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1 Samuel 2:8

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2:8 He lifts the weak 1  from the dust;

he raises 2  the poor from the ash heap

to seat them with princes

and to bestow on them an honored position. 3 

The foundations of the earth belong to the Lord,

and he has placed the world on them.

1 Samuel 6:5

Context
6:5 You should make images of the sores and images of the mice 4  that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land. 5 
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[2:8]  1 tn Or “lowly”; Heb “insignificant.”

[2:8]  2 tn The imperfect verbal form, which is parallel to the participle in the preceding line, is best understood here as indicating what typically happens.

[2:8]  3 tn Heb “a seat of honor.”

[6:5]  4 tn Heb “your mice.” A Qumran ms has simply “the mice.”

[6:5]  5 tn Heb “Perhaps he will lighten his hand from upon you and from upon your gods and from upon your land.”



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