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Spelled 'Shemuel' <BR> 3) son of Tola and grandson of Issachar. Spelled 'Shemuel'">8050</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8050.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8050 -- Occurrence 3 of 140">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ushemuel_8050.htm" title="u·she·mu·'El: now Samuel -- Occurrence 1 of 14.">ū-šə-mū-’êl</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">But Samuel</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw :: Noun - proper - masculine singular">Conj-w | N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8334.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8334: 1) (Piel) to minister, serve, minister to">8334</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8334.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8334 -- Occurrence 30 of 97">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">מְשָׁרֵ֖ת<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/mesharet_8334.htm" title="me·sha·Ret: was ministering -- Occurrence 4 of 6.">mə-šā-rêṯ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">ministered</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular">V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 853: 1) sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative">853</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 853 -- Occurrence 5290 of 11050">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֶת־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/et_853.htm" title="'et-: - -- Occurrence 3214 of 7034.">’eṯ-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">-</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Direct object marker">DirObjM</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/6440.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 6440: 1) face <BR> 1a) face, faces <BR> 1b) presence, person <BR> 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) <BR> 1d) face (of animals) <BR> 1e) face, surface (of ground) <BR> 1f) as adv of loc/temp <BR> 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before <BR> 1g) with prep <BR> 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of">6440</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_6440.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 6440 -- Occurrence 775 of 2128">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">פְּנֵ֣י<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/penei_6440.htm" title="pe·Nei: before -- Occurrence 105 of 266.">pə-nê</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">before</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - common plural construct">N-cpc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3068: Jehovah = 'the existing One'<BR> 1) the proper name of the one true God <BR> 1a) unpronounced except with the vowel pointings of H0136">3068</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3068 -- Occurrence 2197 of 6220">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְהוָ֑ה<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yahweh_3068.htm" title="Yah·weh;: the LORD -- Occurrence 2196 of 6218.">Yah-weh;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">Yahweh</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - proper - masculine singular">N-proper-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/5288.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 5288: 1) a boy, lad, servant, youth, retainer <BR> 1a) boy, lad, youth <BR> 1b) servant, retainer">5288</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_5288.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 5288 -- Occurrence 75 of 240">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">נַ֕עַר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/naar_5288.htm" title="Na·'ar: a boy -- Occurrence 11 of 41.">na-‘ar</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">[even as] a child</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2296.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2296: 1) to gird, gird on, gird oneself, put on a belt <BR> 1a)(Qal) <BR> 1a1) to gird <BR> 1a2) to gird on, bind on <BR> 1a3) to gird oneself">2296</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2296.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2296 -- Occurrence 12 of 44">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">חָג֖וּר<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/chagur_2296.htm" title="cha·Gur: wearing -- Occurrence 2 of 5.">ḥā-ḡūr</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">wearing</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular">V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/646.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 646: 1) ephod <BR> 1a) priestly garment, shoulder-cape or mantle, outer garment <BR> 1a1) worn by an ordinary priest and made of white stuff <BR> 1a2) worn by the high priest-more costly, woven of gold, blue, purple, scarlet, and linen threads provided with shoulder-pieces and a breast piece of like material, ornamented with gems and gold">646</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_646.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 646 -- Occurrence 38 of 49">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">אֵפ֥וֹד<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/efod_646.htm" title="e·Fod: ephod -- Occurrence 5 of 12.">’ê-p̄ō-wḏ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">ephod</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct">N-msc</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/906.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 906: 1) linen, white linen">906</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_906.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 906 -- Occurrence 11 of 23">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּֽד׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/bad_906.htm" title="Bad.: A linen -- Occurrence 4 of 7.">bāḏ.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">a linen</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular">N-ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div><br /><br /> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script><br /><br /> </div> <br /><br /> <div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"><script type="text/javascript"> </script> <script type="text/javascript" src="//pagead2.googlesyndication.com/pagead/show_ads.js"> </script></div></td></tr></table></div></div></div> <br /><br /><div class="vheading2">Hebrew Texts</div><div align="right"><span class="toptext"><a href="//study.interlinearbible.org/1_samuel/2.