Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 2:12-18

12Now the sonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121of Eliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941weresonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Belialבְלִיָּ֑עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100;they knewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And the priests’הַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548customוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941with the peopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971was, that,when any manאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376offeredזֹבֵ֣חַzo.Ve.achH2076sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935,while the fleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320was in seethingכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לke.va.ShelH1310,with a fleshhookוְהַמַּזְלֵ֛גve.ha.maz.LegH4207of threeשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־she.Losh-H7969teethהַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםha.shi.Na.yimH8127in his handבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

14And he struckוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221itinto the panבַכִּיּ֜וֹרva.ki.YorH3595,or kettleבַדּ֗וּדva.DudH1731,or caldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037,or potבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517;all that the fleshhookהַמַּזְלֵ֔גha.maz.LegH4207brought upיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927the priestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548tookיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947for himself. So they didיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213in Shilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887unto all the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478that cameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935thither.

15Also before they burntיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459,the priest’sהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935,and saidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559to the manלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376that sacrificedהַזֹּבֵ֔חַha.zo.Ve.achH2076,Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320to roastלִצְל֖וֹתlitz.LotH6740for the priestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548;for he will not haveיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947soddenמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320of thee, but rawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

16And ifany manהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Let them not failקַטֵּ֨רka.TerH6999to burnיַקְטִיר֤וּןyak.ti.RunH6999the fatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459presentlyכַּיּוֹם֙kai.yOmH3117, and thentakeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947as muchas thy soulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183;then he would answerוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559him, Nay;but thou shalt giveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414it menow: and if not, I will takeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947itby forceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.

17Wherefore the sinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of the young menהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288was veryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068:for menהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582abhorredנִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.TzuH5006the offeringמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18But Samuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050ministeredמְשָׁרֵ֖תme.sha.RetH8334beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, beinga childנַ֕עַרNa.'arH5288,girdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with a linenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

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