Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 2:27-36

27And therecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430untoEliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941, andsaidH559unto him,Thusכֹּ֚הkohH3541saith theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,DidH376IrevealH1540myself unto thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, when they were inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714in bondage toPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?

28and did Ichooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977himoutH6440ofallמִכָּל־mi.kolH3605thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478to be mypriestלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548, togoלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upH5927unto minealtarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196toburnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004, towearH5927anephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeH6440meH5414? and did IgiveH5414unto thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1allכָּל־kol-H3605theofferingsH801of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478madeH5414byfireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801?

29Whereforekickתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163ye at mysacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and atmineH4480offering,whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680in myhabitationמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583; and honourest thysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121aboveH4480meH4480, tomakeוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513yourselves fat with the chiefest ofallכָּל־kol-H3605theofferingsH4503ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mypeopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971?

30Therefore theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068, theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478, saith, IsaidH559indeedכִּֽי־ki-H3588that thyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004, and thehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, shouldwalkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeH6440meH6440foreverעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: butnowוְעַתָּ֤הve.'a.TahH6258theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saith, Be itfarעַד־'ad-H5704frommeH6440; for them that honourmeH6440I will honour, and they thatdespiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959meH6440shall belightlyH7043esteemedH7043.

31Beholdהִנֵּה֙hi.NehH2009, thedaysיָמִ֣יםya.MimH3117comeבָּאִ֔יםba.'ImH935, that I willcutוְגָֽדַעְתִּי֙ve.ga.da'.TiH1438offH1438thinearmזְרֹ֣עֲךָ֔ze.Ro.'a.khaH2220, and thearmזְרֹ֖עַze.Ro.a'H2220of thyfather’sאָבִ֑יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004, that there shallnotמִֽהְי֥וֹתmih.YotH1961be anoldזָקֵ֖ןza.KenH2205manH2205in thinehouseבְּבֵיתֶֽךָ׃be.vei.Te.khaH1004.

32And thou shaltbeholdH3808the affliction of myhabitationמָע֔וֹןma.'onH4583, inallH3605thewealthH3808whichאֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834GodH3808shallgiveיִהְיֶ֥הyih.YehH1961Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and there shallnotH3808be anoldזָקֵ֛ןza.KenH2205manH2205in thinehouseבְּבֵיתְךָ֖be.vei.te.KhaH1004for ever.

33And themanוְאִ֗ישׁve.'IshH376of thine, whom I shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808cutאַכְרִ֤ית'akh.RitH3772offH3772frommineמֵעִ֣םme.'ImH5973altarמִזְבְּחִ֔יmiz.be.ChiH4196, shall be toconsumeלְכַלּ֥וֹתle.kha.LotH3615thineeyesעֵינֶ֖יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869, and togrieveוְלַאֲדִ֣יבve.la.'a.DivH109thineheartנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315: andallוְכָל־ve.kholH3605theincreaseמַרְבִּ֥יתmar.BitH4768of thinehouseבֵּיתְךָ֖bei.te.KhaH1004shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191in the flower of their age.

34And this shall be thesignהָא֗וֹתha.'otH226unto thee, that shallcomeיָבֹא֙ya.Vo'H935uponH935thytwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֔יךָva.Nei.khaH1121, onHophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָ֑סu.fin.ChasH6372; in onedayבְּי֥וֹםbe.YomH3117they shalldieיָמ֥וּתוּya.Mu.tuH4191bothשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃she.nei.HemH8147of them.

35And I willraiseוַהֲקִימֹתִ֥יva.ha.ki.mo.TiH6965meוּבְנַפְשִׁ֖יu.ve.naf.ShiH5315upH6965afaithfulנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539priestכֹּהֵ֣ןko.HenH3548, that shalldoיַעֲשֶׂ֑הya.'a.SehH6213according to thatwhichכַּאֲשֶׁ֛רka.'a.SherH834is in mineheartבִּלְבָבִ֥יbil.va.ViH3824and in mymindH3824: and I willbuildוּבָנִ֤יתִיu.va.Ni.tiH1129him asureנֶאֱמָ֔ןne.'e.ManH539houseבַּ֣יִתBa.yitH1004; and he shallwalkוְהִתְהַלֵּ֥ךְve.ht.ha.LekhH1980beforeלִפְנֵֽי־lif.nei-H6440mineanointedמְשִׁיחִ֖יme.shi.ChiH4899for ever.

36And it shallcomeיָבוֹא֙ya.Vo'H935topassH935, thateveryכָּל־kol-H3605one that isleftהַנּוֹתָר֙ha.no.TarH3498in thinehouseבְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔be.Vei.te.khaH1004shallcomeH935andbowלְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֹ֣תle.hish.ta.cha.VotH7812downH7812to him for apieceפַּת־pat-H6595ofsilverכֶּ֖סֶףKe.sefH3701and aloafוְכִכַּר־ve.khi.kar-H3603ofbreadלָ֑חֶםLa.chemH3899, and shallsayוְאָמַ֗רve.'a.MarH559,PutH935meH413, Iprayנָ֛אna'H4994thee,intoH413one of the priests’officesהַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹתha.ke.hu.NotH3550, that I mayeatלֶאֱכֹ֥לle.'e.KholH398amorselH6595ofbreadלָֽחֶם׃ סLa.chemH3899.

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