Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 2:22-25

22Now Eliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204,and heardוְשָׁמַ֗עve.sha.Ma'H8085all that his sonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121didיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213unto all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and how they layיִשְׁכְּבוּן֙yish.ke.VunH7901with the womenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802that assembledהַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹתha.Tzoe.'otH6633atthe doorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of the tabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of the congregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

23And he saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto them, Why doתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213ye such thingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697?for I hearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085of your evilרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451dealingsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֣םdiv.rei.KhemH1697by all this peopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

24Nay, my sonsבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121; for it isno goodטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896reportהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ha.she.mu.'AhH8052that I hearשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085:ye make Yhwh'sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068peopleעַם־'am-H5971to transgressמַעֲבִרִ֖יםma.'a.vi.RimH5674.

25If one manאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376sinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398against anotherלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376,the judgeאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shall judgeוּפִֽלְל֣וֹu.fi.LoH6419him: but if a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376sinיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398against Yhwhלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068,who shall intreatיִתְפַּלֶּל־yit.pa.lel-H6419for him? Notwithstanding they hearkenedיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085not unto the voiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of their fatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1,because Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654slayלַהֲמִיתָֽם׃la.ha.mi.TamH4191them.

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