1st Samuel Chapter 2 verse 16 Holy Bible
And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
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And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.
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If the man said to him, They will immediately burn the fat entire, then take as thy soul desires; he would say [to him], No, but thou shalt give [it] now; and if not, I will take [it] by force.
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And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
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And if any man said to him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, No; but thou shalt give it to me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
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If the man said to him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as your soul desires; then he would say, No, but you shall give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.
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and the man saith unto him, `Let them surely make a perfume (as to-day) with the fat, then take to thee as thy soul desireth;' and he hath said to him, `Surely now thou dost give; and if not -- I have taken by strength.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) And if not, I will take it by force.--The solemn ritual of the sacrifice was not only transgressed by these covetous, greedy, ministering priests, but the worshippers were compelled by force to yield to these new lawless customs, probably introduced by these sons of the high priest Eli.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewAnd [if] any manהָאִ֗ישׁ (hā·’îš)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 376: A man as an individual, a male personsaidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, sayto him,אֵלָ֜יו (’ê·lāw)Preposition | third person masculine singularStrong's 413: Near, with, among, to“The fatהַחֵ֔לֶב (ha·ḥê·leḇ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2459: Fat, richest, choice partmust be burnedקַטֵּ֨ר (qaṭ·ṭêr)Verb - Piel - Infinitive absoluteStrong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by firefirst;יַקְטִיר֤וּן (yaq·ṭî·rūn)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | Paragogic nunStrong's 6999: To smoke, turn into fragrance by firethen you can takeוְקַ֨ח־ (wə·qaḥ-)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singularStrong's 3947: To takewhateverכַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer)Preposition-k | Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatyouנַפְשֶׁ֑ךָ (nap̄·še·ḵā)Noun - feminine singular construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion want,”תְּאַוֶּ֖ה (tə·’aw·weh)Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 8378: A longing, a delightthe servant would reply,וְאָמַ֥ר ׀ (wə·’ā·mar)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 559: To utter, say“No,לֹ֖א (lō)Adverb - Negative particleStrong's 3808: Not, noforכִּ֚י (kî)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionyou must give [it to me]תִתֵּ֔ן (ṯit·tên)Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singularStrong's 5414: To give, put, setright now.עַתָּ֣ה (‘at·tāh)AdverbStrong's 6258: At this timeIf you refuse,וְאִם־ (wə·’im-)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, notI will takeלָקַ֥חְתִּי (lā·qaḥ·tî)Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularStrong's 3947: To takeit by force!”בְחָזְקָֽה׃ (ḇə·ḥā·zə·qāh)Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singularStrong's 2394: Strength, force, violenceJump to PreviousBurn Burned Desire Desires Desireth Entire Hand Presently Servant Smoke Soul Surely Want Whatever Wish
