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1 Samuel 12:10

And they cried unto the LORD, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken the LORD, and have served Baalim and Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

KJV

Postea autem clamaverunt ad Dominum, et dixerunt : Peccavimus, quia dereliquimus Dominum, et servivimus Baalim et Astaroth : nunc ergo erue nos de manu inimicorum nostrorum, et serviemus tibi.

Vulgate

καὶ ἐβόησαν πρὸς Κύριον καὶ ἔλεγον Ἡμάρτομεν, ὅτι ἐγκατελίπομεν τὸν κύριον καὶ ἐδουλεύσαμεν τοῖς Βααλεὶμ καὶ τοῖς ἄλσεσιν· καὶ νῦν ἐξελοῦ ἡμᾶς ἐκ χειρὸς ἐχθρῶν ἡμῶν, καὶ δουλεύσομέν σοι.

LXX

And they cried unto Jehovah, and said, We have sinned, because we have forsaken Jehovah, and have served the Baalim and the Ashtaroth: but now deliver us out of the hand of our enemies, and we will serve thee.

ASV

וַ/יִּזְעֲק֤וּ אֶל יְהוָה֙ ו/יאמר וַ/יֹּאמְר֣וּ חָטָ֔אנוּ כִּ֤י עָזַ֨בְנוּ֙ אֶת יְהוָ֔ה וַ/נַּעֲבֹ֥ד אֶת הַ/בְּעָלִ֖ים וְ/אֶת הָ/עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְ/עַתָּ֗ה הַצִּילֵ֛/נוּ מִ/יַּ֥ד אֹיְבֵ֖י/נוּ וְ/נַעַבְדֶֽ/ךָּ

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אֶת
't
pronoun · 10895×
בַּ֔עַל
b'l
proper_noun · 79×
הֶחֱטִ֖יא
hchty'
verb · 237×
וֹ
v
noun · 1620×
י
y
verb · 282×
יְהוָ֖ה
yhvh
proper_noun · 6455×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
כִּֽי
ky
pronoun · 4439×
ם
m
verb · 287×
נִי
ny
verb · 211×
נִי
ny
verb · 212×
עַשְׁתָּר֖וֹת
'shtrvt
proper_noun · 12×
עַתָּ֗ה
'th
adverb · 433×
תִּזְעַ֖ק
tz'q
verb · 73×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Jer 2:13 — For my people have committed two evils; they have forsaken me the fountain of living waters, and hewed them out cisterns, broken cisterns, that can hold no water.
  • Judg 2:13 — And they forsook the LORD, and served Baal and Ashtaroth.
  • Judg 3:7 — And the children of Israel did evil in the sight of the LORD, and forgat the LORD their God, and served Baalim and the groves.
  • Judg 3:9 — And when the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, the LORD raised up a deliverer to the children of Israel, who delivered them, even Othniel the son of Kenaz, Caleb’s younger brother.
  • Judg 10:10 — And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.
  • Judg 10:10 — And the children of Israel cried unto the LORD, saying, We have sinned against thee, both because we have forsaken our God, and also served Baalim.
  • Judg 10:15 — And the children of Israel said unto the LORD, We have sinned: do thou unto us whatsoever seemeth good unto thee; deliver us only, we pray thee, this day.