1 Samuel 2:30
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Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
In other translations
Wherefore the Lord God of Israel saith, I said indeed that thy house, and the house of thy father, should walk before me for ever: but now the Lord saith, Be it far from me; for them that honour me I will honour, and they that despise me shall be lightly esteemed.Therefore, the LORD, the God of Israel, declares: ‘I did indeed say that your house and the house of your father would walk before Me forever. But now the LORD declares: Far be it from Me! For I will honor those who honor Me, but those who despise Me will be disdained.
Hebrew words
לָכֵןlakhen<to> thereforeH3651נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068אֱלֹהֵי'elohei[the] God ofH430יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478אָמוֹר'amorcertainly <to say>H559אָמַרְתִּי'amartiI saidH559בֵּיתְךָbeitekhahouse yourH1004וּבֵיתuveitand [the] house ofH1004אָבִיךָ'avikhaancestor yourH1יִתְהַלְּכוּyithalekhuthey will walk aboutH1980לְפָנַיlefanai<to> before meH6440עַד־'ad-untilH5704עוֹלָםolamperpetuityH5769וְעַתָּהve'atahand nowH6258נְאֻם־ne'um-[the] utterance ofH5002יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068חָלִילָהchalilahfar be itH2486לִּיlito <the> meכִּי־ki-forH3588מְכַבְּדַיmekhabedai[those who] honor meH3513אֲכַבֵּד'akhabedI will honorH3513וּבֹזַיuvozaiand [those who] despise meH959יֵקָלּוּ׃yekaluthey will be insignificantH7043
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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- Psalm 18:20The LORD rewarded me according to my righteousness; according to the cleanness of my hands hath he recompensed me.The LORD has rewarded me according to my righteousness; He has repaid me according to the cleanness of my hands.
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