1 Samuel 2:17 · WEB
“The sin of the young men was very great before Yahweh; for the men despised the offering of Yahweh.”
— 1 Samuel 2:17
Era
Late Judges
Emotion
grieving
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narrative
Emotional genome
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Standalone
sincontempt for God
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