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27 And there came a man of God to Eli, and said to him, “Thus the Lord has said, ‘I revealed[a] myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt subject to the house of Pharaoh. 28 And I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me; and I gave to the house of your father all my offerings by fire from the people of Israel. 29 Why then look with greedy eye at[b] my sacrifices and my offerings which I commanded, and honor your sons above me by fattening yourselves upon the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?’

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 2:27 Gk Tg: Heb Did I reveal
  2. 1 Samuel 2:29 Or treat with scorn Gk: Heb kick at

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