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1 Samuel 2:27-36
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27 A man of God came to Eli and said to him, “Thus the Lord has said: I revealed[a] myself to the family of your ancestor in Egypt when they were slaves[b] to the house of Pharaoh.(A) 28 I chose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to offer incense, to wear an ephod before me, and I gave to the family of your ancestor all my offerings by fire[c] from the Israelites.(B) 29 Why then look[d] with greedy eye at my sacrifices and my offerings[e] and honor your sons more than me by fattening yourselves on the choicest parts of every offering of my people Israel?(C) 30 Therefore the Lord the God of Israel declares: I promised that your family and the family of your ancestor should go in and out before me forever, but now the Lord declares: Far be it from me, for those who honor me I will honor, and those who despise me shall be treated with contempt.(D) 31 See, a time is coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your ancestor’s family.[f](E) 32 No one in your family shall ever live to old age.(F) 33 The only one of you whom I shall not cut off from my altar shall be spared to weep out his[g] eyes and grieve his[h] heart; all the members of your household shall die by the sword.[i] 34 The fate of your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, shall be the sign to you: both of them shall die on the same day.(G) 35 I will raise up for myself a faithful priest who shall do according to what is in my heart and in my mind. I will build him a sure house, and he shall go in and out before my anointed one forever.(H) 36 Everyone who is left in your family shall come and prostrate himself before him for a piece of silver or a loaf of bread and shall say, ‘Please put me in one of the priest’s places, that I may eat a morsel of bread.’ ”(I)

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  1. 2.27 Gk Tg Syr: Heb Did I reveal
  2. 2.27 Q ms Gk: MT lacks slaves
  3. 2.28 Or my gifts
  4. 2.29 Q ms Gk: MT then kick
  5. 2.29 Q ms Gk: MT adds that I commanded at this dwelling
  6. 2.31–32 Q ms Gk: MT adds so that no one in your family will live to old age. Then in a distressed place you will look upon all the prosperity of Israel. No one
  7. 2.33 Q ms Gk: MT your
  8. 2.33 Q ms Gk: MT your
  9. 2.33 Q ms Gk: MT die like mortals
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1 Samuel 2:27-36
New American Standard Bible

27 Then (A)a man of God came to Eli and said to him, “This is what the Lord says: ‘(B)Did I not indeed reveal Myself to the house of your father when they were in Egypt in bondage to Pharaoh’s house? 28 (C)Did I not choose them from all the tribes of Israel to be My priests, to go up to My altar, to burn incense, to carry an ephod before Me? And did I not (D)give to the house of your father all the fire offerings of the sons of Israel? 29 Why are you [a](E)showing contempt for My sacrifice and My offering (F)which I have commanded for My (G)dwelling, and why are you (H)honoring your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the [b]choicest of every offering of My people Israel?’ 30 Therefore the Lord God of Israel declares, ‘(I)I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father was to walk before Me forever’; but now the Lord declares, ‘Far be it from Me—for (J)those who honor Me I will honor, and those (K)who despise Me will be insignificant. 31 Behold, (L)the days are coming when I will eliminate your [c]strength and the [d]strength of your father’s house, so that there will not be an old man in your house. 32 And you will look at (M)the distress of My dwelling, in spite of all the good that [e]I do for Israel; and there will never be an (N)old man in your house. 33 Yet I will not cut off every man of yours from My altar, [f]so that your eyes will fail from weeping and your soul grieve, and all the [g]increase of your house will die [h]in the prime of life. 34 And this will be (O)the sign to you which will come in regard to your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas: (P)on the same day both of them will die. 35 But (Q)I will raise up for Myself a faithful priest who will do according to what is in My heart and My soul; and (R)I will build him an enduring house, and he will walk before (S)My anointed always. 36 And everyone who is left in your house will come to bow down to him for a [i]silver coin or a loaf of bread and say, “Please [j]assign me to one of the priest’s offices so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’”

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  1. 1 Samuel 2:29 Lit giving a kick to
  2. 1 Samuel 2:29 Or first
  3. 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit arm
  4. 1 Samuel 2:31 Lit arm
  5. 1 Samuel 2:32 Lit He does
  6. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit to make your eyes fail and to grieve your soul
  7. 1 Samuel 2:33 I.e., new children
  8. 1 Samuel 2:33 Lit as men
  9. 1 Samuel 2:36 Or payment
  10. 1 Samuel 2:36 Lit attach
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