Verse 3
1 Samuel 7:3
American Standard Version
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And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אֶל כָּל בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לֵ/אמֹר֒ אִם בְּ/כָל לְבַבְ/כֶ֗ם אַתֶּ֤ם שָׁבִים֙ אֶל יְהוָ֔ה הָסִ֜ירוּ אֶת אֱלֹהֵ֧י הַ/נֵּכָ֛ר מִ/תּוֹכְ/כֶ֖ם וְ/הָ/עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְ/הָכִ֨ינוּ לְבַבְ/כֶ֤ם אֶל יְהוָה֙ וְ/עִבְדֻ֣/הוּ לְ/בַדּ֔/וֹ וְ/יַצֵּ֥ל אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם מִ/יַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
English Translation
And Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the Lord with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you and prepare your hearts for the Lord and serve Him alone, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
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Chapter 7 Context
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