Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 2:15-17

15Evenגַּם֮gamH1571beforeבְּטֶרֶם֮be.te.RemH2962the fatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459was burnedיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.ti.RunH6999אֶת־'et-H853,the servantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288of the priestהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548would comeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559to the manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376who was sacrificingהַזֹּבֵ֔חַha.zo.Ve.achH2076, “Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414the priestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548some meatבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320to roastלִצְל֖וֹתlitz.LotH6740,because he will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808acceptיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947boiledמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310meatבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320fromמִמְּךָ֛mi.me.KhaH4480youכִּ֥יkiH3588,but onlyאִם־'im-H518rawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.”

16And if any manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to himאֵלָ֜יו'e.LavH413, “The fatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459must be burnedH6999firstכַּיּוֹם֙kai.yOmH3117;then you may takeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947whateverכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834youנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315wantתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183,”the servant would replyוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559, “NoH3808כִּ֚יkiH3588,you must giveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414it to meright nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258.If you refuseוְאִם־ve.'im-H518,I will takeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947itby forceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394!”

17Thus the sinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of these young menהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288wasוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961severeגְּדוֹלָ֥ה מְאֹ֖דge.do.Lah me.'OdH1419 H3966אֶת־'et-H854in the sightפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,forכִּ֤יkiH3588theyהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582were treating the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503with contemptנִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.TzuH5006אֵ֖ת'etH853.

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