11 translations · Hebrew
1 Samuel 7:3
Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
1 Samuel 7:3 in 11 translations
- WEB World English Bible
- Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
- KJV King James Version
- And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
- BSB Berean Standard Bible
- Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your hearts, then rid yourselves of the foreign gods and Ashtoreths among you, prepare your hearts for the LORD, and serve Him only. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
- ASV American Standard Version
- 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.
- LSV Literal Standard Version
- And Samuel speaks to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are turning back to YHWH with all your heart—turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart for YHWH, and serve Him only, and He delivers you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
- FBV Free Bible Version
- Then Samuel said to all of Israel, “If you sincerely wish to come back to the Lord, then get rid of the foreign gods and the Ashtoreth images you have, and commit yourselves to the Lord and only worship him, and he will save you from the Philistines.”
- YLT Young’s Literal Translation
- And Samuel speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, 'If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah — turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'
- DBY Darby Translation
- And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If ye return to Jehovah with all your heart, put away the strange gods and the Ashtoreths from among you, and apply your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
- WBT Webster’s Bible
- 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.
- WEBC World English Bible (Catholic)
- Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
- DRA Douay-Rheims 1899
- And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth: and prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only, and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.
The Hebrew words
Each word of the Hebrew text in order, with its transliteration, the Berean Standard Bible’s English for it, and its Strong’s number and short definition.
| Word | Transliteration | English (BSB) | Strong’s |
|---|---|---|---|
| וַיֹּ֣אמֶר | way·yō·mer | said | H559 אָמַר to say |
| שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל | šə·mū·’êl | Then Samuel | H8050 שְׁמוּאֵל Samuel |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | to | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| כָּל־ | kāl- | all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| בֵּ֣ית | bêṯ | the house | H1004 בֵּית place |
| יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ | yiś·rā·’êl | of Israel | H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵל Israel |
| לֵאמֹר֒ | lê·mōr | — | H559 אָמַר to say |
| אִם־ | ’im- | If | H518 אִם if |
| בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | with all | H3605 כֹּל all |
| לְבַבְכֶ֗ם | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | your hearts | H3824 לֵבָב heart |
| אַתֶּ֤ם | ’at·tem | you | H859 אַתָּ֫ה you(m.s.) |
| שָׁבִים֙ | šā·ḇîm | are returning | H7725 שׁוּב to return: return |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | to | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| הָסִ֜ירוּ | hā·sî·rū | then put away | H5493 סוּר to turn aside: remove |
| אֶת־ | ’eṯ- | — | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| אֱלֹהֵ֧י | ’ĕ·lō·hê | gods | H430 אֱלֹהִים God |
| הַנֵּכָ֛ר | han·nê·ḵār | the foreign | H5236 נֵכָר foreign |
| מִתּוֹכְכֶ֖ם | mit·tō·wḵ·ḵem | among you | H8432 תָּ֫וֶךְ midst |
| וְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת | wə·hā·‘aš·tā·rō·wṯ | and Ashtoreths | H6252 עַשְׁתָּרוֹת Ashtaroth |
| וְהָכִ֨ינוּ | wə·hā·ḵî·nū | prepare | H3559 כּוּן to establish: prepare |
| לְבַבְכֶ֤ם | lə·ḇaḇ·ḵem | your hearts | H3824 לֵבָב heart |
| אֶל־ | ’el- | for | H413 אֶל to(wards) |
| יְהוָה֙ | Yah·weh | the LORD | H3068 יְהֹוָה LORD |
| וְעִבְדֻ֣הוּ | wə·‘iḇ·ḏu·hū | and serve Him | H5647 עָבַד to serve |
| לְבַדּ֔וֹ | lə·ḇad·dōw | only | H905 בַּד alone: pole |
| וְיַצֵּ֥ל | wə·yaṣ·ṣêl | And He will deliver | H5337 נָצַל to rescue |
| אֶתְכֶ֖ם | ’eṯ·ḵem | you | H853 אֵת [Obj.] |
| מִיַּ֥ד | mî·yaḏ | from the hand | H3027 יָד hand |
| פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃ | pə·liš·tîm | of the Philistines | H6430 פְּלִשְׁתִּי Philistine |
Related verses
- Luke 4:8
Jesus answered him, “Get behind me Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
- Deuteronomy 13:4
You shall walk after Yahweh your God, fear him, keep his commandments, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cling to him.
- Matthew 4:10
Then Jesus said to him, “Get behind me, Satan! For it is written, ‘You shall worship the Lord your God, and you shall serve him only.’”
- Deuteronomy 6:13
You shall fear Yahweh your God; and you shall serve him, and shall swear by his name.
- Isaiah 55:7
Let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts. Let him return to Yahweh, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will freely pardon.
- Joshua 24:14
“Now therefore fear Yahweh, and serve him in sincerity and in truth. Put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, in Egypt; and serve Yahweh.
- John 4:24
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.”
- Deuteronomy 10:20
You shall fear Yahweh your God; you shall serve him; and you shall cling to him, and you shall swear by his name.
- Joshua 24:23
“Now therefore put away the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to Yahweh, the God of Israel.”
- Joel 2:12–13
“Yet even now,” says Yahweh, “turn to me with all your heart, and with fasting, and with weeping, and with mourning.” Tear your heart, and not your garments, and turn to Yahweh, your God; for he is gracious and merciful, slow to anger, and abundant in loving kindness, and relents from sending calamity.
Cross references from OpenBible.info, CC BY 4.0, most-voted first; text from the World English Bible.
In context
1 The men of Kiriath Jearim came, and took Yahweh’s ark, and brought it into Abinadab’s house on the hill, and consecrated Eleazar his son to keep Yahweh’s ark.
2 From the day that the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.
3 Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If you are returning to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.”
4 Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.
5 Samuel said, “Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray to Yahweh for you.”
Read all of 1 Samuel 7 in the World English Bible.
Edition and source notes
Each translation is shown as its source prints it, in its own verse numbering; where an edition numbers this verse differently, its own reference is given. The World English Bible, King James Version and Berean Standard Bible link to their chapter pages. Edition notes.
Literal Standard Version (2020) © Covenant Press and the Covenant Christian Coalition, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license. Free Bible Version (2018) © Dr. Jonathan Gallagher, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0. Imported from the checksum-pinned eBible.org USFX source; the extracted verse text is an adaptation shared under the same license.
The original words and their English come from the Berean Standard Bible translation tables (public domain); lemmas and short definitions from STEPBible (CC BY 4.0), with Greek definitions based on Abbott-Smith.
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