Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 2:27-30

27And there cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430unto Eliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto him, Thus saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,Did I plainlyהֲנִגְלֹ֤הha.nig.LohH1540appearנִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙nig.Lei.tiH1540unto the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,when they were in Egyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714in Pharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?

28And did I chooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977him out of all the tribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478to bemy priestלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548,to offerלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upon mine altarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196,to burnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004,to wearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375an ephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me? and did I giveוָֽאֶתְּנָה֙va.'e.te.NahH5414unto the houseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1all the offerings made by fireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801of the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

29Wherefore kickתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163ye at my sacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and at mine offeringוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יu.ve.min.cha.TiH4503,which I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680in myhabitationמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583;and honourestוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513thy sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121above me, to make yourselves fatלְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗םle.hav.ri.'a.KhemH1254with the chiefestמֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתme.re.ShitH7225of all the offeringsמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478my peopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971?

30Wherefore Yhwhיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,I saidאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559indeedאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559thatthy houseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004,and the houseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of thy fatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1,should walkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440me forעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769:but now Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002,Be it far from meחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486;for them that honourמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513me I will honourאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513,and they that despiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959me shall be lightly esteemedיֵקָֽלּוּ׃ye.Ka.luH7043.

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