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1 Samuel 2:27-30

27And therecameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430toEliעֵלִ֑י'e.LiH5941, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to him, Thussaithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, Did Iplainlyהֲנִגְלֹ֤הha.nig.LohH1540appearנִגְלֵ֙יתִי֙nig.Lei.tiH1540to thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, when they were inEgyptבְּמִצְרַ֖יִםbe.mitz.Ra.yimH4714inPharaoh’sפַּרְעֹֽה׃par.'OhH6547houseלְבֵ֥יתle.VeitH1004?

28And did Ichooseוּבָחֹ֣רu.va.ChorH977him out of all thetribesשִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.TeiH7626ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElH3478to be mypriestלְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.HenH3548, toofferלַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.LotH5927upon myaltarמִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.ChiH4196, toburnלְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.TirH6999incenseקְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retH7004, towearלָשֵׂ֥אתla.SetH5375anephodאֵפ֖וֹד'e.FodH646beforeלְפָנָ֑יle.fa.NaiH6440me? and did Igiveוָֽאֶתְּנָה֙va.'e.te.NahH5414to thehouseלְבֵ֣יתle.VeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1all the offerings made byfireאִשֵּׁ֖י'i.SheiH801of thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478?

29Whytrampleתִבְעֲט֗וּtiv.'a.TuH1163ye at mysacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙be.ziv.ChiH2077and at myofferingוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔יu.ve.min.cha.TiH4503, which I havecommandedצִוִּ֖יתִיtzi.Vi.tiH6680in myhabitationמָע֑וֹןma.'onH4583; andhonourestוַתְּכַבֵּ֤דva.te.kha.BedH3513thysonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙ba.Nei.khaH1121above me, to make yourselvesfatלְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗םle.hav.ri.'a.KhemH1254with thechiefestמֵרֵאשִׁ֛יתme.re.ShitH7225of all theofferingsמִנְחַ֥תmin.ChatH4503ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mypeopleלְעַמִּֽי׃le.'a.MiH5971?

30Therefore theLORDיְהוָה֮Yah.wehH3068Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֒Yis.ra.'ElH3478saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, Isaidאָמ֣וֹר'a.MorH559indeedאָמַ֔רְתִּי'a.Mar.tiH559that thyhouseבֵּֽיתְךָ֙bei.te.KhaH1004, and thehouseוּבֵ֣יתu.VeitH1004of thyfatherאָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaH1, shouldwalkיִתְהַלְּכ֥וּyit.ha.le.KhuH1980beforeלְפָנַ֖יle.fa.NaiH6440meforעַד־'ad-H5704everעוֹלָ֑םo.LamH5769: but now theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068saithנְאֻם־ne.'um-H5002, Be it far frommeחָלִ֣ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486; for them thathonourמְכַבְּדַ֥יme.kha.be.DaiH3513me I willhonourאֲכַבֵּ֖ד'a.kha.BedH3513, and they thatdespiseוּבֹזַ֥יu.vo.ZaiH959me shall be lightlyesteemedיֵקָֽלּוּ׃ye.Ka.luH7043.

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