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And he said vnto them, Why doe ye such things? for I heare of your euil dealings, by all this people.
- 1611 King James Bible
1 Samuel 2:23 side note reference: Or, I hear euill words of you.
Other Translations of 1 Samuel 2:23
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
- King James Version (Pure Cambridge 'Authorized Version')
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.
- Basic English Bible
And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.
- Darby Bible
And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people?
- Douay Rheims Bible
And he said to them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
- Webster's Bible
He said to them, "Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
- World English Bible
and he saith to them, `Why do ye things like these? for I am hearing of your evil words from all the people -- these!
- Youngs Literal Bible
And he said unto them: 'Why do ye such things? for I hear evil reports concerning you from all this people.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
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View Wesley's Notes for 1 Samuel 2:23
2:23 He said, &c. - Eli's sin was not only that he reproved them too gently, but that he contented himself with a verbal rebuke, and did not restrain them, and inflict those punishments upon them which such high crimes deserved by God's law, and which he as judge and high - priest ought to have done, without respect of persons.
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