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 Hebrew Study Bible</a> (<a href="//apostolic.interlinearbible.org/1_samuel/2.htm">Apostolic</a> / <a href="//interlinearbible.org/1_samuel/2.htm">Interlinear</a>)<br></span></div><div style="direction:rtl"><span class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8050.htm" title="u·she·mu·'el: now Samuel -- 8050: name of God,' a prophet of Isr.">וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8334.htm" title="me·sha·ret: was ministering -- 8334: to minister, serve">מְשָׁרֵ֖ת</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/853.htm" title="et-: -- 853: untranslatable mark of the accusative case.">אֶת־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6440.htm" title="pe·nei: before -- 6440: face, faces">פְּנֵ֣י</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yah·weh;: the LORD -- 3068: the proper name of the God of Israel">יְהוָ֑ה</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5288.htm" title="na·'ar: a boy -- 5288: a boy, lad, youth, retainer">נַ֕עַר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2296.htm" title="cha·gur: wearing -- 2296: to gird, gird on, gird oneself">חָג֖וּר</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/646.htm" title="e·fo·vd: ephod -- 646: an ephod">אֵפֹ֥וד</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/906.htm" title="bad.: A linen -- 906: white linen">בָּֽד׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/1_samuel/2.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8050.htm" title="Shmuw'el (sehm-oo-ale') -- Samuel, Shemuel">But Samuel</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8334.htm" title="sharath (shaw-rath') -- minister (unto), (do) serve(- ant, -ice, -itor), wait on">ministered</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/6440.htm" title="paniym (paw-neem') -- + accept, a-(be-)fore(-time), against, anger, X as (long as), at, + battle, + because (of), + beseech, countenance, edge, + employ, endure, + enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-part), form(-er time, -ward), from, front, heaviness, X him(-self), + honourable, + impudent, + in, it, look(-eth) (- s), X me, + meet, X more than, mouth, of, off, (of) old (time), X on, open, + out of, over against, the partial, person, + please, presence, propect, was purposed, by reason of, + regard, right forth, + serve, X shewbread, sight, state, straight, + street, X thee, X them(-selves), through (+ - out), till, time(-s) past, (un-)to(-ward), + upon, upside (+ down), with(- in, + -stand), X ye, X you">before</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3068.htm" title="Yhovah (yeh-ho-vaw') -- Jehovah, the Lord">the LORD</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/5288.htm" title="na'ar (nah'-ar) -- babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man)">being a child</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2296.htm" title="chagar (khaw-gar') -- be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, X on every side">girded</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/906.htm" title="bad (bad) -- linen">with a linen</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/646.htm" title="'ephowd (ay-fode') -- ephod">ephod</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/2.htm">שמואל א 2:18 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕ל מְשָׁרֵ֖ת אֶת־פְּנֵ֣י יְהוָ֑ה נַ֕עַר חָג֖וּר אֵפֹ֥וד בָּֽד׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/2.htm">שמואל א 2:18 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">ושמואל משרת את־פני יהוה נער חגור אפוד בד׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/2.htm">שמואל א 2:18 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">ושמואל משרת את־פני יהוה נער חגור אפוד בד׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/1_samuel/2.htm">שמואל א 2:18 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">ושמואל משרת את פני יהוה נער חגור אפוד בד׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/1_samuel/2-18.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />Now Samuel was ministering before the LORD, as a boy wearing a linen ephod.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />But Samuel ministered before the LORD, <i>being</i> a child, girded with a linen ephod.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/2.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />The boy Samuel served in the LORD's presence and wore a linen ephod.<div class="vheading2">Treasury of Scripture Knowledge</div><p class="hdg">ministered</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/2-11.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 2:11</span> And Elkanah went to Ramah to his house. And the child did minister …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/3-1.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 3:1</span> And the child Samuel ministered to the LORD before Eli. And the word …</a></p><p class="hdg">a line ephod</p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/1_samuel/22-18.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">1 Samuel 22:18</span> And the king said to Doeg, Turn you, and fall on the priests. And …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/exodus/28-4.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Exodus 28:4</span> And these are the garments which they shall make; a breastplate, …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/leviticus/8-7.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">Leviticus 8:7</span> And he put on him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed …</a></p><p class="tskverse"><a href="/2_samuel/6-14.htm" style="color:#001320"><span class="vtext">2 Samuel 6:14</span> And David danced before the LORD with all his might; and David was …</a></p><div class="vheading2">Links</div><a href="/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18</a> • <a href="/niv/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 NIV</a> • <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 NLT</a> • <a href="/esv/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 ESV</a> • <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 NASB</a> • <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 KJV</a> • <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 Bible Apps</a> • <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 Biblia Paralela</a> • <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 Chinese Bible</a> • <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 French Bible</a> • <a href="//bibeltext.com/1_samuel/2-18.htm">1 Samuel 2:18 German Bible</a> • <a href="/">Bible Hub</a><br /></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="../1_samuel/2-17.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:17"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:17" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="../1_samuel/2-19.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 2:19"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 2:19" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div> <div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>