1 Samuel

1 Samuel 2:28–29

²⁸And 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.

²⁹Why then do you kick at^e My sacrifice and offering that I have prescribed for My dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than Me by fattening yourselves with the best of all the offerings of My people Israel.’

Footnotes

e 2:29 Or scorn

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1 Samuel 2:28

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And out of all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the tribes	שִׁבְטֵ֨י	šiḇ·ṭê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H7626 rod, staff, club, sceptre
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֥ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
I selected	וּבָחֹ֣ר	ū·ḇā·ḥōr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H977 choose
My	לִי֙	lî	Preposition; first person common singular
priest	לְכֹהֵ֔ן	lə·ḵō·hên	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular	H3548 priest
to offer sacrifices	לַעֲל֣וֹת	la·‘ă·lō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
on	עַֽל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
My altar	מִזְבְּחִ֗י	miz·bə·ḥî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H4196 altar
to burn	לְהַקְטִ֥יר	lə·haq·ṭîr	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H6999 make sacrifices smoke, send them up in smoke
incense	קְטֹ֛רֶת	qə·ṭō·reṯ	Noun - feminine singular	H7004 smoke, odour of (burning) sacrifice, incense
and to wear	לָשֵׂ֥את	lā·śêṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H5375 lift, take, carry
an ephod	אֵפ֖וֹד	’ê·p̄ō·wḏ	Noun - masculine singular	H646 ephod
in My presence	לְפָנָ֑י	lə·p̄ā·nāy	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H6440 face, before
I also gave	וָֽאֶתְּנָה֙	wā·’et·tə·nāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular; third person feminine singular	H5414 give, put, set
to the house	לְבֵ֣ית	lə·ḇêṯ	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1004 house
of your father	אָבִ֔יךָ	’ā·ḇî·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H1 father
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the food offerings	אִשֵּׁ֖י	’iš·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H801 an offering made by fire
of the Israelites	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

1 Samuel 2:29

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Why then	לָ֣מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
do you kick at	תִבְעֲט֗וּ	ṯiḇ·‘ă·ṭū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H1163 kick
My sacrifice	בְּזִבְחִי֙	bə·ziḇ·ḥî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2077 sacrifice
and offering	וּבְמִנְחָתִ֔י	ū·ḇə·min·ḥā·ṯî	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I have prescribed	צִוִּ֖יתִי	ṣiw·wî·ṯî	Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular	H6680 lay charge (upon), give charge (to), charge, command, order
for	מָע֑וֹן	mā·‘ō·wn	Noun - masculine singular	H4583 dwelling, habitation
You have honored	וַתְּכַבֵּ֤ד	wat·tə·ḵab·bêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Consecutive imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
your sons	בָּנֶ֙יךָ֙	bā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
more than Me	מִמֶּ֔נִּי	mim·men·nî	Preposition; first person common singular	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
by fattening yourselves	לְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗ם	lə·haḇ·rî·’ă·ḵem	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; second person masculine plural	H1254 shape, create
with the best	מֵרֵאשִׁ֛ית	mê·rê·šîṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H7225 beginning, chief
of all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the offerings	מִנְחַ֥ת	min·ḥaṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H4503 gift, tribute, offering
of My people	לְעַמִּֽי׃	lə·‘am·mî	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5971 people
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

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1 Samuel 2:28 Exodus 28:1 · Leviticus 8:7–8 · Numbers 18:19 · Leviticus 2:10 · Leviticus 6:16 · Numbers 16:5 · Numbers 5:9–10 · Leviticus 2:3 · Leviticus 7:32 · Numbers 17:5–8 · Leviticus 7:7–8 · Leviticus 7:34–35

1 Samuel 2:29 Matthew 10:37 · 1 Samuel 2:13–17 · Deuteronomy 32:15 · Luke 14:26 · Malachi 1:12–13 · Ezekiel 34:2 · Deuteronomy 12:5–6 · Micah 3:5

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