American Standard Version
"And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people. "
— 1 Samuel 2:23, American Standard Version
“And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.”
“He said to them, "Why do you do such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.”
“So he said to them,“Why do you do these things, these evil things which I hear about from all these people?”
“And he said to them: Why do ye these kinds of things, which I hear, very wicked things, from all the people?”
“And he said to them, Why are you doing such things? for from all this people I get accounts of your evil ways.”
“And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.”
And Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, Jehovah give thee seed of this woman for the petition which was asked of Jehovah. And they went unto their own home.
And Jehovah visited Hannah, and she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before Jehovah.
Now Eli was very old; and he heard all that his sons did unto all Israel, and how that they lay with the women that did service at the door of the tent of meeting.
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from all this people.
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make Jehovah’s people to transgress.
If one man sin against another, God shall judge him; but if a man sin against Jehovah, who shall entreat for him? Notwithstanding, they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because Jehovah was minded to slay them.
And the child Samuel grew on, and increased in favor both with Jehovah, and also with men.