1Sa 2:22 | NET2full | STEP | Eli was very old . And he would hear about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel and how they used to go to bed with the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting .

‏ 1 Samuel 2:22

22 Eli was very old. And he would hear about everything that his sons used to do to all the people of Israel ^{▼▼tn Heb “to all Israel.”} and ^{▼▼tc The latter half of the verse is absent in the LXX. It also appears to be absent from 4QSama, as judged by the lack of adequate space between the remaining text.} how they used to go to bed with ^{▼▼tn Heb “lie down with,” a euphemism for sexual relations.} the women who were stationed at the entrance to the tent of meeting.