1 Samuel 2:17 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.”
1 Samuel 2:17 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 2:17 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 2:17 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised Yahweh’s offering.”
1 Samuel 2:17 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 2:17 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.”
1 Samuel 2:17 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:17 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sin of the young men is very great <FI>in<Fi> the presence of Jehovah, for the men have despised the offering of Jehovah.”
1 Samuel 2:17 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 2:17 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah, for men despised the offering of Jehovah. ”
1 Samuel 2:17 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 2:17 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Therefore the sinne of the yong men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.”
1 Samuel 2:17 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 2:17 in Context — 1 Samuel 2
15 Also before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man that sacrificed, Give flesh to roast for the priest; for he will not have sodden flesh of thee, but raw.
16 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.
17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.
18 But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, girded with a linen ephod.
19 Moreover his mother made him a little coat, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
What Does 1 Samuel 2:17 Mean?
1 Samuel 2:17 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 2. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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