What Does 1 Samuel 3:13 Mean?

“For I have told”

properly, to front, i.e., stand boldly out opposite; by implication (causatively), to manifest; figuratively, to announce (always by word of mouth to

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“him that I will judge”

to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal

i

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“his house”

a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)

“for”

as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)

“ever”

properly, concealed, i.e., the vanishing point; generally, time out of mind (past or future), i.e., (practically) eternity; frequentatively, adverbial

“for the iniquity”

perversity, i.e., (moral) evil

who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc

“which he knoweth”

to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

“made themselves vile”

to be (causatively, make) light, literally (swift, small, sharp, etc.) or figuratively (easy, trifling, vile, etc.)

they (only used when emphatic)

“because his sons”

a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“and he restrained”

to be weak, i.e., (figuratively) to despond (causatively, rebuke), or (of light, the eye) to grow dull