14. and he stabbed it into the pan, or kettle, or cauldron, or pot. The priest took all that the fork brought up for himself. They did this to all the Israelites who came there to Shiloh.
15. Yes, before they burnt the fat, the priest’s servant came, and said to the man who sacrificed, “Give meat to roast for the priest; for he will not accept boiled meat from you, but raw.”
16. If the man said to him, “Let the fat be burnt first, and then take as much as your soul desires;” then he would say, “No, but you shall give it to me now; and if not, I will take it by force.”
17. The sin of the young men was very great before the Lord; for the men despised the Lord’s offering.
18. But Samuel ministered before the Lord, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.
19. Moreover his mother made him a little robe, and brought it to him from year to year, when she came up with her husband to offer the yearly sacrifice.
20. Eli blessed Elkanah and his wife, and said, “May The Lord give you offspring from this woman for the petition which was asked of the Lord.” Then they went to their own home.