Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 2:27-30

27Then a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toאֶל־'el-H413Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941and toldוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559himאֵלָ֗יו'e.LavH413, “This is whatכֹּ֚הkohH3541the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559: ‘Did I not clearly reveal MyselfH1540toאֶל־'el-H413your father’sאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004when they wereבִּֽהְיוֹתָ֥םbih.yo.TamH1961in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714under Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?

28And out of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478I selectedוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977your fatherאֹ֠תוֹ'o.toH853to be Mypriestלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548,to offer sacrificesלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927onעַֽל־'al-H5921My altarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196,to burnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004,and to wearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375an ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646in My presenceלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440.I also gaveוָֽאֶתְּנָה֙va.'e.te.NahH5414to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605the food offeringsאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801of the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃be.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478.

29Why thenלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do you kick atתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163My sacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and offeringוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יu.ve.min.cha.TiH4503thatאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have prescribedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680for My dwelling placeמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583?You have honoredוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513אֶת־'et-H853your sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121more than Meמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480by fattening yourselvesלְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗םle.hav.ri.'a.KhemH1254with the bestמֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתme.re.ShitH7225of allכָּל־kol-H3605the offeringsמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of My peopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478.’

30Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651,the LORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068,the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478,declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002: ‘I did indeedאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559sayאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that your houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1would walkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980before Meלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.But nowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002:Far be itחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486from Me!Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588I will honorמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513those who honor Meאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513,but those who despise Meוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959will be disdainedיֵקָֽלּוּ׃ye.Ka.luH7043.

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