1 Samuel 2 · Verse 27

1 Samuel 2:27

And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?
1 Samuel 2:27, King James Version

1 Samuel 2:27 in other translations

BSBThen a man of God came to Eli and told him, “This is what the LORD says: ‘Did I not clearly reveal Myself to your father’s house when they were in Egypt under Pharaoh’s house?
WEBA man of God came to Eli and said to him, “The LORD says, ‘Did I reveal myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house?
ASVAnd there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith Jehovah, Did I reveal myself unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house?
YLTAnd there cometh a man of God unto Eli, and saith unto him, ‘Thus said Jehovah, Was I really revealed unto the house of thy father in their being in Egypt, before Pharaoh's house,
DARBYAnd there came a man of God to Eli and said to him, Thus saith Jehovah: Did I plainly reveal myself to the house of thy father when they were in Egypt, in Pharaoh's house,
BBEAnd a man of God came to Eli and said to him, The Lord says, Did I let myself be seen by your father's people when they were in Egypt, servants in Pharaoh's house?
WebsterAnd there came a man of God to Eli, and said to him, Thus saith the LORD, Did I plainly appear to the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh's house?

What does 1 Samuel 2:27 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown
27. there came a man of God unto Eli, and said ... that there shall not be an old man in thine house--So much importance has always, in the East, been attached to old age, that it would be felt to be a great calamity, and sensibly to lower the respectability of any family which could boast of few or no old men. The prediction of this prophet was fully confirmed by the afflictions, degradation, poverty, and many untimely deaths with which the house of Eli was visited after its announcement (see 1Sa 4:11; 14:3; 22:18-23; 1Ki 2:27).

Robert Jamieson, A. R. Fausset & David Brown, 1871 · public domain

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 27 There came a man of God - Who this was we know not, but the Chaldee terms him נביא דיי nebiya daya, a prophet of Jehovah. Unto the house of thy father - That is, to Aaron; he was the first high priest; the priesthood descended from him to his eldest son Eleazar, then to Phinehas. It became afterwards established in the younger branch of the family of Aaron; for Eli was a descendant of Ithamar, Aaron's youngest son. From Eli it was transferred back again to the family of Eleazar, because of the profligacy of Eli's sons.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:27-36
Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness, and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In the midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel. God's work shall never fall to the ground for want of hands to carry it on. Christ is that merciful and faithful High Priest, whom God raised up when the Levitical priesthood was thrown off, who in all things did his Father's mind, and for whom God will build a sure house, build it on a rock, so that hell cannot prevail against it.

Matthew Henry, 1706 · public domain

1 Samuel 2:27 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'and he cameH935
אִישׁ\־'ish-a man ofH376
אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimGodH430
אֶל\־'el-toH413
עֵלִ֑י'e.LiEliH5941
וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559
אֵלָ֗יו'e.Lavto himH413
כֹּ֚הkohthusH3541
אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saysH559
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068
הֲנִגְלֹ֤הha.nig.Loh¿ really <to reveal>H1540
נִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙nig.Lei.tidid I reveal myselfH1540
אֶל\־'el-toH413
בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house ofH1004
אָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaancestor yourH1
בִּֽהְיוֹתָ֥םbih.yo.Tamwhen were theyH1961
בְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimin EgyptH4714
לְבֵ֥יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
פַּרְעֹֽה\׃par.'OhPharaohH6547

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 2:27

  • Judges 13:6

    Then the woman came and told her husband, saying, A man of God came unto me, and his countenance was like the countenance of an angel of God, very terrible: but I asked him not whence he was, neither told he me his name:

  • 1 Kings 13:1

    And, behold, there came a man of God out of Judah by the word of the Lord unto Beth–el: and Jeroboam stood by the altar to burn incense.

  • Deuteronomy 33:1

    And this is the blessing, wherewith Moses the man of God blessed the children of Israel before his death.

  • Exodus 4:14-16

    And the anger of the Lord was kindled against Moses, and he said, Is not Aaron the Levite thy brother? I know that he can speak well. And also, behold, he cometh forth to meet thee: and when he seeth thee, he will be glad in his heart. And thou shalt speak unto him, and put words in his mouth: and I will be with thy mouth, and with his mouth, and will teach you what ye shall do. And he shall be thy spokesman unto the people: and he shall be, even he shall be to thee instead of a mouth, and thou shalt be to him instead of God.

  • Exodus 4:27

    And the Lord said to Aaron, Go into the wilderness to meet Moses. And he went, and met him in the mount of God, and kissed him.

  • 1 Timothy 6:11

    But thou, O man of God, flee these things; and follow after righteousness, godliness, faith, love, patience, meekness.

  • Exodus 12:43

    And the Lord said unto Moses and Aaron, This is the ordinance of the passover: There shall no stranger eat thereof:

  • Exodus 12:1

    And the Lord spake unto Moses and Aaron in the land of Egypt, saying,

  • 2 Peter 1:21

    For the prophecy came not in old time by the will of man: but holy men of God spake as they were moved by the Holy Ghost.

  • Judges 6:8

    That the Lord sent a prophet unto the children of Israel, which said unto them, Thus saith the Lord God of Israel, I brought you up from Egypt, and brought you forth out of the house of bondage;

  • 1 Samuel 9:4

    And he passed through mount Ephraim, and passed through the land of Shalisha, but they found them not: then they passed through the land of Shalim, and there they were not: and he passed through the land of the Benjamites, but they found them not.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
a man.
9:4; De 33:1; Jud 6:8; 13:6; 1Ki 13:1; 1Ti 6:11; 2Pe 1:21
Did I.
Ex 4:14,27

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 2:26

    And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.

  • 1 Samuel 2:27

    And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?

  • 1 Samuel 2:28

    And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

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1 Samuel 2:27 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y vino un varón de Dios á Eli, y díjole: Así ha dicho Jehová: ¿No me manifesté yo claramente á la casa de tu padre, cuando estaban en Egipto en casa de Faraón?
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
Et un homme de Dieu vint vers Éli, et lui dit: Ainsi dit l’ Éternel: Je me suis clairement révélé à la maison de ton père, quand ils étaient en Égypte dans la maison du Pharaon,
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und es kam ein Mann Gottes zu Eli und sprach zu ihm: So spricht Jehova: Habe ich mich dem Hause deines Vaters nicht deutlich geoffenbart, als sie in Ägypten waren im Hause des Pharao?
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Venit autem vir Dei ad Heli, et ait ad eum: Hæc dicit Dominus: Numquid non aperte revelatus sum domui patris tui, cum essent in Ægypto in domo Pharaonis?