1 Samuel 3:16-18
Context3:16 However, Eli called Samuel and said, “Samuel, my son!” He replied, “Here I am.” 3:17 Eli 1 said, “What message did he speak to you? Don’t conceal it from me. God will judge you severely 2 if you conceal from me anything that he said to you!”
3:18 So Samuel told him everything. He did not hold back anything from him. Eli 3 said, “The Lord will do what he pleases.” 4
[3:17] 1 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.
[3:17] 2 tn Heb “So God will do to you and thus he will add.” The verbal forms in this pronouncement are imperfects, not jussives, but the statement has the force of a curse or warning. One could translate, “May God do to you and thus may he add.”
[3:18] 3 tn Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.