King James Version with Apocrypha
"And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people."
— 1 Samuel 2:23, King James Version with Apocrypha
“And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.”
“And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings from 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 Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, The Lord give thee seed of this woman for the loan which is lent to the Lord. And they went unto their own home.
And the Lord visited Hannah, so that she conceived, and bare three sons and two daughters. And the child Samuel grew before the Lord.
Now Eli was very old, and heard all that his sons did unto all Israel; and how they lay with the women that assembled at the door of the tabernacle of the congregation.
And he said unto them, Why do ye such things? for I hear of your evil dealings by all this people.
Nay, my sons; for it is no good report that I hear: ye make the Lord’s people to transgress.
If one man sin against another, the judge shall judge him: but if a man sin against the Lord, who shall intreat for him? Notwithstanding they hearkened not unto the voice of their father, because the Lord would slay them.
And the child Samuel grew on, and was in favour both with the Lord, and also with men.