New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 2:27-30

27Thena manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, “Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, ‘Did I notindeedהֲנִגְלֹ֤הha.nig.LohH1540revealנִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙nig.Lei.tiH1540Myself to the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1when they were in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714in bondageto Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?

28Did I notchooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977them from allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478to be My priestsלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548,to goלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927up to My altarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196,to burnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004,to carryלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375an ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440Me; and did I notgiveוָֽאֶתְּנָה֙va.'e.te.NahH5414to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1allכָּל־kol-H3605the fireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801offeringsof the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

29Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100do youkickתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163at My sacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and at My offeringוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יu.ve.min.cha.TiH4503whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680in Mydwellingמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583, andhonorוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513your sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121aboveמִמֶּ֔נִּיmi.Me.niH4480Me, by makingH1254yourselves fatH1254with thechoicestמֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתme.re.ShitH7225of everyכָּל־kol-H3605offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of My peopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478?’

30Thereforeלָכֵ֗ןla.KhenH3651the Lordיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, ‘I did indeedאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559sayאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that your houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of your fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1should walkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440Me foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769’;but nowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068declaresנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, ‘Farחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486be it from Me--forthose who honorמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513Me I will honorאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513, and thosewho despiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959Me will be lightlyH7043esteemedH7043.

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