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1 Samuel 7:3-6

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.

5And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478to MizpehH4708,and I will prayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419for you unto Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And they gathered togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to MizpehH4709,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325, and poured itoutוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and fastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559there, We have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against Yhwhלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199the childrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478in MizpehH4708.

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