Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 7:1-6

1And themenH376ofKiriath-jearimH7157cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and fetchedupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itintoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41in thehillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389, andsanctifiedקִדְּשׁ֔וּki.de.ShuH6942Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֖רlish.MorH8104thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

2And itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassוַיִּֽהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961, from thedayמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117that thearkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727abodeשֶׁ֤בֶתShe.vetH3427inKiriath-jearimH7157, that the time waslongהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117; for it wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141: andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478lamentedוַיִּנָּה֛וּvai.yi.na.HuH5091afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050spake untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518yedoH5647returnשָׁבִים֙sha.VimH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824, thenputH5493awayH5493thestrangeהַנֵּכָ֛רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430and theAshtarothוְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתve.ha.'ash.ta.RotH6252from amongyouH859, andprepareוְהָכִ֨ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֤םle.vav.KhemH3824unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andserveוְעִבְדֻ֣הוּve.'iv.Du.huH5647himonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905: and he willdeliverוְיַצֵּ֥לve.ya.TzelH5337youH859outH413of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

4Then thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didputH5493awayH5493the Baalim and theAshtarothהָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תha.'ash.ta.RotH6252, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃ פle.va.DoH905.

5AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709, and I willprayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419foryouH3605unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And theygatheredH6908togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908toMizpahהַ֠מִּצְפָּתָהHa.mitz.pa.tahH4709, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325, andpouredוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210itoutH8210beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andfastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559there,WeH3117havesinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398againstH6440theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

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