1 Samuel 2:13
BSB · Public Domain (CC0)“or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling”
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“or for the custom of the priests with the people. When any man offered a sacrifice, the servant of the priest would come with a three-pronged meat fork while the meat was boiling”
Berean Standard Bible · Public Domain (CC0)“And the priests’ custom with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was in seething, with a fleshhook of three teeth in his hand;”
King James Version · Public Domain“And the custom of the priests with the people was, that, when any man offered sacrifice, the priest’s servant came, while the flesh was boiling, with a flesh-hook of three teeth in his hand;”
American Standard Version · Public Domain“And the custom of the priests with the people <FI>is<Fi> : any man sacrificing a sacrifice--then hath the servant of the priest come in when the flesh is boiling, and the hook of three teeth in his hand,”
Young's Literal Translation · Public DomainOther passages that echo 1 Samuel 2:13 — 2 related verses from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge.
- Leviticus 7:29“Speak to the Israelites and say, ‘Anyone who presents a peace offering to the LORD must bring it as his sacrifice to the LORD.
- Ezekiel 46:20and said to me, “This is the place where the priests shall boil the guilt offering and the sin offering, and where they shall bake the grain offering, so that they do not bring them into the outer court and transmit holiness to the people.”
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