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1 Samuel 2:24-26
New English Translation
1 Samuel 2:24-26
New English Translation
24 No, my sons! For the report that I hear circulating[a] among the Lord’s people is not good. 25 If a man sins against a man, one may appeal to God on his behalf.[b] But if a man sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?” But Eli’s sons[c] would not listen to their father.[d] Indeed[e] the Lord had decided[f] to kill them. 26 However, the boy[g] Samuel was growing up and finding favor both with the Lord and with people.[h]
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- 1 Samuel 2:24 tn The verb is a Hiphil participle from עָבַר (ʿabar). The Concise Dictionary of Classical Hebrew (p. 309) understands it to mean “spread[ing] about” in this context. The term can also mean “causing to transgress.”tc The LXX reads “the report…is not good, so that the people do not serve God.”
- 1 Samuel 2:25 tc MT “God may arbitrate [for] him.” LXX “they shall pray for him to the Lord.” Auld suggests that אֶל יהוה (ʾel YHWH; “to the Lord”), attested in 4QSama, may have been corrupted into אֱלֹהִים (ʾelohim; “God”) (Graeme Auld, I & II Samuel [Louisville: Westminster John Knox Press, 2011] 46).
- 1 Samuel 2:25 tn Heb “they”; the referent (Eli’s sons) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
- 1 Samuel 2:25 tn Heb “the voice of their father.”
- 1 Samuel 2:25 tn Or “Indeed.”
- 1 Samuel 2:25 tn Heb “desired” or “had become willing to.”
- 1 Samuel 2:26 tn The term נַעַר (naʿar), here translated “boy,” often refers to a servant or apprentice in line for a position of authority. A decade or more has probably passed since Hannah brought him to Eli.
- 1 Samuel 2:26 sn This is a parenthetic remark in which Samuel is again contrasted with Hophni and Phinehas (cf. 2:11b-12; 2:17-18).
1 Samuel 2:24-26
New International Version
1 Samuel 2:24-26
New International Version
24 No, my sons; the report I hear spreading among the Lord’s people is not good. 25 If one person sins against another, God[a] may mediate for the offender; but if anyone sins against the Lord, who will(A) intercede(B) for them?” His sons, however, did not listen to their father’s rebuke, for it was the Lord’s will to put them to death.
26 And the boy Samuel continued to grow(C) in stature and in favor with the Lord and with people.(D)
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- 1 Samuel 2:25 Or the judges
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