1 Samuel 2:28

Didn’t I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? Didn’t I give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

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WEBBE

Didn’t I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? Didn’t I give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

BSB

And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the food offerings of the Israelites.

KJV

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

ASV

and did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?

BBE

Did I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?

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וּבָחֹר u·va·chor and I chose H977 אֹתוֹ 'o·to (marks the object) him H853 מִכָּל־ mi·kol from all H3605 שִׁבְטֵי shiv·tei [the] tribes of H7626 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 לִי li for (the) myself H9030 לְכֹהֵן le·kho·hen to a priest H3548 לַעֲלוֹת la·'a·lot to go up H5927 עַל־ 'al- on H5921 מִזְבְּחִי miz·be·chi altar my H4196 לְהַקְטִיר le·hak·tir to make smoke H6999 קְטֹרֶת ke·to·ret incense H7004 לָשֵׂאת la·set to bear H5375 אֵפוֹד 'e·fod an ephod H646 לְפָנָי le·fa·nai (to) before me H6440 וָאֶתְּנָה va·'e·te·nah and I gave H5414 לְבֵית le·veit to [the] house of H1004 אָבִיךָ 'a·vi·kha ancestor your H1 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 כָּל־ kol- all H3605 אִשֵּׁי 'i·shei [the] fire offerings of H801 בְּנֵי be·nei [the] people of H1121 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 27–36

Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness, and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In the midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel. God's work shall never fall to the ground for want of hands to carry it on. Christ is that merciful and faithful High Priest, whom God raised up when the Levitical priesthood was thrown off, who in all things did his Father's mind, and for whom God will build a sure house, build it on a rock, so that hell cannot prevail against it.

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Cross-references

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People & places

Israel

Topics

Minister, ChristianPriest

Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.