1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:17

¹⁷Thus the sin of these young men was severe in the sight of the LORD, for they^b were treating the LORD’s offering with contempt.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Thus the sin	חַטַּ֧את	ḥaṭ·ṭaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H2403 offence, penalty, occasion
of these young men	הַנְּעָרִ֛ים	han·nə·‘ā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5288 a shaking, scattering
was	וַתְּהִ֨י	wat·tə·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
severe	גְּדוֹלָ֥ה	gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
in the sight	פְּנֵ֣י	pə·nê	Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
of the LORD	יְהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
for	כִּ֤י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they	הָֽאֲנָשִׁ֔ים	hā·’ă·nā·šîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
the LORD’s	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
offering	מִנְחַ֥ת	min·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
with contempt	נִֽאֲצוּ֙	ni·’ă·ṣū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H5006 contemn, spurn

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