KJV: Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:
YLT: And there is a certain man of Ramathaim-Zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name is Elkanah, son of Jeroham, son of Elihu, son of Tohu, son of Zuph, and Ephrathite,
Darby: And there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite.
ASV: Now there was a certain man of Ramathaim-zophim, of the hill-country of Ephraim, and his name was Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite:
| וַיְהִי֩ | Now there was |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| אִ֨ישׁ | man |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: אִישׁ Sense: man. |
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| הָרָמָתַ֛יִם | Ramathaim |
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Parse: Article, Proper Noun, feminine singular |
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| צוֹפִ֖ים | Zophim |
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Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: צֹופִים Sense: the home place of Samuel located in the hill country of Ephraim. |
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| מֵהַ֣ר | of the mountains |
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Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: הַר Sense: hill, mountain, hill country, mount. |
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| אֶפְרָ֑יִם | of Ephraim |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶפְרַיִם Sense: second son of Joseph, blessed by him and given preference over first son, Manasseh. |
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| וּשְׁמ֡וֹ | and his name [was] |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: שֵׁם Sense: name. |
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| אֶ֠לְקָנָה | Elkanah |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶלְקָנָה Sense: Samuel’s father. |
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| בֶּן־ | the son |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| יְרֹחָ֧ם | of Jeroham |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יְרֹחָם Sense: father of Elkanah and grandfather of Samuel of the house of Kohath. |
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| אֱלִיה֛וּא | of Elihu |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֱלִיהוּ Sense: the younger man who rebuked Job and his three friends. |
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| תֹּ֥חוּ | of Tohu |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: תֹּחוּ Sense: Levite, son of Zuph, father of Elihu, and great grandfather of Samuel. |
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| בֶן־ | the son |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group. |
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| צ֖וּף | of Zuph |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: צוּף Sense: a Kohathite Levite, ancestor of Elkanah and Samuel. |
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| אֶפְרָתִֽי | an Ephraimite |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: אֶפְרָתִי Sense: an inhabitant or descendant of Ephraim. |
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