Verse 3

1 Samuel 7:3

Noah Webster Bible

3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods, and Ashtaroth, from among you, and prepare your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you from 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.”
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 7 Context
1 And the men of Kirjath-jearim came, and brought up the ark of the LORD, and brought it into the hous... Focus ↗
2 And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twent... Focus ↗
3 And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return to the LORD with all your heart...
4 Then the children of Israel put away Baalim, and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only. Focus ↗
5 And Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I will pray for you to the LORD. Focus ↗
6 And they assembled at Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that... Focus ↗
7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were assembled at Mizpeh, the lords of th... Focus ↗
8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to the LORD our God (Elohim) for us, tha... Focus ↗
9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered it for a burnt-offering wholly to the LORD: and Samuel c... Focus ↗
10 And as Samuel was offering the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: b... Focus ↗
11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they ca... Focus ↗
12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, s... Focus ↗
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the borders of Israel: and the hand of t... Focus ↗
14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even... Focus ↗
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. Focus ↗
16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in al... Focus ↗
17 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built... Focus ↗