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1 Samuel 2:3-4

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2:3 Don’t keep speaking so arrogantly, 1 

letting proud talk come out of your mouth!

For the Lord is a God who knows;

he 2  evaluates what people do.

2:4 The bows of warriors are shattered,

but those who stumble find their strength reinforced.

1 tn Heb “proudly, proudly.” If MT is original, the repetition of the word is for emphasis, stressing the arrogance of those addressed. However, a few medieval Hebrew manuscripts and some other textual witnesses do not reflect the repetition, suggesting that the Hebrew text may be dittographic.

2 tc The MT (Qere) reads “and by him actions are weighed.” The translation assumes that reading of the Qere וְלוֹ (vÿlo, “and by him”), which is supported by many medieval Hebrew mss, is correct, rather than the reading of the Kethib וְלוֹא (vÿlo’, “and not”).



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