1 Samuel 3 · Verse 14

1 Samuel 3:14

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.
1 Samuel 3:14, King James Version

1 Samuel 3:14 in other translations

BSBTherefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, ‘The iniquity of Eli’s house shall never be atoned for by sacrifice or offering.’”
WEBTherefore I have sworn to the house of Eli that the iniquity of Eli’s house shall not be removed with sacrifice or offering forever.”
ASVAnd 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.
YLTand 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.'
DARBYAnd 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.
BBESo I have made an oath to the family of Eli that no offering of meat or of meal which they may make will ever take away the sin of his family.
WebsterAnd therefore I have sworn to the house of Eli, that the iniquity of Eli's house shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering for ever.

What does 1 Samuel 3:14 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 3:5-18

5-18. he ran unto Eli, and said, Here am I; for thou calledst me--It is evident that his sleeping chamber was close to that of the aged high priest and that he was accustomed to be called during the night. The three successive calls addressed to the boy convinced Eli of the divine character of the speaker, and he therefore exhorted the child to give a reverential attention to the message. The burden of [the Lord's…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 14 Shall not be purged with sacrifice nor offering - That is, God was determined that they should be removed by a violent death. They had committed the sin unto death; and no offering or sacrifice could prevent this. What is spoken here relates to their temporal death only.

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 3:11-18

What a great deal of guilt and corruption is there in us, concerning which we may say, It is the iniquity which our own heart knoweth; we are conscious to ourselves of it! Those who do not restrain the sins of others, when it is in their power to do it, make themselves partakers of the guilt, and will be charged as joining in it. In his remarkable answer to this awful sentence, Eli acknowledged that the Lord had a…

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1 Samuel 3:14 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.

וְלָכֵ֥ןve.la.Khenand <to> thereforeH3651
נִשְׁבַּ֖עְתִּיnish.Ba'.tiI swearH7650
לְבֵ֣יתle.Veitto [the] house ofH1004
עֵלִ֑י'e.LiEliH5941
אִֽם\־'im-ifH518
יִתְכַּפֵּ֞רyit.ka.Perit will be atoned forH3722
עֲוֹ֧ן'a.Von[the] iniquity ofH5771
בֵּית\־beit-[the] house ofH1004
עֵלִ֛י'e.LiEliH5941
בְּזֶ֥בַחbe.Ze.vachby sacrificeH2077
וּבְמִנְחָ֖הu.ve.min.Chahand by an offeringH4503
עַד\־'ad-untilH5704
עוֹלָֽם\׃o.LamperpetuityH5769

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

Cross references for 1 Samuel 3:14

  • Isaiah 22:14

    And it was revealed in mine ears by the Lord of hosts, Surely this iniquity shall not be purged from you till ye die, saith the Lord God of hosts.

  • Jeremiah 7:16

    Therefore pray not thou for this people, neither lift up cry nor prayer for them, neither make intercession to me: for I will not hear thee.

  • 1 Samuel 2:25

    If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.

  • Numbers 15:30-31

    But the soul that doeth ought presumptuously, whether he be born in the land, or a stranger, the same reproacheth the Lord; and that soul shall be cut off from among his people. Because he hath despised the word of the Lord, and hath broken his commandment, that soul shall utterly be cut off; his iniquity shall be upon him.

  • Jeremiah 15:1

    Then said the Lord unto me, Though Moses and Samuel stood before me, yet my mind could not be toward this people: cast them out of my sight, and let them go forth.

  • Ezekiel 24:13

    In thy filthiness is lewdness: because I have purged thee, and thou wast not purged, thou shalt not be purged from thy filthiness any more, till I have caused my fury to rest upon thee.

  • Hebrews 10:4-10

    For it is not possible that the blood of bulls and of goats should take away sins. Wherefore when he cometh into the world, he saith, Sacrifice and offering thou wouldest not, but a body hast thou prepared me: In burnt offerings and sacrifices for sin thou hast had no pleasure. Then said I, Lo, I come (in the volume of the book it is written of me,) to do thy will, O God. …

  • Leviticus 15:31

    Thus shall ye separate the children of Israel from their uncleanness; that they die not in their uncleanness, when they defile my tabernacle that is among them.

  • Psalms 51:16

    For thou desirest not sacrifice; else would I give it: thou delightest not in burnt offering.

  • Hebrews 10:26-31

    For if we sin wilfully after that we have received the knowledge of the truth, there remaineth no more sacrifice for sins, But a certain fearful looking for of judgment and fiery indignation, which shall devour the adversaries. He that despised Moses’ law died without mercy under two or three witnesses: Of how much sorer punishment, suppose ye, shall he be thought worthy, who hath trodden under foot the Son of God, and hath counted the blood of the covenant, wherewith he was sanctified, an unholy thing, and hath done despite unto the Spirit of grace? …

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the iniquity.
2:25; Nu 15:30,31; Ps 51:16; Isa 22:14; Jer 7:16; 15:1; Eze 24:13
Heb 10:4-10,26-31

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 3:13

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 3:14

    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.

  • 1 Samuel 3:15

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

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1 Samuel 3:14 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909
Y por tanto yo he jurado á la casa de Eli, que la iniquidad de la casa de Eli no será expiada jamás, ni con sacrificios ni con presentes.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885
C’est pourquoi j’ai juré à la maison d’Éli: Si jamais propitiation est faite pour l’iniquité de la maison d’Éli, par sacrifice ou par offrande!
German
Elberfelder 1871
Und darum habe ich dem Hause Elis geschworen: Wenn Ungerechtigkeit des Hauses Elis gesühnt werden soll durch Schlachtopfer und durch Speisopfer ewiglich!
Latin
Clementine Vulgate
Idcirco juravi domui Heli quod non expietur iniquitas domus ejus victimis et muneribus usque in æternum.