1 Samuel 2:17

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¹⁷The sin of these young men^[a] was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they^[b] treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.

1 Samuel 2:17 tn The term נַעַר (naʿar), here translated “young men,” often refers to a servant or apprentice in line for a position of authority. The same term describes Samuel in vs 11 and 18. The repetition helps establish the contrast between Samuel and Eli’s sons.
1 Samuel 2:17 tc Heb “the men,” which is absent from one medieval Hebrew ms, a Qumran ms, and the LXX.

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