1 Samuel 2:36
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And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

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1 Kings 2:27 So Solomon cast out Abiathar from being the priest of the Lord, that the word of the Lord might be fulfilled, which he spoke concerning the house of Heli in Silo.

Ezekiel 44:10-12 Moreover the Levites that went away far from me, when the children of Israel went astray, and have wandered from me after their idols, and have borne their iniquity: . . .

Put [heb] join

1 Samuel 2:29,30 Why have you kicked away my victims, and my gifts which I commanded to be offered in the temple: and thou hast rather honoured thy sons than me, to eat the firstfruits of every sacrifice of my people Israel? . . .

Malachi 1:13 And you have said: Behold of our labour, and you puffed it away, saith the Lord of hosts, and you brought in of rapine the lame, and the sick, and brought in an offering: shall I accept it at your hands, saith the Lord?

Context
A Prophecy Against the House of Eli
35And I will raise me up a faithful priest, who shall do according to my heart, and my soul and I will build him a faithful house, and he shall walk all days before my anointed. 36And it shall come to pass, that whosoever shall remain in thy house shall come that he may be prayed for, and shall offer a piece of silver, and a roll of bread, and shall say: Put me, I beseech thee, to somewhat of the priestly office, that I may eat a morsel of bread.
Cross References
1 Samuel 2:35
And I will raise me up a faithful priest, who shall do according to my heart, and my soul and I will build him a faithful house, and he shall walk all days before my anointed.

1 Samuel 3:1
Now the child Samuel ministered to the Lord before Heli, and the word of the Lord was precious in those days, there was no manifest vision.

Proverbs 14:19
The evil shall fall down before the good: and the wicked before the gates of the just.

Lexicon
And
וְהָיָ֗ה (wə·hā·yāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

everyone
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3605: The whole, all, any, every

left
הַנּוֹתָר֙ (han·nō·w·ṯār)
Article | Verb - Nifal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3498: To jut over, exceed, to excel, to remain, be left, to leave, cause to abound, preserve

in your house
בְּבֵ֣יתְךָ֔ (bə·ḇê·ṯə·ḵā)
Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1004: A house

will come
יָבוֹא֙ (yā·ḇō·w)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

and bow down
לְהִשְׁתַּחֲוֺ֣ת (lə·hiš·ta·ḥă·wōṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 7812: To depress, prostrate

to him
ל֔וֹ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

for a piece
לַאֲג֥וֹרַת (la·’ă·ḡō·w·raṯ)
Preposition-l | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 95: Something gathered, a grain, berry, a small, coin

of silver
כֶּ֖סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3701: Silver, money

or a morsel
וְכִכַּר־ (wə·ḵik·kar-)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 3603: A round, a round district, a round loaf, a round weight, a talent (a measure of weight or money)

of bread,
לָ֑חֶם (lā·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain

pleading,
וְאָמַ֗ר (wə·’ā·mar)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

“Please
נָ֛א (nā)
Interjection
Strong's Hebrew 4994: I pray', 'now', 'then'

appoint me
סְפָחֵ֥נִי (sə·p̄ā·ḥê·nî)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5596: To join, attach to

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

some
אַחַ֥ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

priestly office,
הַכְּהֻנּ֖וֹת (hak·kə·hun·nō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3550: Priesthood

so that I may eat
לֶאֱכֹ֥ל (le·’ĕ·ḵōl)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 398: To eat

a piece
פַּת־ (paṯ-)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 6595: Fragment, bit, morsel

of bread.”’”
לָֽחֶם׃ (lā·ḥem)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3899: Food, bread, grain


Additional Translations
And everyone left in your house will come and bow down to him for a piece of silver or a morsel of bread, pleading, “Please appoint me to some priestly office, so that I may eat a piece of bread.”’”And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in your house shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray you, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

And it shall come to pass that he that survives in thy house, shall come to do obeisance before him for a little piece of silver, saying, Put me into one of thy priest's offices to eat bread.

And it shall come to pass [that] every one that is left of thy house shall come to crouch to him for a small piece of silver and for a cake of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priestly offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thine house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread.

And it shall come to pass, that every one that is left in thy house, shall come and crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priest's offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.

It shall happen, that everyone who is left in your house shall come and bow down to him for a piece of silver and a loaf of bread, and shall say, "Please put me into one of the priests' offices, that I may eat a morsel of bread."'"

and it hath been, every one who is left in thy house doth come in to bow himself to him, for a wage of silver, and a cake of bread, and hath said, Admit me, I pray thee, unto one of the priest's offices, to eat a morsel of bread.'
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