1 Samuel 3:14 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.”

1 Samuel 3:14 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 3:14 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 3:14 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.””

1 Samuel 3:14 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 3:14 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be expiated with sacrifice nor offering for ever. ”

1 Samuel 3:14 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 3:14 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“and therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli: the iniquity of the house of Eli is not atoned for, by sacrifice, and by offering--unto the age.'”

1 Samuel 3:14 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 3:14 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be expiated with sacrifice or oblation for ever.”

1 Samuel 3:14 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 3:14 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Nowe therefore I haue sworne vnto the house of Eli, that the wickednes of Elis house, shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offring for euer.”

1 Samuel 3:14 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 3:14 in Context — 1 Samuel 3

12 In that day I will perform against Eli all things which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.

13 For I have told him that I will judge his house for ever for the iniquity which he knoweth; because his sons made themselves vile, and he restrained them not.

14 And therefore I have sworn unto the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

15 And Samuel lay until the morning, and opened the doors of the house of the Lord. And Samuel feared to shew Eli the vision.

16 Then Eli called Samuel, and said, Samuel, my son. And he answered, Here am I.

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What Does 1 Samuel 3:14 Mean?

1 Samuel 3:14 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 3. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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