Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 7:5-8

5Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908אֶת־'et-H853allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709,and I will prayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068on your behalfבַּעַדְכֶ֖םba.'ad.KhemH1157.”

6When they had gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908at Mizpahהַ֠מִּצְפָּתָהHa.mitz.pa.tahH4709,they drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325and poured it outוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068.On thatהַה֔וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117they fastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684,and thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033they confessedוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, “We have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the LORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.”And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199the Israelitesבְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

7When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thatכִּֽי־ki-H3588the Israelitesבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478had gatheredהִתְקַבְּצ֤וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709,theirפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430rulersסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633marched upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927towardאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And when the Israelitesבְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לbe.Nei Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478learned of thisוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085,they fearedוַיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֥יvai.yir.'U mi.pe.NeiH3372 H6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430

8andבְנֵֽי־ יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ve.nei- Yis.ra.'ElH1121 H3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toאֶל־'el-H413Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do notאַל־'al-H408stopתַּחֲרֵ֣שׁta.cha.ReshH2790crying outמִזְּעֹ֖קmi.ze.'OkH2199toאֶל־'el-H413the LORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for usמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480,that He may save usוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”

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