New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 3:11-18

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.”

15So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050layH7901downH7901untilעַד־'ad-H5704morningהַבֹּ֔קֶרha.Bo.kerH1242. Then heopenedוַיִּפְתַּ֖חvai.yif.TachH6605the doorsדַּלְת֣וֹתdal.TotH1817of the houseבֵּית־beit-H1004of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.But Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֣לu.she.mu.'ElH8050was afraidיָרֵ֔אya.Re'H3372to tellמֵהַגִּ֥ידme.ha.GidH5046the visionהַמַּרְאָ֖הha.mar.'AhH4759to Eliעֵלִֽי׃'e.LiH5941.

16Then Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941calledוַיִּקְרָ֤אvai.yik.Ra'H7121Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050and saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֣לshe.mu.'ElH8050,my sonבְּנִ֑יbe.NiH1121.”And he saidוַיֹּ֖אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “HereH2009I am.”

17He saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמָ֤הmahH4100is the wordהַדָּבָר֙ha.da.VarH1697that He spokeדִּבֶּ֣רdi.BerH1696to you? Pleaseנָ֥אna'H4994do not hideתְכַחֵ֖דte.kha.ChedH3582it from me.May Godאֱלֹהִים֙'E.lo.HimH430doיַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-H6213soכֹּ֣הkohH3541to you, and moreיוֹסִ֔יףyo.SifH3254alsoוְכֹ֣הve.KhohH3541,ifאִם־'im-H518you hideתְּכַחֵ֤דte.kha.ChedH3582anythingדָּבָ֔רda.VarH1697from me of allמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605the wordsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697that He spokeדִּבֶּ֥רdi.BerH1696to you.”

18So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050toldוַיַּגֶּד־vai.ya.ged-H5046him everythingכָּל־kol-H3605and hidכִחֵ֖דkhi.ChedH3582nothingוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808from him. And he saidוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “It is the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068;let Him doיַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ פya.'a.SehH6213whatH2896seems goodH2896to Him.”

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