17
And the sinחַטַּאתof the young menהַנְּעָרִיםwasוַתְּהִיveryמְאֹדgreatגְּדוֹלָהbeforeאֶת פְּנֵיYHWH,יְהוָהforכִּיthe menהָאֲנָשִׁיםspurnedנִאֲצוּthe offeringאֵת מִנְחַתof YHWH.יְהוָה
1 Samuel 2:17
Study it in the app“And the sin of the young men was very great before YHWH, for the men spurned the offering of YHWH.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 2:17, word by word
- And the sinחַטַּאתchatat
sin
Failing God, not doing what he asks.
Where else “chatat” appears- of the young menנְּעָרִיםnearim
boy
A child or a young man who is still growing and does not rule a household.
Where else “nearim” appears- wasתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- veryמְאֹדmeod
very
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appears- greatגְּדוֹלָהgedola
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appears- beforeפְּנֵיpene
before
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “pene” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- the menאֲנָשִׁיםanashim
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anashim” appears- spurnedנִאֲצוּniatsu
despise
To turn away with scorn, as from YHWH.
Where else “niatsu” appears- the offeringמִנְחַתminchat
offering
An offering to God.
Where else “minchat” appears
The context
16And 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.”
17 · This verse (above)
18But Samuel was ministering before YHWH, a boy girded with a linen ephod.