1 Samuel 3:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“And all Israel from Dan even to Beer–sheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the Lord.”

1 Samuel 3:20 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · 1 Samuel 3:2012 words

HebrewMeaning

וַ/יֵּ֨דַע֙wayēdaʿ

and it knewconjH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

כָּלkāl

allnounH3605

) · altogether · any · enough ···

יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyiśərāʾēl

IsraelnounH3478

מִ/דָּ֖ןmidān

from DanpronH1835

וְ/עַדwəʿad

and toconjH5704

and · as · at · before ···

בְּאֵ֣רbəʾēr

BeernounH884

שָׁ֑בַעšābaʿ

ShebanounH884

כִּ֚יkiy

thatconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

נֶאֱמָ֣ןneʾĕmān

was being establishedverbH539

assurance · believe · bring up · establish ···

שְׁמוּאֵ֔לšəmwʾēl

SamuelnounH8050

Shemuel

לְ/נָבִ֖יאlənābiyʾ

to a prophetpronH5030

that prophesy · prophet

לַ/יהוָֽהlayhwāh

of YahwehpronH3068

the Lord. Compare

ℹWords 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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Mary PatelNote1mo ago

The armor of God - 1 Samuel 3

I love how this passage doesn't shy away from the difficulty of obedience. Their context of persecution gives these words a weight we often miss. The imagery here is agricultural - the original audien...