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1 Samuel 2:12-25

12Now thesonsוּבְנֵ֥יu.ve.NeiH1121ofEliעֵלִ֖י'e.LiH5941wereworthlessבְלִיָּ֑עַלve.li.Ya.'alH1100menבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121; theyknewיָדְע֖וּya.de.'UH3045not theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

13And thepriestsהַכֹּהֲנִ֖יםha.ko.ha.NimH3548’customוּמִשְׁפַּ֥טu.mish.PatH4941with thepeopleהָעָ֑םha.'AmH5971was, that, when anymanאִ֞ישׁ'ishH376offeredזֹבֵ֣חַzo.Ve.achH2076sacrificeזֶ֗בַחZe.vachH2077, thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵן֙ha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֤עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֨אu.Va'H935, while thefleshהַבָּשָׂ֔רha.ba.SarH1320wasboilingכְּבַשֵּׁ֣לke.va.ShelH1310, with afleshhookוְהַמַּזְלֵ֛גve.ha.maz.LegH4207ofthreeשְׁלֹ֥שׁ־she.Losh-H7969teethהַשִּׁנַּ֖יִםha.shi.Na.yimH8127in hishandבְּיָדֽוֹ׃be.ya.DoH3027;

14And hestruckוְהִכָּ֨הve.hi.KahH5221it into thepanבַכִּיּ֜וֹרva.ki.YorH3595, orkettleבַדּ֗וּדva.DudH1731, orcaldronבַקַּלַּ֙חַת֙va.ka.La.chatH7037, orpotבַפָּר֔וּרva.pa.RurH6517; all that thefleshhookהַמַּזְלֵ֔גha.maz.LegH4207broughtupיַעֲלֶ֣הya.'a.LehH5927thepriestהַכֹּהֵ֖ןha.ko.HenH3548tookיִקַּ֥חyi.KachH3947for himself. So theydidיַעֲשׂ֣וּya.'a.SuH6213inShilohבְּשִׁלֹֽה׃be.shi.LohH7887to all theIsraelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478thatcameהַבָּאִ֥יםha.ba.'ImH935there.

15Also before theyburntיַקְטִר֣וּןyak.ti.RunH6999thefatהַחֵלֶב֒ha.che.LevH2459, thepriest’sהַכֹּהֵ֗ןha.ko.HenH3548servantנַ֣עַרNa.'arH5288cameוּבָ֣א׀u.Va'H935, andsaidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559to themanלָאִ֣ישׁla.'IshH376thatsacrificedהַזֹּבֵ֔חַha.zo.Ve.achH2076,Giveתְּנָ֣הte.NahH5414fleshבָשָׂ֔רva.SarH1320toroastלִצְל֖וֹתlitz.LotH6740for thepriestלַכֹּהֵ֑ןla.ko.HenH3548; for he will nothaveיִקַּ֧חyi.KachH3947boiledמְבֻשָּׁ֖לme.vu.ShalH1310fleshבָּשָׂ֥רba.SarH1320of thee, butrawחָֽי׃ChaiH2416.

16And if anymanהָאִ֗ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Let them notfailקַטֵּ֨רka.TerH6999toburnיַקְטִיר֤וּןyak.ti.RunH6999thefatהַחֵ֔לֶבha.Che.levH2459presentlyכַּיּוֹם֙kai.yOmH3117, and thentakeוְקַ֨ח־ve.Kach-H3947as much as thysoulנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָnaf.She.khaH5315desirethתְּאַוֶּ֖הte.'a.VehH183; then he wouldanswerוְאָמַ֥ר׀ve.'a.MarH559him, Nay ; but thou shaltgiveתִתֵּ֔ןti.TenH5414it to me now: and if not, I willtakeלָקַ֥חְתִּיla.Kach.tiH3947it byforceבְחָזְקָֽה׃ve.cha.ze.KahH2394.

17Therefore thesinחַטַּ֧אתcha.TatH2403of the youngmenהַנְּעָרִ֛יםha.ne.'a.RimH5288wasveryמְאֹ֖דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֥הge.do.LahH1419beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068: formenהָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔יםha.'a.na.ShimH582abhorredנִֽאֲצוּ֙ni.'a.TzuH5006theofferingמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

18ButSamuelוּשְׁמוּאֵ֕לu.she.mu.'ElH8050ministeredמְשָׁרֵ֖תme.sha.RetH8334beforeפְּנֵ֣יpe.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068, being achildנַ֕עַרNa.'arH5288,girdedחָג֖וּרcha.GurH2296with alinenבָּֽד׃BadH906ephodאֵפ֥וֹד'e.FodH646.

