1 Samuel 2:17
17The sin of these young men ▼▼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.
was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they ▼▼tc Heb “the men,” which is absent from one medieval Hebrew
ms, a Qumran
ms, and the LXX.
treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.
