1Samuel:2:12-26
rotherham@1Samuel:2:12 @ Now, the sons of Eli, were abandoned men, they knew not Yahweh.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:13 @ And, the custom of the priests with the people, waswhen any man offered a sacrifice, then would come the priests young man, as the flesh was boiling, with a three-pronged fork in his hand;
rotherham@1Samuel:2:14 @ and would strike it into the boiler, or into the trough, or into the kettle, or into the pot, all that the fork would bring up, the priest took for himself. Thus and thus, used they to do unto all Israel, who came thither, in Shiloh.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:15 @ Also, before any could make perfume with the fat, the priests young man would come in and say to the person who was sacrificing, Come! give flesh for the priests roastings, for he will not take of thee boiled fleshonly raw.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:16 @ And, if the man said to him, Let them at least, make incense, at once with the fat, then take thou as much as thy soul craveth, Then said he to him, But, at once, shalt thou give it; or else, I will take it by force.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:17 @ And so it was, that, the sin of the young men, was exceeding great, before Yahweh, for men scorned the offerings of Yahweh.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:18 @ But, as for Samuel, he was ministering before Yahweh, a boy girded with an ephod of linen.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:19 @ Also, a little robe, used his mother to make for him, and bring it up to him, from year to year, when she came up with her husband, to offer the sacrifice of the year.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:20 @ And Eli used to bless Elkanah and his wife, and to say Yahweh give thee seed of this woman, instead of the loan that hath been lent unto Yahweh. So they went their way to his own place.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:21 @ And Yahweh visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons, and two daughters. Thus did the boy Samuel grow up with Yahweh.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:22 @ Now, Eli, was very old, but he used to hear all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how they even lay with the women who did service, at the opening of the tent of meeting.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:23 @ So he said to them, Wherefore should ye do such things as these? for I keep hearing of your wicked doings, from all these people.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:24 @ Nay, my sons! for it is no good report that I do hear: leading into transgression the people of Yahweh.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:25 @ If one man sin against another, God will interpose, but, if, against Yahweh, a man sin, who will intercede, for him? But they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, for Yahweh was pleased to put them to death.
rotherham@1Samuel:2:26 @ But, the boy Samuel, went on growing in stature, and in favour, both with Yahweh, and also with men.
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