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1 Samuel 2:28

And 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.

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ASV

and 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?

KJV

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?

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Original language & word study

23 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
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 →

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Exodus 28:1“Next, have your brother Aaron brought to you from among the Israelites, along with his sons Nadab, Abihu, Eleazar, and Ithamar, to serve Me as priests.Leviticus 8:7–8He put the tunic on Aaron, tied the sash around him, clothed him with the robe, and put the ephod on him. He tied the woven band of the ephod around him and fastened it to him.1 Samuel 14:3including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.1 Corinthians 9:13Do you not know that those who work in the temple eat of its food, and those who serve at the altar partake of its offerings?Luke 1:9he was chosen by lot, according to the custom of the priesthood, to enter the temple of the Lord and burn incense.Numbers 18:19All the holy offerings that the Israelites present to the LORD I give to you and to your sons and daughters as a permanent statute. It is a permanent covenant of salt before the LORD for you and your offspring.”2 Samuel 6:14And David, wearing a linen ephod, danced with all his might before the LORD,Exodus 30:7And Aaron is to burn fragrant incense on it every morning when he tends the lamps.Leviticus 6:16Aaron and his sons are to eat the remainder. It must be eaten without leaven in a holy place; they are to eat it in the courtyard of the Tent of Meeting.Leviticus 7:7–8The guilt offering is like the sin offering; the same law applies to both. It belongs to the priest who makes atonement with it.Leviticus 7:32And you are to give the right thigh to the priest as a contribution from your peace offering.Leviticus 10:14–15And you and your sons and daughters may eat the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution in a ceremonially clean place, because these portions have been assigned to you and your children from the peace offerings of the sons of Israel.Leviticus 2:10But the remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.Numbers 5:9–10Every sacred contribution the Israelites bring to the priest shall belong to him.Leviticus 2:3The remainder of the grain offering shall belong to Aaron and his sons; it is a most holy part of the offerings made by fire to the LORD.Numbers 17:5–8The staff belonging to the man I choose will sprout, and I will rid Myself of the constant grumbling of the Israelites against you.”Leviticus 7:34–35I have taken from the sons of Israel the breast of the wave offering and the thigh of the contribution of their peace offerings, and I have given them to Aaron the priest and his sons as a permanent portion from the sons of Israel.’”Numbers 16:5Then he said to Korah and all his followers, “Tomorrow morning the LORD will reveal who belongs to Him and who is holy, and He will bring that person near to Himself. The one He chooses, He will bring near to Himself.

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