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1 Samuel 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 2:16-18
New American Standard Bible 1995
16 If the man said to him, “They must surely [a]burn the fat [b]first, and then take as much as [c]you desire,” then he would say, “No, but you shall give it to me now; and if not, I will take it by force.” 17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for the men (A)despised the offering of the Lord.
Samuel before the Lord as a Boy
18 Now (B)Samuel was ministering before the Lord, as a boy [d](C)wearing a linen ephod.
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- 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit offer up in smoke
- 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit like the day
- 1 Samuel 2:16 Lit your soul
- 1 Samuel 2:18 Lit girded with
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