Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 7:5-8

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.

7And when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were gathered togetherהִתְקַבְּצ֤וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908to MizpehH4708,the lordsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430went upוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927against Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And when the childrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085it,they were afraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

8And the childrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Ceaseתַּחֲרֵ֣שׁta.cha.ReshH2790not to cryמִזְּעֹ֖קmi.ze.'OkH2199unto Yhwhיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for us, that he will saveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us out of the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

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