1:1 There was a man from Ramathaim Zophim, 1 from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
1:1 There was a man from Ramathaim Zophim, 2 from the hill country of Ephraim, whose name was Elkanah. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land 3 of the Philistines for seven months, 4
6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land 5 of the Philistines for seven months, 6
6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land 7 of the Philistines for seven months, 8
1 tc The translation follows the MT. The LXX reads “a man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite”; this is followed by a number of recent English translations. It is possible the MT reading צוֹפִים (tsofim) arose from dittography of the mem (מ) at the beginning of the following word.
2 tc The translation follows the MT. The LXX reads “a man from Ramathaim, a Zuphite”; this is followed by a number of recent English translations. It is possible the MT reading צוֹפִים (tsofim) arose from dittography of the mem (מ) at the beginning of the following word.
3 tn Heb “field.”
4 tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”
5 tn Heb “field.”
6 tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”
7 tn Heb “field.”
8 tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”