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1 Samuel 3:11-18

11And the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Behold, I will doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213a thingדָבָ֖רda.VarH1697in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,at which bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147the earsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241of every one that hearethשֹׁ֣מְע֔וֹsho.me.'OH8085it shall tingleתְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהte.tzi.Lei.nahH6750.

12In that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117I will performאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965against Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941all thingswhich I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696concerningH413his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004:when I beginהָחֵ֖לha.ChelH2490,I will also make an endוְכַלֵּֽה׃ve.kha.LehH3615.

13For I have toldוְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046him that I will judgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769for the iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771which he knowethיָדַ֗עya.Da'H3045;because his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121made themselves vileמְקַֽלְלִ֤יםme.ka.LimH7043,and he restrainedכִהָ֖הkhi.HahH3543them not.

14And therefore I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941,that the iniquityעֲוֹ֧ן'a.VonH5771of Eli’sעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941houseבֵּית־beit-H1004shall not be purgedיִתְכַּפֵּ֞רyit.ka.PerH3722with sacrificeבְּזֶ֥בַחbe.Ze.vachH2077nor offeringוּבְמִנְחָ֖הu.ve.min.ChahH4503forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָֽם׃o.LamH5769.

15And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050layוַיִּשְׁכַּ֤בvai.yish.KavH7901until the morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242,and openedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050fearedיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to shewמֵהַגִּ֥ידme.ha.GidH5046Eliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941the visionהַמַּרְאָ֖הha.mar.'AhH4759.

16Then Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.And he answeredוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, Here am I.

17And he saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What isthe thingהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that the Lordhath saidדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696unto thee? I pray thee hideתְכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582itnot from me: Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430do soיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213to thee, and more alsoיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254,if thou hideתְּכַחֵ֤דte.kha.ChedH3582anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697from me of all the thingsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that he saidדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696unto thee.

18And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him every whitהַדְּבָרִ֔יםha.de.va.RimH1697,and hidכִחֵ֖דkhi.ChedH3582nothing from him. And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, It isthe Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068:let him doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213what seemethבְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.NavH5869him goodהַטּ֥וֹבha.TovH2896.

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