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If the man said to him, “Let the fat be burned 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.”

1 Samuel 2:16 · WEB

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ગુજરાતી1 શમુએલ ૨:૧૬
જો તે માણસ તેને એવું કહે, “તેઓને પહેલાં ચરબીનું દહન કરી દેવા દે, પછી તારે જોઈએ તેટલું માંસ લઈ જજે.” તો તે કહેતો કે, “ના, તું મને હમણાં જ આપ; જો નહિ આપે તો હું જબરદસ્તીથી લઈ લઈશ.”
हिन्दी1 शमूएल २:१६
और जब कोई उससे कहता, “निश्चय चर्बी अभी जलाई जाएगी, तब जितना तेरा जी चाहे उतना ले लेना,” तब वह कहता था, “नहीं, अभी दे; नहीं तो मैं छीन लूँगा।”

In context

14and 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.

15Yes, before they burned 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.”

16If the man said to him, “Let the fat be burned 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.”

17The sin of the young men was very great before the LORD; for the men despised the LORD’s offering.

18But Samuel ministered before the LORD, being a child, clothed with a linen ephod.

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