before Eli the priest. American Standard Version And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto Jehovah before Eli the priest. Darby Bible Translation And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the boy ministered to Jehovah in the presence of Eli the priest. English Revised Version And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister unto the LORD before Eli the priest. Webster's Bible Translation And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child ministered to the LORD before Eli the priest. World English Bible Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. The child did minister to Yahweh before Eli the priest. Young's Literal Translation And Elkanah goeth to Ramath, unto his house, and the youth hath been serving Jehovah, in the presence of Eli the priest; Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata et abiit Helcana Ramatha in domum suam puer autem erat minister in conspectu Domini ante faciem Heli sacerdotis
 Boy Child Direction Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Home Minister Ministered Presence Priest Ramah Ramath Servant Serving Youth
 Boy Child Direction Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Home House Minister Ministered Presence Priest Ramah Servant Serving Youth
 Boy Child Direction Eli Elkanah Elka'nah Home House Minister Ministered Presence Priest Ramah Servant Serving Youth1 Samuel 2:11 Multilingual Bible 1 Samuel 2:11 French 1 Samuel 2:11 Biblia Paralela 撒 母 耳 記 上 2:11 Chinese Bible |