Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 7:2-4

2And it came to pass, whileמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117the arkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727abodeשֶׁ֤בֶתShe.vetH3427in Kirjath–jearimH7157,that the timeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117was longוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235;for it was twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:and all the houseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478lamentedוַיִּנָּה֛וּvai.yi.na.HuH5091afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050spakeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto all the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559,If ye do returnשָׁבִים֙sha.VimH7725unto Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with all your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824, thenput awayהָסִ֜ירוּha.Si.ruH5493the strangeהַנֵּכָ֛רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430and Ashtarothוְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתve.ha.'ash.ta.RotH6252from amongמִתּוֹכְכֶ֖םmi.tokh.KhemH8432you, and prepareוְהָכִ֨ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֤םle.vav.KhemH3824unto Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068,and serveוְעִבְדֻ֣הוּve.'iv.Du.huH5647him only: and he will deliverוְיַצֵּ֥לve.ya.TzelH5337you out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

4Then the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478did put awayוַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙vai.ya.Si.ruH5493Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168and Ashtarothהָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תha.'ash.ta.RotH6252,and servedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068only.

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