וַתֵּ֥לֶד and gave birth to wat·tê·leḏ שְׁלֹשָֽׁה־ three šə·lō·šāh- בָנִ֖ים sons ḇā·nîm וּשְׁתֵּ֣י and two ū·šə·tê בָנ֑וֹת daughters . ḇā·nō·wṯ הַנַּ֥עַר Meanwhile, the boy han·na·‘ar שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל Samuel šə·mū·’êl וַיִּגְדַּ֛ל grew up way·yiḡ·dal עִם־ in the presence of ‘im- יְהוָֽה׃ס YHWH . Yah·weh 1 Samuel 2:22 וְעֵלִ֖י Now Eli wə·‘ê·lî מְאֹ֑ד was very mə·’ōḏ זָקֵ֣ן old , zā·qên וְשָׁמַ֗ע and he heard wə·šā·ma‘ אֵת֩ - ’êṯ כָּל־ about everything kāl- אֲשֶׁ֨ר - ’ă·šer בָּנָיו֙ his sons bā·nāw יַעֲשׂ֤וּן were doing ya·‘ă·śūn לְכָל־ to all lə·ḵāl יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl וְאֵ֤ת and wə·’êṯ אֲשֶֽׁר־ how ’ă·šer- יִשְׁכְּבוּן֙ they were sleeping yiš·kə·ḇūn אֶת־ with ’eṯ- הַנָּשִׁ֔ים the women han·nā·šîm הַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹת who served haṣ·ṣō·ḇə·’ō·wṯ פֶּ֖תַח at the entrance pe·ṯaḥ אֹ֥הֶל to the Tent ’ō·hel מוֹעֵֽד׃ of Meeting . mō·w·‘êḏ 1 Samuel 2:23 לָ֥מָּה “ Why lām·māh תַעֲשׂ֖וּן are you doing ṯa·‘ă·śūn הָאֵ֑לֶּה these hā·’êl·leh אֲשֶׁ֨ר - ’ă·šer כַּדְּבָרִ֣ים things ? ” kad·də·ḇā·rîm וַיֹּ֣אמֶר [Eli] said way·yō·mer לָהֶ֔ם to [his sons] . lā·hem אָנֹכִ֤י “ I ’ā·nō·ḵî שֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙ hear šō·mê·a‘ אֶת־ about ’eṯ- רָעִ֔ים your wicked rā·‘îm דִּבְרֵיכֶ֣ם deeds diḇ·rê·ḵem מֵאֵ֖ת from mê·’êṯ כָּל־ all kāl- אֵֽלֶּה׃ these ’êl·leh הָעָ֥ם people . hā·‘ām 1 Samuel 2:24 אַ֖ל No , ’al בָּנָ֑י my sons ; bā·nāy כִּ֠י . . . kî לֽוֹא־ [it is] not lō·w- טוֹבָ֤ה a good ṭō·w·ḇāh הַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ report haš·šə·mu·‘āh אֲשֶׁ֣ר - ’ă·šer אָנֹכִ֣י I ’ā·nō·ḵî שֹׁמֵ֔עַ hear šō·mê·a‘ מַעֲבִרִ֖ים circulating among ma·‘ă·ḇi·rîm יְהוָֽה׃ YHWH’s Yah·weh עַם־ people . ‘am- 1 Samuel 2:25 אִם־ If ’im- אִ֤ישׁ a man ’îš יֶחֱטָ֨א sins ye·ḥĕ·ṭā לְאִישׁ֙ against another man , lə·’îš אֱלֹהִ֔ים God ’ĕ·lō·hîm וּפִֽלְל֣וֹ can intercede for him ; ū·p̄il·lōw וְאִ֤ם but if wə·’im אִ֔ישׁ a man ’îš יֶֽחֱטָא־ sins ye·ḥĕ·ṭā- לַֽיהוָה֙ against YHWH , Yah·weh מִ֖י who mî יִתְפַּלֶּל־ can intercede yiṯ·pal·lel- ל֑וֹ for him ?” lōw וְלֹ֤א But they would not wə·lō יִשְׁמְעוּ֙ listen yiš·mə·‘ū לְק֣וֹל . . . lə·qō·wl אֲבִיהֶ֔ם to their father , ’ă·ḇî·hem כִּֽי־ since kî- יְהוָ֖ה YHWH Yah·weh חָפֵ֥ץ intended ḥā·p̄êṣ לַהֲמִיתָֽם׃ to put them to death . la·hă·mî·ṯām 1 Samuel 2:26 וְהַנַּ֣עַר And the boy wə·han·na·‘ar שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל Samuel šə·mū·’êl הֹלֵ֥ךְ continued to grow hō·lêḵ וְגָדֵ֖ל in stature wə·ḡā·ḏêl וָט֑וֹב and in favor wā·ṭō·wḇ גַּ֚ם . . . gam

