New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 7:1-6

1And the menH376of Kiriath-jearimH7157cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935and tookוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068andbroughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it into the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Abinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41on the hillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389,and consecratedקִדְּשׁ֔וּki.de.ShuH6942Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499his sonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121to keepלִשְׁמֹ֖רlish.MorH8104the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

2From the dayמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117that the arkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727remainedשֶׁ֤בֶתShe.vetH3427at Kiriath-jearimH7157,the timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117was longוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235,for it was twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141;and allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478lamentedוַיִּנָּה֛וּvai.yi.na.HuH5091afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310the Lordיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you returnשָׁבִים֙sha.VimH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824,removeהָסִ֜ירוּha.Si.ruH5493the foreignהַנֵּכָ֛רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430and theAshtarothוְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתve.ha.'ash.ta.RotH6252from amongמִתּוֹכְכֶ֖םmi.tokh.KhemH8432you anddirectוְהָכִ֨ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֤םle.vav.KhemH3824to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068andserveוְעִבְדֻ֣הוּve.'iv.Du.huH5647Him aloneלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905;and He will deliverוְיַצֵּ֥לve.ya.TzelH5337you from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.”

4So the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478removedוַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙vai.ya.Si.ruH5493the Baalsהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168and the Ashtarothהָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תha.'ash.ta.RotH6252and servedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068aloneלְבַדּֽוֹ׃ פle.va.DoH905.

5Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toMizpahH4708andI will prayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068for you.”

6They gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to Mizpahהַ֠מִּצְפָּתָהHa.mitz.pa.tahH4709,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325andpouredוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210it out beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andfastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033, “We have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.”And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

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