_NOW THERE WAS A CERTAIN MAN OF RAMATHA'IM-ZOPHIM, OF MOUNT EPHRAIM, AND HIS NAME WAS ELKANAH, THE SON OF JEROHAM, THE SON OF ELIHU, THE SON OF TOHU, THE SON OF ZUPH, AN EPHRATHITE:_ A certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, х_ HAA-RAAMAATAYIM-TSOWPIYM_ (H7436), with the article; Septuagint, Armathaim]. T... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HE HAD TWO WIVES; THE NAME OF THE ONE WAS HANNAH, AND THE NAME OF THE OTHER PENINNAH: AND PENINNAH HAD CHILDREN, BUT HANNAH HAD NO CHILDREN._ The name of the one was Hannah, х_ CHANAAH_ (H2584), grace; Septuagint, Anna]. AND THE NAME OF THE OTHER PENINNAH, х_ PªNINAAH_ (H6444) (in some MSS.,... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THIS MAN WENT UP OUT OF HIS CITY YEARLY TO WORSHIP AND TO SACRIFICE UNTO THE LORD OF HOSTS IN SHILOH. AND THE TWO SONS OF ELI, HOPHNI AND PHINEHAS, THE PRIESTS OF THE LORD, WERE THERE._ This man went up out of his city yearly to worship ... in Shiloh. In that place was the 'earth's one sanctua... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND WHEN THE TIME WAS THAT ELKANAH OFFERED, HE GAVE TO PENINNAH HIS WIFE, AND TO ALL HER SONS AND HER DAUGHTERS, PORTIONS:_ When ... Elkanah offered, he gave ... portions. The offerer received back the greater hart of the peace-offerings, which he and his family or friends were accustomed to eat a... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT UNTO HANNAH HE GAVE A WORTHY PORTION; FOR HE LOVED HANNAH: BUT THE LORD HAD SHUT UP HER WOMB._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND HER ADVERSARY ALSO PROVOKED HER SORE, FOR TO MAKE HER FRET, BECAUSE THE LORD HAD SHUT UP HER WOMB._ Her adversary also provoked her sore, х_ TSAARAATAAH_ (H6869), her rival]. The conduct of Peninnah was most unbecoming. But domestic broils in the houses of polygamists are of frequent occurrenc... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND AS HE DID SO YEAR BY YEAR, WHEN SHE WENT UP TO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD, SO SHE PROVOKED HER; THEREFORE SHE WEPT, AND DID NOT EAT._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_SO HANNAH ROSE UP AFTER THEY HAD EATEN IN SHILOH, AND AFTER THEY HAD DRUNK. NOW ELI THE PRIEST SAT UPON A SEAT BY A POST OF THE TEMPLE OF THE LORD._ Eli the priest sat upon a seat by a post of the temple of the Lord, х_ `AL_ (H5921) _ HAKICEE'_ (H3678), upon the throne, the cathedra, or elevated s... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHE WAS IN BITTERNESS OF SOUL, AND PRAYED UNTO THE LORD, AND WEPT SORE._ She (Hannah) ... prayed ... She (Hannah) ... prayed ...... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHE VOWED A VOW, AND SAID, O LORD OF HOSTS, IF THOU WILT INDEED LOOK ON THE AFFLICTION OF THINE HANDMAID, AND REMEMBER ME, AND NOT FORGET THINE HANDMAID, BUT WILT GIVE UNTO THINE HANDMAID A MAN CHILD, THEN I WILL GIVE HIM UNTO THE LORD ALL THE DAYS OF HIS LIFE, AND THERE SHALL NO RASOR COME UPO... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND IT CAME TO PASS, AS SHE CONTINUED PRAYING BEFORE THE LORD, THAT ELI MARKED HER MOUTH._ Eli marked her mouth. The suspicion of the aged priest seems to indicate that the vice of intemperance was neither uncommon nor confined to one sex in those times of disorder. This mistaken impression was im... [ Continue Reading ]
