Passage

1 Samuel 2.6

Book: 1 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"4. The bows of the mighty men are broken; And they that stumbled are girded with strength. 5. 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."

"6. Jehovah killeth, and maketh alive: He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up."

"7. Jehovah maketh poor, and maketh rich: He bringeth low, he also lifteth up. 8. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, He lifteth up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, And inherit the throne of glory: For the pillars of the earth are Jehovah's, And he hath set the world upon them." (1 Samuel 2:4-8, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"4. “The bows of the mighty men are broken. Those who stumbled are armed with strength. 5. Those who were full have hired themselves out for bread. Those who were hungry are satisfied. Yes, the barren has borne seven. She who has many children languishes."

"6. “Yahweh kills, and makes alive. He brings down to Sheol, and brings up."

"7. Yahweh makes poor, and makes rich. He brings low, he also lifts up. 8. He raises up the poor out of the dust. He lifts up the needy from the dunghill, To make them sit with princes, and inherit the throne of glory. For the pillars of the earth are Yahweh’s. He has set the world on them." (1 Samuel 2:4-8, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"4. The bows of the mighty men are broken, and they that stumbled are girded with strength. 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."

"6. The LORD killeth, and maketh alive: he bringeth down to the grave, and bringeth up."

"7. The LORD maketh poor, and maketh rich: he bringeth low, and lifteth up. 8. He raiseth up the poor out of the dust, and lifteth up the beggar from the dunghill, to set them among princes, and to make them inherit the throne of glory: for the pillars of the earth are the LORD'S, and he hath set the world upon them." (1 Samuel 2:4-8, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"4. Bows of the mighty are broken, And the stumbling have girded on strength. 5. The satiated for bread hired themselves, And the hungry have ceased. While the barren hath borne seven, And she abounding with sons hath languished."

"6. Jehovah putteth to death, and keepeth alive, He bringeth down to Sheol, and bringeth up."

"7. Jehovah dispossesseth, and He maketh rich, He maketh low, yea, He maketh high. 8. He raiseth from the dust the poor, From a dunghill He lifteth up the needy, To cause [them] to sit with nobles, Yea, a throne of honour He doth cause them to inherit, For to Jehovah [are] the fixtures of earth, And He setteth on them the habitable world." (1 Samuel 2:4-8, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H7585 - sheol

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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