King James Version

1 Samuel 1:25

And they slew a bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

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וַֽיִּשְׁחֲט֖וּvayishchatvand slaughterשָׁחַטconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and slaughter”, the next action in the storyH7819to slaughter (in sacrifice or massacre)kill, offer, shoot out, slay, slaughter.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַפָּ֑רhaparthe bullפַּרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the bull”, the ordinary formH6499a bullock (apparently as breaking forth in wild strength, or perhaps as dividing the hoof)([phrase] young) bull(-ock), calf, ox.וַיָּבִ֥יאוּvayavivand to comeבּוֹאconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and to come”, the next action in the storyH935to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat,…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַנַּ֖עַרhanaarthe boyנַעַרdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the boy”, the ordinary formH5288(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latitude in age)babe, boy, child, damsel (from the margin), lad, servant, young (man).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).עֵלִֽיeliEliעֵלִיnoun, proper name — “Eli”H5941Eli, an Israelite highpriestEli.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And when the bullock was slain, the child was brought to Eli.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And they slew the bullock, and brought the child to Eli.

Young’s Literal Translation

And they slaughter the bullock, and bring in the youth unto Eli,

World English Bible

They killed the bull, and brought the child to Eli.

Darby Translation

And they slaughtered the bullock, and brought the boy to Eli.

Douay-Rheims

And they immolated a calf, and offered the child to Heli.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And when the bullock was slain, the child was brought to Eli.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they brought him before the Lord; and his father slew his offering which he offered from year to year to the Lord; and he brought near the child, and slew the calf; and Anna the mother of the child brought him to Heli.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ προσήγαγον ἐνώπιον Κυρίου· καὶ ἔσφαξεν ὁ πατὴρ αὐτοῦ τὴν θυσίαν, ἣν ἐποίει ἐξ ἡμερῶν εἰς ἡμέρας τῷ Κυρίῳ· καὶ προσήγαγε τὸ παιδάριον, καὶ ἔσφαξε τὸν μόσχον· καὶ προσήγαγεν Ἄννα ἡ μήτηρ τοῦ παιδαρίου πρὸς Ἡλὶ,