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1 Samuel 2:13-35

13Andthepriests'customוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941withthepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971was,whenanymanH376sacrificedH2076asacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077,thepriest'sservantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288cameH935,whenthefleshH1320wascooked,withaflesh-hookofthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־she.Losh-H7969prongsinhishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

14andhestruckH5221itintothepan,orkettle,orcauldron,orpotבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517;thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548tookH3947ofitallthattheflesh-hookbroughtH935up.SotheydidinShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887toalltheIsraelitesthatcameH935there.

15Evenbeforetheyburnedthefatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459,thepriest'sservantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288cameH935,andsaidH559tothemanלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376thatsacrificedH2076,Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414fleshH1320toroastforthepriestH3548,andhewillnotacceptיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947soddenfleshH1320ofthee,butraw.

16Ifthemanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559tohim,Theywillimmediatelyburnthefatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459entire,thentakeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947asthysoulH5315desiresH8378;hewouldsayH559[tohim],No,butthou shaltgiveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414[it]nowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258;andifnot,Iwilltakeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947[it]byforceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.

17Andthesinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403oftheyoungהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH376wasH1961veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeJehovah,formenH376despisedtheofferingמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503ofJehovah.

18AndSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050ministeredbeforeJehovah,aboygirdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296withalinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19Andhismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517madeH6213himalittleH6996coat,andbroughtH5927ittohimfromyeartoyear,whenshecameH5927upwithherhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376tosacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077theyearlysacrificeH2077.

20AndEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941blessedH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511andhiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,andsaidH559,JehovahgivetheeseedH2233ofthiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802fortheloanwhichislenttoJehovah.AndtheywentH1980totheirownhome.

21SoJehovahvisitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584,andsheconceivedH2029,andboreH3205threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323.AndtheboySamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewH1431beforeJehovah.

22AndEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941wasveryH3966old,andheardH8085allthathissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121weredoingtoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478,andthattheylayH7901withthewomenH802thatservedH6633attheentranceH6607ofthetentאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168ofmeetingמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

23AndhesaidH559tothem,Whyלָ֥מָּהLa.mahH4100doyesuchthingsH1697?forIhearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085ofyourevilH7451deedsfromallthispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

24No,mysonsבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121,foritisnogoodטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896reportהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ha.she.mu.'AhH8052thatIhearשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085: yemakeH8085Jehovah'speopleעַם־'am-H5971transgressH5674.

25IfoneH376manH376sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398againstanother,Godאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430willjudgehim;butifamanH376sinיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398againstJehovah,whoshallintreatforhim?Buttheyhearkenednottothevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963oftheirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,forJehovahwasmindedtoslaythem.

26AndtheboySamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewon,andwasinfavourbothwithJehovahandalsoH1571withmenH376.

27AndtherecameH935amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toEliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941andsaidH559tohim,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saithJehovah:DidIplainlyrevealH1540myselftothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofthyfatherH1whentheywereH1961inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714,inPharaoh'shouseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004,

28andchooseH977himoutofallthetribesH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478,tobemypriestלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548,toofferuponminealtarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196,toburnincenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004,toweartheephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeme?andIgaveH5414untothehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004ofthyfatherH1alltheofferingsH801byfireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801ofthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

29Whereforedoye trample uponmysacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077anduponmineoblationwhichIhavecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680[inmy]habitationH4583?Andthou honourest thysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121aboveme,tomakeH3513yourselvesfatwiththeprimestofalltheoblationsofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mypeopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971.

30WhereforeJehovahtheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478saith,IsaidH559indeed, Thyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004andthehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004ofthyfatherH1shouldwalkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforemeforeverH5769.Butnowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258Jehovahsaith,Beitfarfromme;forthemthathonourmeIwillhonour,andtheythatdespiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959meshallbelightlyesteemed.

31Behold,daysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeH935,thatIwillcutוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438offthinearmזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220,andthearmזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220ofthy father'shouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004,thatthereshallnotbeH1961anoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205manH2205inthyhouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.

32Andthou shaltseeanoppressor [inmy]habitationH4583, amidstallthegoodיֵיטִ֖יבyei.TivH3190thatshallbeיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961donetoIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andthereshallnotbeH1961anoldזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205manH2205inthyhouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004forever.

33Andthemanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376ofthine [whom]Ishallnotcutאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772offfromminealtarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196,shallbetocause thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869tofailלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615andtogrievethysoulH5315;andalltheincreaseofthyhouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191intheirvigour.

34Andthisshallbethesignהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226tothee,whichshallcomeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935uponthytwoH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,uponHophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372:inoneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259dayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117theyshalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191,bothofthem.

35AndIwillraiseוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965upformyselfafaithfulH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, [who]shalldoaccordingtowhatisinmyheartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824andinmymind;andIwillbuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129himasurehouseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004;andheshallwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforemineanointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899continually.

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