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1 Samuel 12:20-25

20AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559untothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971,FearH3372not: yehaveindeeddoneallthisevilהָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'AhH7451;yetturnתָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruH5493notasideH5493fromfollowingJehovah,butserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647Jehovahwithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.KhemH3824:

21andturnתָּס֑וּרוּta.Su.ruH5493yenotasideH5493;forthenwouldyegoaftervainthingswhichcannotprofitH3276nordeliverH5337,fortheyarevain.

22ForJehovahwillnotforsakehispeopleעַמּ֔וֹa.MoH5971forhisgreatהַגָּד֑וֹלha.ga.DolH1419name’sשְׁמ֣וֹshe.MoH8034sakeבַּעֲב֖וּרba.'a.VurH5668,becauseithathpleasedJehovahtomakeלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213youapeopleלְעָֽם׃le.'AmH5971untohimself.

23Moreoverasforme,farחָלִ֤ילָהcha.Li.lahH2486beitfrommethatIshouldsinH2398againstJehovahinceasingH2308toprayלְהִתְפַּלֵּ֣לle.hit.pa.LelH6419foryou:butIwillinstructH3384youinthegoodהַטּוֹבָ֖הha.to.VahH2896andtherightH3477wayבְּדֶ֥רֶךְbe.De.rekhH1870.

24Onlyאַ֣ךְ׀'akhH389fearיְר֣אוּye.R.'uH3372Jehovah,andserveוַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.TemH5647himintruthH571withallyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֑םle.vav.KhemH3824;forconsiderרְא֔וּre.'UH7200howgreatהִגְדִּ֖לhig.DilH1431thingshehathdoneforyou.

25Butifyeshallstilldowickedly, yeshallbeconsumed,bothyeandyourkingמַלְכְּכֶ֖םmal.ke.KhemH4428.

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