# the word he spoke "the message Yahweh gave" # May God do so to you, and even more This is an idiom to emphasize how serious Eli is. AT: "May God punish you the same way he said he will punish me, and even more" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-idiom]]) # translationWords * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/word]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/god]] * [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/yahweh]]