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1 Samuel 2:16-18
1599 Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 2:16-18
1599 Geneva Bible
16 And if any man said unto him, Let them burn the fat according to the [a]custom, then take as much as thine heart [b]desireth: then he would answer, No, but thou shalt give it now: and if thou wilt not, I will take it by force.
17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men [c]abhorred the offering of the Lord.
18 ¶ Now Samuel being a young child ministered before the Lord, girded with a linen (A)Ephod.
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- 1 Samuel 2:16 Or, Law.
- 1 Samuel 2:16 Not passing for their own profit, so that God might be served aright.
- 1 Samuel 2:17 Seeing the horrible abuse thereof.
1 Samuel 2:16-18
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:16-18
New International Version
16 If the person said to him, “Let the fat(A) be burned first, and then take whatever you want,” the servant would answer, “No, hand it over now; if you don’t, I’ll take it by force.”
17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they[a] were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.(B)
18 But Samuel was ministering(C) before the Lord—a boy wearing a linen ephod.(D)
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 2:17 Dead Sea Scrolls and Septuagint; Masoretic Text people
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