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1 Samuel 7:1-6

1And themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י׀'an.SheiH582ofKirjathjearimH7157cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and broughtupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it into thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41on thehillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389, andsanctifiedקִדְּשׁ֔וּki.de.ShuH6942Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֖רlish.MorH8104thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

2And it came to pass,whileמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117thearkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727abodeשֶׁ֤בֶתShe.vetH3427inKirjathjearimH7157, that thetimeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117waslongוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235; for it wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141: and all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478lamentedוַיִּנָּה֛וּvai.yi.na.HuH5091afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, If ye doreturnשָׁבִים֙sha.VimH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with all yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824, then putawayהָסִ֜ירוּha.Si.ruH5493theforeignהַנֵּכָ֛רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430andAshtarothוְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתve.ha.'ash.ta.RotH6252fromamongמִתּוֹכְכֶ֖םmi.tokh.KhemH8432you, andprepareוְהָכִ֨ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֤םle.vav.KhemH3824to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andserveוְעִבְדֻ֣הוּve.'iv.Du.huH5647him only: and he willdeliverוְיַצֵּ֥לve.ya.TzelH5337you from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

4Then thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478putawayוַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙vai.ya.Si.ruH5493Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168andAshtarothהָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תha.'ash.ta.RotH6252, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068only.

5AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toMizpehH4708, and I willprayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419for you to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And they gatheredtogetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908atMizpehH4709, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325, and poured itoutוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andfastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and theresaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, We havesinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inMizpehH4708.

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