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1 Samuel 2:22-25

22Now Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204,and he heardוְשָׁמַ֗עve.sha.Ma'H8085אֵת֩'etH853about everythingכָּל־kol-H3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121were doingיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478andוְאֵ֤תve.'EtH853howאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834they were sleepingיִשְׁכְּבוּן֙yish.ke.VunH7901withאֶת־'et-H853the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802who servedהַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹתha.Tzoe.'otH6633at the entranceפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607to the Tentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of Meetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

23“Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100are you doingתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697?” Elisaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to his sons. “Iאָנֹכִ֤י'a.no.KhiH595hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085aboutאֶת־'et-H853your wickedרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451deedsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֣םdiv.rei.KhemH1697fromמֵאֵ֖תme.'EtH854allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵֽלֶּה׃'E.lehH428peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

24Noאַ֖ל'alH408,my sonsבָּנָ֑י כִּ֠יba.Nai kiH1121 H3588; it isnotלֽוֹא־lo'-H3808a goodטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896reportהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ha.she.mu.'AhH8052אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834Iאָנֹכִ֣י'a.no.KhiH595hearשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085circulating amongמַעֲבִרִ֖יםma.'a.vi.RimH5674the LORD’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068peopleעַם־'am-H5971.

25Ifאִם־'im-H518a manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376sinsיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against another manלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430can intercede for himוּפִֽלְל֣וֹu.fi.LoH6419;but ifוְאִ֤םve.'ImH518a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376sinsיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398against the LORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,whoמִ֖יmiH4310can intercedeיִתְפַּלֶּל־yit.pa.lel-H6419for him?”But they would notוְלֹ֤אve.Lo'H3808listenיִשְׁמְעוּ֙ לְק֣וֹלyish.me.'U le.KolH8085 H6963to their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068intendedחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654to put them to deathלַהֲמִיתָֽם׃la.ha.mi.TamH4191.

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