3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 7:3:1 ⧉וַיֹּ֣אמֶרvayomerand he said 1 Samuel 7:3:2 ⧉שְׁמוּאֵ֗לshemuelSamuel 1 Samuel 7:3:3 ⧉אֶל־כָּל־בֵּ֣יתelkolbetto all {the} house of 1 Samuel 7:3:4 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵל֮yisraelIsrael 1 Samuel 7:3:5 ⧉לֵאמֹר֒lemorsaying 1 Samuel 7:3:6 ⧉אִם־בְּכָל־לְבַבְכֶ֗םimbekhollevavekhemif with all your heart 1 Samuel 7:3:7 ⧉אַתֶּ֤םatemyou 1 Samuel 7:3:8 ⧉שָׁבִים֙shavimare returning 1 Samuel 7:3:9 ⧉אֶל־יְהוָ֔הelyahwehto the LORD 1 Samuel 7:3:10 ⧉הָסִ֜ירוּhasirutake away 1 Samuel 7:3:11 ⧉אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֧יetelohe{the} gods of 1 Samuel 7:3:12 ⧉הַנֵּכָ֛רhannekharthe foreign {one} 1 Samuel 7:3:13 ⧉מִתּוֹכְכֶ֖םmittokhekhemfrom among you 1 Samuel 7:3:14 ⧉וְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתvehaashtarotand the Ashtaroth 1 Samuel 7:3:15 ⧉וְהָכִ֨ינוּvehakhinuand prepare 1 Samuel 7:3:16 ⧉לְבַבְכֶ֤םlevavekhemyour heart 1 Samuel 7:3:17 ⧉אֶל־יְהוָה֙elyahwehto the LORD 1 Samuel 7:3:18 ⧉וְעִבְדֻ֣הוּveivduhuand serve him 1 Samuel 7:3:19 ⧉לְבַדּ֔וֹlevadoalone 1 Samuel 7:3:20 ⧉וְיַצֵּ֥לveyatseland he will deliver 1 Samuel 7:3:21 ⧉אֶתְכֶ֖םetkhekhemyou 1 Samuel 7:3:22 ⧉מִיַּ֥דmiyadfrom {the} hand of 1 Samuel 7:3:23 ⧉פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pelishtim{the} Philistines |
3. Formal Translation Samuel said to the house of Israel, “If you return to the LORD {Yahweh, Covenant Restorer} with all your heart, remove the foreign gods and the Ashtarot from among you, set your hearts toward the LORD, serve Him exclusively, and He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.” |
3. Dynamic Translation Samuel told all the Israelites, “If you genuinely turn back to the LORD {Yahweh, True Deliverer} with all your heart, cast out the foreign gods and the Ashtarot, set your hearts on the LORD and serve only Him, and He will save you from the power of the Philistines.” |