New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 2:12-18

12Now the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941wereworthlessבְלִיָּ֑עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121;they did not knowיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068

13and the customוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941of the priestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548with the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971.When anyכָּל־kol-H3605manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376was offeringזֹבֵ֣חַzo.Ve.achH2076a sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288would comeוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935while the meatהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320was boilingכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לke.va.ShelH1310,with a three-prongedשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־ הַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםshe.Losh- ha.shi.Na.yimH7969 H8127forkוְהַמַּזְלֵ֛גve.ha.maz.LegH4207in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027.

14Then he would thrustוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221it into the panבַכִּיּ֜וֹרva.ki.YorH3595,orא֣וֹ'oH176kettleבַדּ֗וּדva.DudH1731,orא֤וֹ'oH176caldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037,orא֣וֹ'oH176potבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517;allכֹּ֚לkolH3605that the forkהַמַּזְלֵ֔גha.maz.LegH4207broughtיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927up the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548would takeיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947for himself. Thusכָּ֚כָהKa.khahH3602they didיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478who cameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935thereשָׁ֖םshamH8033.

15Alsoגַּם֮gamH1571,beforeבְּטֶרֶם֮be.te.RemH2962they burnedיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288would comeוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935and sayוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559to the manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376who was sacrificingהַזֹּבֵ֔חַha.zo.Ve.achH2076, “Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414the priestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548meatבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320for roastingלִצְל֖וֹתlitz.LotH6740,as he will not takeיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947boiledמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310meatבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320from you, onlyכִּ֥י אִם־ki 'im-H3588 H518rawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.”

16IfH518the manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “They must surelyקַטֵּ֨רka.TerH6999burnיַקְטִיר֤וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459firstכַּיּוֹם֙kai.yOmH3117,and then takeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947as muchH3512asyou desireתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183,”then he would sayוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559, “NoH3808,but you shall giveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414it to menowעַתָּ֣ה'a.TahH6258;and ifH518not, I will takeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947it by forceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.”

17Thus the sinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of the youngהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288menH5288was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,for the menH376despisedנִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.TzuH5006the offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18NowSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was ministeringמְשָׁרֵ֖תme.sha.RetH8334beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, asa boyנַ֕עַרNa.'arH5288wearingחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296a linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

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