1 Samuel 2:29
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whyלָ֣מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
do you kickתִבְעֲט֗וּ
(tiv·'a·tu)
1163: to kicka prim. root
at My sacrificeבְּזִבְחִי֙
(be·ziv·chi)
2077: a sacrificefrom zabach
and at My offeringוּבְמִנְחָתִ֔י
(u·ve·min·cha·ti,)
4503: a gift, tribute, offeringfrom an unused word
whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
I have commandedצִוִּ֖יתִי
(tziv·vi·ti)
6680: to lay charge (upon), give charge (to), command, ordera prim. root
[in My] dwelling,מָעֹ֑ון
(ma·'o·vn;)
4583: dwelling, habitationfrom un
and honorוַתְּכַבֵּ֤ד
(vat·te·chab·bed)
3513: to be heavy, weighty, or burdensomea prim. root
your sonsבָּנֶ֙יךָ֙
(ba·nei·cha)
1121: sona prim. root
aboveמִמֶּ֔נִּי
(mim·men·ni,)
4480: froma prim. preposition
Me, by making yourselves fatלְהַבְרִֽיאֲכֶ֗ם
(le·hav·ri·'a·chem)
1254b: to be fata prim. root
with the choicestמֵרֵאשִׁ֛ית
(me·re·shit)
7225: beginning, chieffrom rosh
of everyכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
offeringמִנְחַ֥ת
(min·chat)
4503: a gift, tribute, offeringfrom an unused word
of My peopleלְעַמִּֽי׃
(le·'am·mi.)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
Israel?'יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore kick
ba`at  (baw-at')
to trample down, i.e. (figuratively) despise -- kick.
ye at my sacrifice
zebach  (zeh'-bakh)
a slaughter, i.e. the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) -- offer(-ing), sacrifice.
and at mine offering
minchah  (min-khaw')
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) -- gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
which I have commanded
tsavah  (tsaw-vaw')
(intensively) to constitute, enjoin -- appoint, (for-)bid, (give a) charge, (give a, give in, send with) command(-er, -ment), send a messenger, put, (set) in order.
in my habitation
ma`own  (maw-ohn')
an abode, of God (the Tabernacle or the Temple), men (their home) or animals (their lair); hence, a retreat (asylum) -- den, dwelling(-)place), habitation.
and honourest
kabad  (kaw-bad')
to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable); causatively, to make weightybe rich, be (go) sore, stop.
thy sons
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
above me to make yourselves fat
bara'  (baw-raw')
(absolutely) to create; (qualified) to cut down (a wood), select, feed (as formative processes) -- choose, create (creator), cut down, dispatch, do, make (fat).
with the chiefest
re'shiyth  (ray-sheeth')
the first, in place, time, order or rank (specifically, a firstfruit) -- beginning, chief(-est), first(-fruits, part, time), principal thing.
of all the offerings
minchah  (min-khaw')
a donation; euphemistically, tribute; specifically a sacrificial offering (usually bloodless and voluntary) -- gift, oblation, (meat) offering, present, sacrifice.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
my people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Why do you kick at My sacrifice and at My offering which I have commanded in My dwelling, and honor your sons above Me, by making yourselves fat with the choicest of every offering of My people Israel?'

King James Bible
Wherefore kick ye at my sacrifice and at mine offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honourest thy sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chiefest of all the offerings of Israel my people?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Why, then, do all of you despise My sacrifices and offerings that I require at the place of worship? You have honored your sons more than Me, by making yourselves fat with the best part of all of the offerings of My people Israel.'

International Standard Version
Why, then, do all of you show contempt for my sacrifice and offering that I've commanded for my dwelling? And you honor your sons more than me in order to fatten yourselves from the best of all the offerings of my people Israel.'

NET Bible
Why are you scorning my sacrifice and my offering that I commanded for my dwelling place? You have honored your sons more than you have me by having made yourselves fat from the best parts of all the offerings of my people Israel.'

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Why do you show no respect for my sacrifices and grain offerings that I have commanded people to make in my dwelling place? Why do you honor your sons more than me by making yourselves fat on the best of all the sacrifices offered by my people Israel?

King James 2000 Bible
Why trample you on my sacrifice and on my offering, which I have commanded in my habitation; and honor your sons above me, to make yourselves fat with the chief of all the offerings of Israel my people?
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