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1 Samuel 2:12 — King James Version← Study notes

Now the sons of Eli were sons of Belial; they knew not the Lord.


1 Samuel 2:12Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 2:128 words
HebrewMeaning
וּ/בְנֵ֥יwbənēy
sonconjH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
עֵלִ֖יʿēliy
ElinounH5941
בְּנֵ֣יbənēy
sonnounH1121
afflicted · ite · ed one · appointed to ···
בְלִיָּ֑עַלbəliyāʿal
BelialnounH1100
evil · naughty · ungodly · wicked
לֹ֥אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יָדְע֖וּyādəʿw
acknowledgeverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
יְהוָֽהyəhwāh
LORDnounH3068
the Lord. Compare
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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