Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 3:14 Interlinear

And therefore I have sworn house of Eli shall not be purged that the iniquity house of Eli with sacrifice nor offering for ever

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְלָכֵ֥ןH3651properly, set upright; hence (figuratively as adjective) just; but usually (as adverb or conjunction) rightly or so (in various applications to manner
2נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיH7650And therefore I have swornto seven oneself, i.e., swear (as if by repeating a declaration seven times)
3בֵּיתH1004housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
4עֵלִ֛יH5941of Elieli, an israelite highpriest
5אִֽםH518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
6יִתְכַּפֵּ֞רH3722shall not be purgedto cover (specifically with bitumen)
7עֲוֹ֧ןH5771that the iniquityperversity, i.e., (moral) evil
8בֵּיתH1004housea house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
9עֵלִ֛יH5941of Elieli, an israelite highpriest
10בְּזֶ֥בַחH2077with sacrificeproperly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act)
11וּבְמִנְחָ֖הH4503nor offeringa donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary)
12עַדH5704foras far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
13עוֹלָֽם׃H5769everproperly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial

Verse Context

1 Samuel 3:13For I have told him that I will judge ...
1 Samuel 3:14 (current) And therefore I have sworn house of Eli shall not be purged that the iniquity house of Eli with sacrifice nor offering for ever
1 Samuel 3:15lay And Samuel until the morning and opened ...

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