Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 7:1-3

1Then the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י׀'an.SheiH582of Kiriath-jearimH7157cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935for the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068and tookוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927אֶת־'et-H853וַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itאֹת֔וֹ'o.ToH853intoאֶל־'el-H413Abinadab’sאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004on the hillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389.Andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853they consecratedקִדְּשׁ֔וּki.de.ShuH6942his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499to guardלִשְׁמֹ֖רlish.MorH8104אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

2And from that dayמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117a longוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117passedוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961,twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141in allוַיִּֽהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961,as the arkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727remainedשֶׁ֤בֶתShe.vetH3427at Kiriath-jearimH7157.And allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478mournfullyוַיִּנָּה֛וּvai.yi.na.HuH5091soughtאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the LORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478לֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518youאַתֶּ֤ם'a.TemH859are returningשָׁבִים֙sha.VimH7725toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824,then put awayהָסִ֜ירוּha.Si.ruH5493אֶת־'et-H853the foreignהַנֵּכָ֛רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430and Ashtorethsוְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתve.ha.'ash.ta.RotH6252among youמִתּוֹכְכֶ֖םmi.tokh.KhemH8432,prepareוְהָכִ֨ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֤םle.vav.KhemH3824forאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and serve Himוְעִבְדֻ֣הוּve.'iv.Du.huH5647onlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905.And He will deliverוְיַצֵּ֥לve.ya.TzelH5337youאֶתְכֶ֖ם'et.KhemH853from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”

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