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1 Samuel 2:16-18
New Living Translation
1 Samuel 2:16-18
New Living Translation
16 The man offering the sacrifice might reply, “Take as much as you want, but the fat must be burned first.” Then the servant would demand, “No, give it to me now, or I’ll take it by force.” 17 So the sin of these young men was very serious in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offerings with contempt.
18 But Samuel, though he was only a boy, served the Lord. He wore a linen garment like that of a priest.[a]
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- 2:18 Hebrew He wore a linen ephod.
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