1 Samuel 3:17

Eli ¹  said, “What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely ²  if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”

Ru 1:17; 1Sa 20:13; 2Sa 3:35; 2Sa 19:13; 1Ki 22:16; Ps 141:5; Da 4:19; Mic 2:7; Mt 26:63

¹ tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

² tn Heb “So God will do to you and thus he will add.” The verbal forms in this pronouncement are imperfects, not jussives, but the statement has the force of a curse or warning. One could translate, “May God do to you and thus may he add.”