17 This sin of the young men was very great in the Lord’s sight, for they were treating the Lord’s offering with contempt.

17 Wherefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord: for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.

17 So the sin of these young men was very serious in the Lord’s sight, for they treated the Lord’s offerings with contempt.

17 Therefore the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for men abhorred the offering of the Lord.

17 The Lord saw that the sin of the servants was very great because they did not show respect for the offerings made to the Lord.

17 And the sin of the young men was very great before Jehovah; for the men despised the offering of Jehovah.

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

17 The sin of Eli’s sons was a serious matter to the Lord, because these men were treating the offerings made to the Lord with contempt. 

17 So the servants’ sin was very severe in the presence of the Lord, because they treated the Lord’s offering with contempt.

17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of the Lord; for they treated the offerings of the Lord with contempt.

17 So the sin of the young men was very great in the sight of Yahweh, because the men treated the offering of Yahweh with contempt.

17 That sin of Eli’s sons was very great in the Lord’s sight. That’s because they were making fun of his offering.

17 Thus the sin of the young men was very great before the Lord, for the men despised the offering of the Lord.