19Moreover hismotherאִמּ֔וֹ'i.MoH517madeתַּעֲשֶׂה־ta.'a.seh-H6213him alittleקָטֹן֙ka.TonH6996coatוּמְעִ֤ילu.me.'IlH4598, andbroughtוְהַעַלְתָ֥הve.ha.'al.TahH5927it to him fromyearמִיָּמִ֣ים׀mi.ya.MimH3117toyearיָמִ֑ימָהya.Mi.mahH3117, when she cameupבַּֽעֲלוֹתָהּ֙ba.'a.lo.TahH5927with herhusbandאִישָׁ֔הּ'i.ShahH376toofferלִזְבֹּ֖חַliz.Bo.achH2076theyearlyהַיָּמִֽים׃hai.ya.MimH3117sacrificeזֶ֥בַחZe.vachH2077.

20AndEliעֵלִ֜י'e.LiH5941blessedוּבֵרַ֨ךְu.ve.RakhH1288Elkanahאֶלְקָנָ֣ה'el.ka.NahH511and hiswifeאִשְׁתּ֗וֹ'ish.ToH802, andsaidוְאָמַר֙ve.'a.MarH559, TheLORDיְהוָ֨הYah.wehH3068giveיָשֵׂם֩ya.SemH7760theeseedזֶ֙רַע֙ze.ra'H2233of thiswomanהָאִשָּׁ֣הha.'i.ShahH802for theloanהַשְּׁאֵלָ֔הha.she.'e.LahH7596which islentשָׁאַ֖לsha.'AlH7592to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. And theywentוְהָלְכ֖וּve.ha.le.KhuH1980to their ownhomeלִמְקֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

21Andכִּֽי־ki-H3588theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068visitedפָקַ֤דfa.KadH6485Hannahחַנָּ֔הcha.NahH2584, so that sheconceivedוַתַּ֛הַרva.Ta.harH2029, andboreוַתֵּ֥לֶדva.Te.ledH3205threeשְׁלֹשָֽׁה־she.lo.shah-H7969sonsבָנִ֖יםva.NimH1121andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֣יu.she.TeiH8147daughtersבָנ֑וֹתva.NotH1323. And thechildהַנַּ֥עַרha.Na.'arH5288Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050grewוַיִּגְדַּ֛לvai.yig.DalH1431beforeעִם־'im-H5973theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

22NowEliוְעֵלִ֖יve.'e.LiH5941wasveryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966oldזָקֵ֣ןza.KenH2204, andheardוְשָׁמַ֗עve.sha.Ma'H8085all that hissonsבָּנָיו֙ba.NavH1121didיַעֲשׂ֤וּןya.'a.SunH6213to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and how theylayיִשְׁכְּבוּן֙yish.ke.VunH7901with thewomenהַנָּשִׁ֔יםha.na.ShimH802thatassembledהַצֹּ֣בְא֔וֹתha.Tzoe.'otH6633at thedoorפֶּ֖תַחPe.tachH6607of thetabernacleאֹ֥הֶל'O.helH168of thecongregationמוֹעֵֽד׃mo.'EdH4150.

23And hesaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to them, Whydoתַעֲשׂ֖וּןta.'a.SunH6213ye suchthingsכַּדְּבָרִ֣יםka.de.va.RimH1697? for Ihearשֹׁמֵ֙עַ֙sho.Me.a'H8085of yourevilרָעִ֔יםra.'ImH7451dealingsדִּבְרֵיכֶ֣םdiv.rei.KhemH1697by all thispeopleהָעָ֥םha.'AmH5971.

24Nay, mysonsבָּנָ֑יba.NaiH1121; for it is nogoodטוֹבָ֤הto.VahH2896reportהַשְּׁמֻעָה֙ha.she.mu.'AhH8052that Ihearשֹׁמֵ֔עַsho.Me.a'H8085: ye make theLORD’Sיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068peopleעַם־'am-H5971totransgressמַעֲבִרִ֖יםma.'a.vi.RimH5674.

25If onemanאִ֤ישׁ'ishH376shallsinיֶחֱטָ֨אye.che.Ta'H2398againstanotherלְאִישׁ֙le.'IshH376, thejudgeאֱלֹהִ֔ים'E.lo.HimH430shalljudgeוּפִֽלְל֣וֹu.fi.LoH6419him: but if amanאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376shallsinיֶֽחֱטָא־ye.che.ta'-H2398against theLORDלַֽיהוָה֙la.Yah.wehH3068, who shallpleadיִתְפַּלֶּל־yit.pa.lel-H6419for him? However theyhearkenedיִשְׁמְעוּ֙yish.me.'UH8085not to thevoiceלְק֣וֹלle.KolH6963of theirfatherאֲבִיהֶ֔ם'a.vi.HemH1, because theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068wouldחָפֵ֥ץcha.FetzH2654slayלַהֲמִיתָֽם׃la.ha.mi.TamH4191them.

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