1 Samuel 2:16

“And the man would say to him, “Let them surely offer up the fat in smoke first, then take for yourself whatever your soul desires”; and he would say, “No, but now you will give it; and if not, I will take it by force.””

1 Samuel 2:16 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 2:16, word by word

And the manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

Where else “ish” appears
would sayיֹּאמֶרyomer

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

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“Let them surely offer upקַטֵּרkater

burn up

To send up the sacrifice as smoke on the altar.

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the fatחֵלֶבchelev

fat

The soft white tissue around an animal's insides, burned for YHWH.

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firstיּוֹםyom

today

This very day in which one speaks, the present moment.

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takeקַחkach

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

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your soulנַפְשֶׁnafshe

appetite

Hunger or craving; the throat.

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desiresתְּאַוֶּהteave

desire

A strong longing, good or bad.

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you will give itתִתֵּןtiten

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

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by forceחָזְקָהchazka

force, harshness

Force, harshness. Almost always in a bad sense: to treat someone "with force," that is, with violence and harshness. In Jonah 3:8, to cry out "mightily."

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The context

15Even before they offered up the fat in smoke, the priest’s young man would come and say to the man who was sacrificing, “Give meat to roast for the priest; he will not take boiled meat from you, but raw.”

16 · This verse (above)

17And the sin of the young men was very great before YHWH, for the men spurned the offering of YHWH.

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