The Meaning of 1 Samuel 2:36 Explained

1 Samuel 2:36

KJV: And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

YLT: and it hath been, every one who is left in thy house doth come in to bow himself to him, for a wage of silver, and a cake of bread, and hath said, Admit me, I pray thee, unto one of the priest's offices, to eat a morsel of bread.'

Darby: And it shall come to pass that every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

ASV: And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left  in thine house  shall come  [and] crouch  to him for a piece  of silver  and a morsel  of bread,  and shall say,  Put  me, I pray thee, into one  of the priests' offices,  that I may eat  a piece  of bread. 

What does 1 Samuel 2:36 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 2:22-36 - The Penalty Of Dishonoring God
Eli was held responsible for the excesses of his sons. He was a mild and gentle old man. But there are times when mildness and gentleness are out of place. We must be stern and strong when the occasion demands. It is always necessary to be on the alert, lest flabbiness and weakness should pass under the designation of Christian graces. Moreover, severer measures might have restrained his sons, 1 Samuel 3:13. Therefore in the message of judgment Eli was included, 1 Samuel 2:27-36. He is classed with his sons and reckoned as an accomplice with them in their sin against God, 1 Samuel 2:29-30.
Notice that prediction of the "faithful priests," 1 Samuel 2:35-36. In its first reference Samuel may be seen, but beyond him rises the figure of Another who ever lives to intercede, and is expressly designated as "faithful." Eli and his sons lived in the Temple, where the burning holiness of God was reflected in every service; but they seem never to have heard the chant of the seraphim, nor to have cried, "Woe is me, for I am undone," nor to have felt the burning coal on their lips. Do not trifle with the sacred privileges of God's house! They will condemn where they do not uplift. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 2

1  Hannah's song in thankfulness
12  The sin of Eli's sons
18  Samuel's ministry
20  by Eli's blessing Hannah is more fruitful
22  Eli reproves his sons
27  A prophecy against Eli's house

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 2:36 mean?

And it shall come to pass that everyone who is left in your house will come [and] bow down to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread and say put me please in one of the priestly positions that I may eat a piece of bread -
וְהָיָ֗ה כָּל־ הַנּוֹתָר֙ בְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔ יָבוֹא֙ לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת ל֔וֹ לַאֲג֥וֹרַת כֶּ֖סֶף וְכִכַּר־ לָ֑חֶם וְאָמַ֗ר סְפָחֵ֥נִי נָ֛א אֶל־ אַחַ֥ת הַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹת לֶאֱכֹ֥ל פַּת־ לָֽחֶם ס

וְהָיָ֗ה  And  it  shall  come  to  pass  that 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אֶהְיֶה 
Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out.
כָּל־  everyone 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
הַנּוֹתָר֙  who  is  left 
Parse: Article, Verb, Nifal, Participle, masculine singular
Root: יָתַר  
Sense: to be left over, remain, remain over, leave.
בְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔  in  your  house 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, second person masculine singular
Root: בַּיִת 
Sense: house.
יָבוֹא֙  will  come 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת  [and]  bow  down 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Hitpael, Infinitive construct
Root: שָׁחָה  
Sense: to bow down.
ל֔וֹ  to  him 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
לַאֲג֥וֹרַת  for  a  piece 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: אֲגֹורָה  
Sense: payment, piece, coin.
כֶּ֖סֶף  of  silver 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֶּסֶף  
Sense: silver, money.
וְכִכַּר־  and  a  morsel 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: כִּכָּר  
Sense: round.
לָ֑חֶם  of  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
וְאָמַ֗ר  and  say 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: אָמַר 
Sense: to say, speak, utter.
סְפָחֵ֥נִי  put  me 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperative, masculine singular, first person common singular
Root: סָפַח 
Sense: to join, attach to, join together.
נָ֛א  please 
Parse: Interjection
Root: נָא  
Sense: I (we) pray, now, please.
אַחַ֥ת  one 
Parse: Number, feminine singular construct
Root: אֶחָד  
Sense: one (number).
הַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹת  of  the  priestly  positions 
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural
Root: כְּהֻנָּה  
Sense: priesthood.
לֶאֱכֹ֥ל  that  I  may  eat 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: אָכַל  
Sense: to eat, devour, burn up, feed.
פַּת־  a  piece 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: פַּת 
Sense: fragment, bit, morsel (of bread), piece.
לָֽחֶם  of  bread 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: לֶחֶם  
Sense: bread, food, grain.
ס  - 
Parse: Punctuation

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