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1 Samuel 2:12-25

12Now the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941weresonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Belialבְלִיָּ֑עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100;they knewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548customוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941with the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971was, that,when any manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376offeredזֹבֵ֣חַzo.Ve.achH2076sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935,while the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320was in seethingכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לke.va.ShelH1310,with a fleshhookוְהַמַּזְלֵ֛גve.ha.maz.LegH4207of threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־she.Losh-H7969teethהַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםha.shi.Na.yimH8127in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

14And he struckוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221itinto the panבַכִּיּ֜וֹרva.ki.YorH3595,or kettleבַדּ֗וּדva.DudH1731,or caldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037,or potבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517;all that the fleshhookהַמַּזְלֵ֔גha.maz.LegH4207brought upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548tookיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947for himself. So they didיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887unto all the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that cameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935thither.

15Also before they burntיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935,and saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559to the manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376that sacrificedהַזֹּבֵ֔חַha.zo.Ve.achH2076,Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320to roastלִצְל֖וֹתlitz.LotH6740for the priestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548;for he will not haveיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947soddenמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320of thee, but rawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

16And ifany manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Let them not failקַטֵּ֨רka.TerH6999to burnיַקְטִיר֤וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459presentlyכַּיּוֹם֙kai.yOmH3117, and thentakeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947as muchas thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183;then he would answerוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559him, Nay;but thou shalt giveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414it menow: and if not, I will takeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947itby forceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.

17Wherefore the sinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of the young menהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582abhorredנִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.TzuH5006the offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18But Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050ministeredמְשָׁרֵ֖תme.sha.RetH8334beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, beinga childנַ֕עַרNa.'arH5288,girdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with a linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19Moreover his motherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517madeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213him a littleקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996coatוּמְעִ֤ילu.me.'IlH4598,and broughtוְהַעַלְתָ֥הve.ha.'al.TahH5927itto him from yearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117to yearיָמִ֑ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117,when she came upבַּֽעֲלוֹתָהּ֙ba.'a.lo.TahH5927with her husbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376to offerלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076the yearlyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077.

20And Eliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941blessedוּבֵרַ֨ךְu.ve.RakhH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511and his wifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802,and saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559,The Lordיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068giveיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760thee seedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233of this womanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802for the loanהַשְּׁאֵלָ֔הha.she.'e.LahH7596which is lentשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.And they wentוְהָלְכ֖וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980unto their own homeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

21Andכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068visitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584,so that she conceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029,and bareוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121and twoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323.And the childהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewוַיִּגְדַּ֛לvai.yig.DalH1431beforeעִם־'im-H5973the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

22Now Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204,and heardוְשָׁמַ֗עve.sha.Ma'H8085all that his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121didיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and how they layיִשְׁכְּבוּן֙yish.ke.VunH7901with the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802that assembledהַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹתha.Tzoe.'otH6633atthe doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

23And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Why doתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213ye such thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697?for I hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085of your evilרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451dealingsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֣םdiv.rei.KhemH1697by all this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

24Nay, my sonsבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121; for it isno goodטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896reportהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ha.she.mu.'AhH8052that I hearשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085:ye make the Lord’sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068peopleעַם־'am-H5971to transgressמַעֲבִרִ֖יםma.'a.vi.RimH5674.

25If one manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against anotherלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,the judgeאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shall judgeוּפִֽלְל֣וֹu.fi.LoH6419him: but if a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376sinיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398against the Lordלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,who shall intreatיִתְפַּלֶּל־yit.pa.lel-H6419for him? Notwithstanding they hearkenedיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085not unto the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,because the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654slayלַהֲמִיתָֽם׃la.ha.mi.TamH4191them.

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