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1 Samuel 2:25-27
International Standard Version
1 Samuel 2:25-27
International Standard Version
25 If a person sins[a] against another, God[b] will mediate for him,[c] but if a person sins against the Lord, who can intercede for him?”
But they would not follow the advice of[d] their father; for the Lord wanted to put them to death. 26 But the boy Samuel continued to grow both physically and in favor with the Lord and the people.
27 A man of God came to Eli, saying to him,[e] “This is what the Lord says: ‘When they were in Egypt and slaves[f] to the house of Pharaoh, did I not reveal[g] to the family of your ancestor Aaron[h]
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- 1 Samuel 2:25 So MT; 4QSama LXX read sins gravely
- 1 Samuel 2:25 Or a judge
- 1 Samuel 2:25 So MT; 4QSama reads another, he will appeal to the Lord
- 1 Samuel 2:25 So MT LXX; 4QSama lacks the advice of
- 1 Samuel 2:27 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Eli and said
- 1 Samuel 2:27 So LXX and DSS; the Heb. lacks slaves
- 1 Samuel 2:27 So MT; 4QSama LXX read Pharaoh, I did indeed
- 1 Samuel 2:27 The Heb. lacks Aaron
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