What Does 1 Samuel 2:15 Mean?

properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and

properly, non-occurrence; used adverbially, not yet or before

“Also before they burnt”

to smoke, i.e., turn into fragrance by fire (especially as an act of worship)

properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)

“the fat”

fat, whether literally or figuratively; hence, the richest or choice part

“came”

to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)

“servant”

(concretely) a boy (as active), from the age of infancy to adolescence; by implication, a servant; also (by interch. of sex), a girl (of similar latit

“for the priest”

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

“and said”

to say (used with great latitude)

“to the man”

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

“that sacrificed”

to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)

“Give”

to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)

“flesh”

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

“to roast”

to roast

“for the priest”

literally one officiating, a priest; also (by courtesy) an acting priest (although a layman)

not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles

“for he will not have”

to take (in the widest variety of applications)

properly, a part of; hence (prepositionally), from or out of in many senses

“flesh”

flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of a man

“sodden”

properly, to boil up; hence, to be done in cooking; figuratively to ripen

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not

“of thee but raw”

alive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially in the feminine singular and masculine plural) life (or livin