16 And if the man said to him, “Let the fat be burned up first, then take as much as your being desires,” he would then answer him, “No, but give it to me now. And if not, I shall take it by strength.”

17 And the sin of the young men was very great before יהוה, for the men despised the offering of יהוה.

18 But Shemu’ĕl was attending before יהוה — a youth, wearing a linen shoulder garment.