1 Samuel 2 · Verse 28

1 Samuel 2:28

And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?
1 Samuel 2:28, King James Version

1 Samuel 2:28 in other translations

BSBAnd out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.
WEBDidn’t I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up to my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? Didn’t I give to the house of your father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?
ASVand did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to go up unto mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings of the children of Israel made by fire?
YLTeven to choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to Me for a priest, to go up on Mine altar, to make a perfume, to bear an ephod before Me, and I give to the house of thy father all the fire-offerings of the sons of Israel?
DARBYand choose him out of all the tribes of Israel, to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear the ephod before me? and I gave unto the house of thy father all the offerings by fire of the children of Israel.
BBEDid I take him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest and to go up to my altar to make the smoke of the offerings go up and to take up the ephod? Did I give to your father's family all the offerings made by fire by the children of Israel?
WebsterAnd did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon my altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give to the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

What does 1 Samuel 2:28 mean?

Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 28 And did I choose him - The high priesthood was a place of the greatest honor that could be conferred on man, and a place of considerable emolument; for from their part of the sacrifices they derived a most comfortable livelihood.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 2:27-36

Those who allow their children in any evil way, and do not use their authority to restrain and punish them, in effect honour them more than God. Let Eli's example excite parents earnestly to strive against the beginnings of wickedness, and to train up their children in the nurture and admonition of the Lord. In the midst of the sentence against the house of Eli, mercy is promised to Israel. God's work shall never…

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1 Samuel 2:28 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

וּבָחֹ֣רu.va.Chorand I choseH977
אֹ֠תוֹ'o.to<obj.> himH853
מִכָּל\־mi.kolfrom allH3605
שִׁבְטֵ֨יshiv.Tei[the] tribes ofH7626
יִשְׂרָאֵ֥לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
לִי֙lifor <the> myself
לְכֹהֵ֔ןle.kho.Hento a priestH3548
לַעֲל֣וֹתla.'a.Lotto go upH5927
עַֽל\־'al-onH5921
מִזְבְּחִ֗יmiz.be.Chialtar myH4196
לְהַקְטִ֥ירle.hak.Tirto make smokeH6999
קְטֹ֛רֶתke.To.retincenseH7004
לָשֵׂ֥אתla.Setto bearH5375
אֵפ֖וֹד'e.Fodan ephodH646
לְפָנָ֑יle.fa.Nai<to> before meH6440
וָֽאֶתְּנָה֙va.'e.te.Nahand I gave !H5414
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
אָבִ֔יךָ'a.Vi.khaancestor yourH1
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
כָּל\־kol-allH3605
אִשֵּׁ֖י'i.Shei[the] fire offerings ofH801
בְּנֵ֥יbe.Nei[the] people ofH1121
יִשְׂרָאֵֽל\׃Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 2:28

  • Exodus 28:1

    And take thou unto thee Aaron thy brother, and his sons with him, from among the children of Israel, that he may minister unto me in the priest’s office, even Aaron, Nadab and Abihu, Eleazar and Ithamar, Aaron’s sons.

  • Leviticus 8:7-8

    And he put upon him the coat, and girded him with the girdle, and clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod upon him, and he girded him with the curious girdle of the ephod, and bound it unto him therewith. And he put the breastplate upon him: also he put in the breastplate the Urim and the Thummim.

  • Numbers 18:19

    All the heave offerings of the holy things, which the children of Israel offer unto the Lord, have I given thee, and thy sons and thy daughters with thee, by a statute for ever: it is a covenant of salt for ever before the Lord unto thee and to thy seed with thee.

  • Leviticus 2:3

    And the remnant of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

  • Leviticus 7:34-35

    For the wave breast and the heave shoulder have I taken of the children of Israel from off the sacrifices of their peace offerings, and have given them unto Aaron the priest and unto his sons by a statute for ever from among the children of Israel. This is the portion of the anointing of Aaron, and of the anointing of his sons, out of the offerings of the Lord made by fire, in the day when he presented them to minister unto the Lord in the priest’s office;

  • Numbers 16:5

    And he spake unto Korah and unto all his company, saying, Even to morrow the Lord will shew who are his, and who is holy; and will cause him to come near unto him: even him whom he hath chosen will he cause to come near unto him.

  • Leviticus 6:16

    And the remainder thereof shall Aaron and his sons eat: with unleavened bread shall it be eaten in the holy place; in the court of the tabernacle of the congregation they shall eat it.

  • Leviticus 10:14-15

    And the wave breast and heave shoulder shall ye eat in a clean place; thou, and thy sons, and thy daughters with thee: for they be thy due, and thy sons’ due, which are given out of the sacrifices of peace offerings of the children of Israel. The heave shoulder and the wave breast shall they bring with the offerings made by fire of the fat, to wave it for a wave offering before the Lord; and it shall be thine, and thy sons’ with thee, by a statute for ever; as the Lord hath commanded.

  • Leviticus 2:10

    And that which is left of the meat offering shall be Aaron’s and his sons’: it is a thing most holy of the offerings of the Lord made by fire.

  • Leviticus 7:7-8

    As the sin offering is, so is the trespass offering: there is one law for them: the priest that maketh atonement therewith shall have it. And the priest that offereth any man’s burnt offering, even the priest shall have to himself the skin of the burnt offering which he hath offered.

  • Leviticus 7:32

    And the right shoulder shall ye give unto the priest for an heave offering of the sacrifices of your peace offerings.

  • Numbers 5:9-10

    And every offering of all the holy things of the children of Israel, which they bring unto the priest, shall be his. And every man’s hallowed things shall be his: whatsoever any man giveth the priest, it shall be his.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
And did I.
Ex 28:1,4,6-30; 29:4-37; 39:1-7; Le 8:7,8; Nu 16:5; 17:5-8; 18:1-7
2Sa 12:7
did I give.
Le 2:3,10; 6:16; 7:7,8,32,34,35; 10:14,15; Nu 5:9,10; 18:8,19
De 18:1-8

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 2:27

    And there came a man of God unto Eli, and said unto him, Thus saith the Lord, Did I plainly appear unto the house of thy father, when they were in Egypt in Pharaoh’s house?

  • 1 Samuel 2:28

    And did I choose him out of all the tribes of Israel to be my priest, to offer upon mine altar, to burn incense, to wear an ephod before me? and did I give unto the house of thy father all the offerings made by fire of the children of Israel?

  • 1 Samuel 2:29

    Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

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1 Samuel 2:28 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y yo le escogí por mi sacerdote entre todas las tribus de Israel, para que ofreciese sobre mi altar, y quemase perfume, y trajese ephod delante de mí; y dí á la casa de tu padre todas las ofrendas de los hijos de Israel.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
et je l’ai choisi d’entre toutes les tribus d’Israël, pour être mon sacrificateur, pour offrir des sacrifices sur mon autel, pour faire fumer l’encens, pour porter l’éphod devant moi; et j’ai donné à la maison de ton père tous les sacrifices des fils d’Israël faits par feu.
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und ich habe ihn aus allen Stämmen Israels mir zum Priester erwählt, um auf meinem Altar zu opfern, um Räucherwerk zu räuchern, um das Ephod vor mir zu tragen; und ich gab dem Hause deines Vaters alle Feueropfer der Kinder Israel.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Et elegi eum ex omnibus tribubus Israël mihi in sacerdotem, ut ascenderet ad altare meum, et adoleret mihi incensum, et portaret ephod coram me: et dedi domui patris tui omnia de sacrificiis filiorum Israël.