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1 Samuel 2:12-36

12NowthesonsH1121ofEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941werebasemen;theyknewH3045notJehovah.

13Andthecustomוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941ofthepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548withthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971was,that,whenanymanH376offeredH2076sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077,thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288cameH935,whilethefleshH1320wasboilingכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לke.va.ShelH1310,withaflesh-hookofthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־she.Losh-H7969teethH8127inhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

14andhestruckH5221itintothepan,orkettle,orcaldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037,orpotבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517;allthattheflesh-hookbroughtH935upthepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548tookH3947therewith.SotheydidinShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887untoalltheIsraelitesthatcameH935thither.

15Yea,beforetheyburntthefatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459,thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288cameH935,andsaidH559tothemanלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376thatsacrificedH2076,Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414fleshH1320toroastforthepriestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548;forhewillnothaveboiledמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310fleshH1320ofthee,butraw.

16Andifthemanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559untohim,Theywillsurelyburnthefatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459first,andthentakeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947asmuchasthysoulH5315desireth;thenhewouldsayH559, Nay,butthou shaltgiveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414itmenowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258:andifnot,Iwilltakeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947itbyforceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.

17Andthesinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403oftheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH376wasH1961veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeJehovah;forthemenH376despisedtheofferingמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503ofJehovah.

18ButSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050ministeredbeforeJehovah, beingachild,girdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296withalinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19Moreoverhismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517madeH6213himalittleH6996robeוּמְעִ֤ילu.me.'IlH4598,andbroughtH5927ittohimfromyeartoyear,whenshecameH5927upwithherhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376toofferH5927theyearlysacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077.

20AndEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941blessedH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511andhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,andsaidH559,JehovahgivetheeseedH2233ofthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802forthepetitionהַשְּׁאֵלָ֔הha.she.'e.LahH7596whichwasaskedשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592ofJehovah.AndtheywentH1980untotheirownhome.

21AndJehovahvisitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584,andsheconceivedH2029,andbarethreeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323.AndthechildSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewH1431beforeJehovah.

22NowEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941wasveryH3966old;andheheardH8085allthathissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121diduntoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andhowthattheylayH7901withthewomenH802thatdidserviceatthedoorH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

23AndhesaidH559untothem,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100doyesuchthingsH1697?forIhearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085ofyourevilH7451dealingsfromallthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

24Nay,mysonsבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121;foritisnogoodטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896reportהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ha.she.mu.'AhH8052thatIhearשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085: yemakeH8085Jehovah’speopleעַם־'am-H5971totransgressH5674.

25IfoneH376manH376sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398againstanother,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shalljudgehim;butifamanH376sinיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398againstJehovah,whoshallentreatforhim? Notwithstanding,theyhearkenednotuntothevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963oftheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,becauseJehovahwasmindedtoslaythem.

26AndthechildSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewon,andincreasedinfavorbothwithJehovah,andalsoH1571withmenH376.

27AndtherecameH935amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430untoEliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941,andsaidH559untohim,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah,DidIrevealH1540myself untothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthyfatherH1,whentheywereH1961inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714inbondagetoPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?

28anddidIchooseH977himoutofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478tobemypriestלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548,togoלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upunto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196,toburnincenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004,towearanephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeme?anddidIgiveH5414untothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofthyfatherH1alltheofferingsH801ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478madeH5414byfireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801?

29Whereforekickyeatmysacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077andatmineofferingוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יu.ve.min.cha.TiH4503,whichIhavecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680inmyhabitationH4583,andhonorest thysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121aboveme,tomakeH3513yourselvesfatwiththechiefestofalltheofferingsמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mypeopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971?

30Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651Jehovah,theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saith,IsaidH559indeedthatthyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004,andthehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofthyfatherH1,shouldwalkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforemeforeverH5769:butnowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258Jehovahsaith,Beitfarfromme;forthemthathonorמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513meIwillhonorאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513,andtheythatdespiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959meshallbelightlyesteemed.

31Behold,thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeH935,thatIwillcutוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438offthinearmזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220,andthearmזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220ofthyfather’sH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,thatthereshallnotbeH1961anoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205manH2205inthyhouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.

32Andthou shaltbeholdtheafflictionofmyhabitationH4583,inallthewealthwhichGodshallgiveIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthereshallnotbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961anoldזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205manH2205inthyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004forever.

33Andthemanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376ofthine, whomIshallnotcutאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772offfromminealtarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,shallbetoconsumethineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,andtogrievethyheart;andalltheincreaseofthyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191inthefloweroftheirage.

34Andthisshallbethesignהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226unto thee,thatshallcomeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935uponthytwoH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,onHophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372:inoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117theyshalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bothofthem.

35AndIwillraiseוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965meupafaithfulH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548,thatshalldoaccordingtothatwhichisinmyheartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824andinmymind:andIwillbuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129himasurehouseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004;andheshallwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforemineanointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899forever.

36Anditshallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935topass,thateveryoneאַחַ֥ת'a.ChatH259thatisleftH3498inthyhouseבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔be.Vei.te.khaH1004shallcomeH935andbowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812tohimforapieceפַּת־pat-H6595ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701andaloafוְכִכַּר־ve.khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899,andshallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,Putme,Ipraythee,intooneH259ofthepriests’offices,thatImayeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398amorselH6595ofbreadלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

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