King James Version

1 Samuel 2:18

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

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וּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לushemueland Shemuelשְׁמוּאֵלconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Shemuel”H8050Shemuel, the name of three IsraelitesSamuel, Shemuel.מְשָׁרֵ֖תmesharetministerשָׁרַתverb, piel, participle, absolute — “minister”, a verb used as a describing wordH8334to attend as a menial or worshipper; figuratively, to contribute tominister (unto), (do) serve(-ant, -ice, -itor), wait on.אֶתetamongאֵתpreposition — “among”H854properly, nearness (used only as a preposition or an adverb), near; hence, generally, with, by, at, among, etc.against, among, before, by, for, from, in(-to), (out) of, with. Often with another prepositional prefix.פְּנֵ֣יpenea- foreפָּנִיםnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “a- fore”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6440the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)[phrase] accept, a-(be-) fore(-time), against, anger, [idiom] as (long as), at, [phrase] battle, [phrase] because (of), [phrase] beseech, countenance, edge, [phrase] employ, endure, [phrase] enquire, face, favour, fear of, for, forefront(-…יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).נַ֕עַרnaarboyנַעַרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “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).חָג֖וּרchagurgirdחָגַרverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “gird”, a verb used as a describing wordH2296to gird on (as a belt, armor, etc.)be able to put on, be afraid, appointed, gird, restrain, [idiom] on every side.אֵפ֥וֹדefodephodאֵפוֹדnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “ephod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH646a girdle; specifically the ephod or highpriest's shoulder-piece; also generally, an imageephod.בָּֽדbadlinenבַּדnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “linen”, the ordinary formH906flaxen thread or yarn; hence, a linen garmentlinen.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But Samuel ministered before Jehovah, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

Young’s Literal Translation

And Samuel is ministering [in] the presence of Jehovah, a youth girt [with] an ephod of linen;

World English Bible

But Samuel ministered before Yahweh, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.

Darby Translation

And Samuel ministered before Jehovah, a boy girded with a linen ephod.

Douay-Rheims

But Samuel ministered before the face of the Lord: being a child girded with a linen ephod.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And Samuel ministered before the Lord, a child girt with a linen ephod.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ Σαμουὴλ ἦν λειτουργῶν ἐνώπιον Κυρίου, παιδάριον περιεζωσμένον ἐφοὺδ βάδ·

American Standard Version (1901)

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World English Bible

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Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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