New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 3:10-14

10Then the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameוַיָּבֹ֤אvai.ya.Vo'H935and stoodוַיִּתְיַצַּ֔בvai.yit.ya.TzavH3320and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121as at otherכְפַֽעַם־khe.fa.'am-H6471timesבְּפַ֖עַםbe.Fa.'amH6471, “Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣ל׀she.mu.'ElH8050!Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֑לshe.mu.'ElH8050!”And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Speakדַּבֵּ֔רda.BerH1696,for Your servantעַבְדֶּֽךָ׃ פ'av.De.khaH5650is listeningשֹׁמֵ֖עַsho.Me.a'H8085.”

11The Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saidוַיֹּ֤אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Beholdהִנֵּ֧הhi.NehH2009,I am about to doעֹשֶׂ֥ה'o.SehH6213a thingדָבָ֖רda.VarH1697in Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478at whichאֲשֶׁר֙'a.SherH834bothשְׁתֵּ֥יshe.TeiH8147earsאָזְנָֽיו׃'a.ze.NavH241of everyoneכָּל־kol-H3605who hearsשֹׁ֣מְע֔וֹsho.me.'OH8085it will tingleתְּצִלֶּ֖ינָהte.tzi.Lei.nahH6750.

12In that dayבַּיּ֤וֹםbai.YomH3117I will carryאָקִ֣ים'a.KimH6965out againstאֶל־'el-H413Eliעֵלִ֔י'e.LiH5941allכָּל־kol-H3605that I have spokenדִּבַּ֖רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiH1696concerningאֶל־'el-H413his houseבֵּית֑וֹbei.ToH1004,from beginningהָחֵ֖לha.ChelH2490to endוְכַלֵּֽה׃ve.kha.LehH3615.

13ForI have toldוְהִגַּ֣דְתִּיve.hi.Gad.tiH5046him that I am about to judgeשֹׁפֵ֥טsho.FetH8199his houseבֵּית֖וֹbei.ToH1004foreverעַד־ עוֹלָ֑ם'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769forthe iniquityבַּעֲוֹ֣ןba.'a.VonH5771whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834he knewיָדַ֗עya.Da'H3045,becauseH3588his sonsבָּנָ֔יוba.NavH1121broughtH7043a curseמְקַֽלְלִ֤יםme.ka.LimH7043on themselvesH1992andhe did not rebukeכִהָ֖הkhi.HahH3543them.

14Thereforeוְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.KhenH3651I have swornנִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiH7650to the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941thatthe iniquityעֲוֹ֧ן'a.VonH5771of Eli’sעֵלִ֛י'e.LiH5941houseבֵּית־beit-H1004shall not be atonedיִתְכַּפֵּ֞רyit.ka.PerH3722for by sacrificeבְּזֶ֥בַחbe.Ze.vachH2077or offeringוּבְמִנְחָ֖הu.ve.min.ChahH4503foreverעַד־ עוֹלָֽם׃'ad- o.LamH5704 H5769.”

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