1 Samuel 2:16 Cross References - Rotherham

¹⁶ And, if the man said to him, Let them at least, make incense, at once with the fat, then take thou as much as thy soul craveth, Then said he to him, But, at once, shalt thou give it; or else, I will take it by force.

¹⁶ Then shall the priest make a perfume at the altar,––the food of an altar–flame, for a satisfying odour,––all the fat––unto Yahweh.

²³ Speak unto the sons of Israel, saying,––No fat, of ox or sheep or goat, shall ye eat: ²⁴ and, though, the fat of what dieth of itself and the fat of that which has been torn in pieces, may be used for any other service, yet shall ye, in nowise eat, it. ²⁵ Nay, as touching any one who eateth the fat of any beast, wherefrom he might bring near an altar–flame unto Yahweh, then shall the person that eateth be cut off from among his kinsfolk.

²⁵ And the sons of Dan said unto him, Do not let thy voice be heard among us,––lest men embittered in soul fall upon you, and thou gather in thy life and the lives of thy household.

¹⁵ whereas, the former pashas, who were before me, suffered themselves to be a burden upon the people, and took from them in bread and wine, besides forty shekels of silver, even, their young men, bare rule over the people,––but, I, did not so, because of the fear of God.

¹ Alas for them who devise iniquity and work wickedness upon their beds,––in the light of the morning, they will execute it, for it is in the power of their hand. ² Thus do they covet fields and seize them, and houses and take them away,––and so they oppress the master and his household, the man and his inheritance.

⁵ Thus, saith Yahweh, concerning the prophets who are leading astray my people,––who bite with their teeth, and then cry––Prosper! and whoso holdeth not to their mouth, they hallow against him a war!

² Shepherd the beloved flock of God, which is among you,––not by compulsion, but by choice, nor yet for base gain, but of a ready mind,–– ³ Nor yet as lording it over the allotted portions, but becoming, ensamples, to the beloved flock;