1 Samuel 7:3 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 7:3 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיֹּ֣אמֶר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל
Shᵉmûwʼêl
H8050
Samuel
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
יִשְׂרָאֵל֮
Yisrâʼêl
H3478
Israel
לֵאמֹר֒
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
לְבַבְכֶ֗ם
lêbâb
H3824
heart
אַתֶּ֤ם
ʼattâh
H859
you
שָׁבִים֙
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
הָסִ֜ירוּ
çûwr
H5493
to turn aside
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אֱלֹהֵ֧י
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הַנֵּכָ֛ר
nêkâr
H5236
foreign
מִתּוֹכְכֶ֖ם
tâvek
H8432
midst
וְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת
ʻAshtârôwth
H6252
Ashtaroth
וְהָכִ֨ינוּ
kûwn
H3559
to be established
לְבַבְכֶ֤ם
lêbâb
H3824
heart
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
יְהוָה֙
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וְעִבְדֻ֣הוּ
ʻâbad
H5647
to serve
לְבַדּ֔וֹ
bad
H905
apart
וְיַצֵּ֥ל
nâtsal
H5337
to rescue
אֶתְכֶ֖ם
ʼêth
H853
-
מִיַּ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
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World English Bible Public Domain
Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return 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.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And Samuel spoke to all of the house of Israel, saying “If with all of your heart you are returning to Yahweh, remove the gods of the foreigner and the Ashtoreths from your midst and direct your heart toward Yahweh and serve him alone, and he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).