New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 7:3-6

3Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to allכָּל־kol-H3605the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, “Ifאִם־'im-H518you are returningשָׁבִים֙sha.VimH7725to the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605your heartלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824, thenremoveהָסִ֜ירוּha.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 saveוְיַצֵּ֥לve.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.RotH6252,and 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.”

6So they gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to Mizpahהַ֠מִּצְפָּתָהHa.mitz.pa.tahH4709,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325andpouredוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210it outH8210beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.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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