New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 7:7-9

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!”

9Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947a nursingחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461lambטְלֵ֤הte.LehH2924and offeredוַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּvai.ya.'a.le.huH5927it as a wholeכָּלִ֖ילka.LilH3632burntעוֹלָ֛הo.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050criedH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him.

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