_NOW HANNAH, SHE SPAKE IN HER HEART; ONLY HER LIPS MOVED, BUT HER VOICE WAS NOT HEARD: THEREFORE ELI THOUGHT SHE HAD BEEN DRUNKEN._ No JFB commentary on these verses.... [ Continue Reading ]
_WHEREFORE IT CAME TO PASS, WHEN THE TIME WAS COME ABOUT AFTER HANNAH HAD CONCEIVED, THAT SHE BARE A SON, AND CALLED HIS NAME SAMUEL, SAYING, BECAUSE I HAVE ASKED HIM OF THE LORD._ Called his name Samuel, х_ SHªMUW'EEL_ (H8050) (Shemuel, 1 Chronicles 6:33); Septuagint, _ SAMOUEEL _ (G4545)] - doubt... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THE MAN ELKANAH, AND ALL HIS HOUSE, WENT UP TO OFFER UNTO THE LORD THE YEARLY SACRIFICE, AND HIS VOW._ The man Elkanah ... went up to offer ... his vow. The solemn expression of his concurrence in Hannah's vow was necessary to make it obligatory, (see the note at Numbers 30:1.)... [ Continue Reading ]
_BUT HANNAH WENT NOT UP; FOR SHE SAID UNTO HER HUSBAND, I WILL NOT GO UP UNTIL THE CHILD BE WEANED, AND THEN I WILL BRING HIM, THAT HE MAY APPEAR BEFORE THE LORD, AND THERE ABIDE FOR EVER._ But Hannah went not up. Men only were obliged to attend the solemn feasts (Exodus 23:17). But Hannah, like ot... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND ELKANAH HER HUSBAND SAID UNTO HER DO WHAT SEEMETH THEE GOOD; TARRY UNTIL THOU HAVE WEANED HIM;_ _ AND ELKANAH HER HUSBAND SAID UNTO HER, DO WHAT SEEMETH THEE GOOD; TARRY UNTIL THOU HAVE WEANED HIM; ONLY THE LORD ESTABLISH HIS WORD. SO THE WOMAN ABODE, AND GAVE HER SON SUCK UNTIL SHE WEANED HIM.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND WHEN SHE HAD WEANED HIM, SHE TOOK HIM UP WITH HER, WITH THREE BULLOCKS, AND ONE EPHAH OF FLOUR, AND A BOTTLE OF WINE, AND BROUGHT HIM UNTO THE HOUSE OF THE LORD IN SHILOH: AND THE CHILD WAS YOUNG._ She took him up with her, with three bullocks, х_ BªPAARIYM_ (H6499), with bullocks (a word used... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND THEY SLEW A BULLOCK, AND BROUGHT THE CHILD TO ELI._ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_AND SHE SAID, OH MY LORD, AS THY SOUL LIVETH, MY LORD, I AM THE WOMAN THAT STOOD BY THEE HERE, PRAYING UNTO THE LORD._ AND SHE SAID, OH MY LORD, х_ 'ªDONIY_ (H113); Septuagint, _ KURIE_ (G2962), sir], AS THY SOUL LIVETH - a strong asseveration in familiar use among the Hebrews (1 Samuel 17:55; 1... [ Continue Reading ]
_FOR THIS CHILD I PRAYED; AND THE LORD HATH GIVEN ME MY PETITION WHICH I ASKED OF HIM:_ No JFB commentary on this verse.... [ Continue Reading ]
_THEREFORE ALSO I HAVE LENT HIM TO THE LORD; AS LONG AS HE LIVETH HE SHALL BE LENT TO THE LORD. AND HE WORSHIPPED THE LORD THERE._ Therefore also I have lent him to the Lord, х_ HISH'ILTIHUW_ (H7592)] - I have not lent him for a time, to be recalled, but given him (cf. Exodus 12:36). HE SHALL BE... [ Continue Reading ]