Bible in Basic English
"But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod."
— 1 Samuel 2:18, Bible in Basic English
And more than this, before the fat was burned, the priest's servant would come and say to the man who was making the offering, Give me some of the flesh to be cooked for the priest; he has no taste for meat cooked in water, but would have you give it uncooked.
And if the man said to him, First let the fat be burned, then take as much as you will; then the servant would say, No, you are to give it to me now, or I will take it by force.
And the sin of these young men was very great before the Lord; for they gave no honour to the Lord's offerings.
But Samuel did the work of the Lord's house, while he was a child, dressed in a linen ephod.
And his mother made him a little robe and took it to him every year when she came with her husband for the year's offering.
And every year Eli gave Elkanah and his wife a blessing, saying, May the Lord give you offspring by this woman in exchange for the child you have given to the Lord. And they went back to their house.
And the Lord had mercy on Hannah and she gave birth to three sons and two daughters. And the young Samuel became older before the Lord.