1 Samuel 2:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; and they that were hungry ceased: so that the barren hath born seven; and she that hath many children is waxed feeble. | The well-fed hire themselves out for food, but the starving hunger no more. The barren woman gives birth to seven, but she who has many sons pines away. | They that were full have hired out themselves for bread; And they that were hungry have ceased to hunger: Yea, the barren hath borne seven; And she that hath many children languisheth. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| satisfied [people] | שְׂבֵעִ֤ים | se-ve-'IM | H7649 | satedשָׂבֵעַ (sa.ve.a) 1) sated, satisfied, surfeited 1a) sated, abounding, satisfied 1b) surfeited (bad sense) |
| for the food | בַּלֶּ֙חֶם֙ | ba-LE-chem | H3899H | foodלֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) : food(eating) 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general) |
| they hire themselves out | נִשְׂכָּ֔רוּ | nis-KA-ru | H7936B | to hireסָכַר (sa.khar) 1) to hire 1a) (Qal) to hire |
| and hungry [people] | וּרְעֵבִ֖ים | u-re-'e-VIM | H7457 | hungryרָעֵב (ra.ev) 1) hungry 1a) hungry 1b) hungry man (subst) 1c) of failing strength (fig) |
| they cease | חָדֵ֑לּוּ | cha-DE-lu | H2308 | to ceaseחָדַל (cha.dal) 1) to stop, cease, desist, forego, cease to be, leave undone, forbear 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to cease, come to an end 1a2) to cease, leave off |
| to | עַד־ | 'ad- | H5704 | tillעַד (ad) prep 1) as far as, even to, until, up to, while, as far as 1a) of space 1a1) as far as, up to, even to 1b) in combination 1b1) from...as far as, both...and (with 'min' -from) 1c) of time 1c1) even to, until, unto, till, during, end 1d) of degree 1d1) even to, to the degree of, even like conj 2) until, while, to the point that, so that even Aramaic equivalent: ad (עַד "till" H5705) |
| a barren [woman] | עֲקָרָה֙ | 'a-ka-RAH | H6135 | barrenעָקָר (a.qar) barren, sterile |
| she bears | יָלְדָ֣ה | YAL-dah | H3205 | to begetיָלַד (ya.lad) 1) to bear, bringforth, beget, gender, travail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bear, bring forth 1a1a) of child birth 1a1b) of distress (simile) 1a1c) of wicked (behaviour) 1a2) to beget 1b) (Niphal) to be born 1c) (Piel) 1c1) to cause or help to bring forth 1c2) to assist or tend as a midwife 1c3) midwife (participle) 1d) (Pual) to be born 1e) (Hiphil) 1e1) to beget (a child) 1e2) to bear (fig. -of wicked bringing forth iniquity) 1f) (Hophal) day of birth, birthday (infinitive) 1g) (Hithpael) to declare one's birth (pedigree) |
| seven [children] | שִׁבְעָ֔ה | shiv-'AH | H7651 | sevenשֶׁ֫בַע (she.va) 1) seven (cardinal number) 1a) as ordinal number 1b) in combination-17, 700 etc Aramaic equivalent: shiv.ah (שִׁבְעָה "seven" H7655) |
| and [a woman] many of | וְרַבַּ֥ת | ve-ra-BAT | H7227A | manyרַב (rav) adj 1) much, many, great 1a) much 1b) many 1c) abounding in 1d) more numerous than 1e) abundant, enough 1f) great 1g) strong 1h) greater than adv 1i) much, exceedingly |
| sons | בָּנִ֖ים | ba-NIM | H1121A | son: childבֵּן (ben) : child/son |
| she languishes | אֻמְלָֽלָה׃ | 'um-LA-lah | H0535 | to weakenאָמַל (a.mal) 1) to be weak, to droop, to languish, to be exhausted 1a) (Qal) pass participle (of the heart) 1a1) to be weak 1a2) to droop 1b) (Pulal) 1b1) to be or grow feeble 1b2) to languish |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.