1 Samuel 2:16 - Christian Standard Bible Anglicised

¹⁶ If that person said to him, ‘The fat must be burned first; then you can take whatever you want for yourself,’  the servant would reply, ‘No, I insist that you hand it over right now. If you don’t, I’ll take it by force! ’

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King James Version (Oxford) 1769

¹⁶ And if any man said unto him, Let them not fail to burn the fat presently, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would answer him, Nay; but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

Amplified Bible - Classic Edition

¹⁶ And if the man said to him, Let them burn the fat first, and then you may take as much as you want, the priest's servant would say, No! Give it to me now or I will take it by force.

American Standard Version (1901)

¹⁶ And if the man said unto him, They will surely burn the fat first, and then take as much as thy soul desireth; then he would say, Nay, but thou shalt give it me now: and if not, I will take it by force.

Common English Bible

¹⁶ If anyone said, “Let the fat be burned off first, as usual, then take whatever you like for yourself,” the assistant would reply, “No, hand it over now. If not, I’ll take it by force.”

Catholic Public Domain Version

¹⁶ And the one who was immolating would say to him, "First, allow the fat to be burned today, according to custom, and then take for yourself whatever your soul desires." But in response, he would say to him: "By no means. For you will give it to me now, otherwise I will take it by force."

Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version

¹⁶ And he that sacrificed said to him: Let the fat first be burnt to-day according to the custom, and then take as much as thy soul desireth. But he answered and said to him: Not so; but thou shalt give it me now, or else I will take it by force.

1 Samuel 2:16 Tagairtí Cros

Nehemiah 5:15

The governors  who preceded me had heavily burdened the people, taking from them food and wine as well as half a kilogram  of silver. Their subordinates also oppressed the people, but because of the fear of God, I didn’t do this.

Leviticus 3:16

Then the priest will burn the food on the altar, as a food offering for a pleasing aroma. ‘All fat belongs to the Lord.

Micah 3:5

This is what the  Lord  says concerning the prophets who lead my people astray, who proclaim  peace when they have food to sink their teeth into but declare war against the one who puts nothing in their mouths.

Judges 18:25

The Danites said to him, ‘Don’t raise your voice against us, or angry men will attack you, and you and your family will lose your lives.’

1 Samuel 2:15

Even before the fat was burned,  the priest’s servant would come and say to the one who was sacrificing, ‘Give the priest some meat to roast, because he won’t accept boiled meat from you #– #only raw.’

1 Samuel 2:17

So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because the men treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.