1 Samuel 1:1

Hannah Gives Birth to Samuel

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 Samuel 1:1

Hannah Gives Birth to Samuel

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.

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines Return the Ark

6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land ³  of the Philistines for seven months, ⁴ 

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines Return the Ark

6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land ⁵  of the Philistines for seven months, ⁶ 

1 Samuel 6:1

The Philistines Return the Ark

6:1 When the ark of the Lord had been in the land ⁷  of the Philistines for seven months, ⁸ 

[1:1]  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.

[1:1]  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.

[6:1]  ³ tn Heb “field.”

[6:1]  ⁴ tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”

[6:1]  ⁵ tn Heb “field.”

[6:1]  ⁶ tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”

[6:1]  ⁷ tn Heb “field.”

[6:1]  ⁸ tc The LXX adds “and their land swarmed with mice.”