New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 7:5-8

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.

7Now when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had gatheredהִתְקַבְּצ֤וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709,the governorsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085about it,they wereH3372afraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

8So the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do not stopתַּחֲרֵ֣שׁta.cha.ReshH2790cryingמִזְּעֹ֖קmi.ze.'OkH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for us, that He will saveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430!”

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