King James Version

1 Samuel 15:25

Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship the LORD.

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וְעַתָּ֕הveatahand this timeעַתָּהconjunction, adverb — “and this time”H6258at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletivehenceforth, now, straightway, this time, whereas.שָׂ֥אsalift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “lift up”, a commandH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…נָ֖אnaI beseech theeנָאparticle, exhortation — “I beseech thee”H4994'I pray', 'now', or 'then'; added mostly to verbs (in the Imperative or Future), or to interjections, occasionally to an adverb or conjunctionI beseech (pray) thee (you), go to, now, oh.אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).חַטָּאתִ֑יchatatipunishmentחַטָּאָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “punishment”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2403an offence (sometimes habitual sinfulness), and its penalty, occasion, sacrifice, or expiation; also (concretely) an offenderpunishment (of sin), purifying(-fication for sin), sin(-ner, offering).וְשׁ֣וּבveshuvand againשׁוּבconjunction, verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular — “and again”, a commandH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…עִמִּ֔יimiwithעִםpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “with”H5973adverb or preposition, with (i.e. in conjunction with), in varied applications; specifically, equally with; often with prepositional prefix (and then usually unrepresented in English)accompanying, against, and, as ([idiom] long as), before, beside, by (reason of), for all, from (among, between), in, like, more than, of, (un-) to, with(-al).וְאֶֽשְׁתַּחֲוֶ֖הveeshtachavehand crouchשָׁחָהconjunction, verb, hishtaphel, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular — “and crouch”, an unfinished actionH7812to depress, i.e. prostrate (especially reflexive, in homage to royalty or God)bow (self) down, crouch, fall down (flat), humbly beseech, do (make) obeisance, do reverence, make to stoop, worship.לַֽיהוָֽהlayhvahto Jehovahיְהֹוָהpreposition, noun, proper name — “to Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD.'

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American Standard Version (1901)

Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.

Young’s Literal Translation

and now, bear, I pray thee, with my sin, and turn back with me, and I bow myself to Jehovah.'

World English Bible

Now therefore, please pardon my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Yahweh.”

Darby Translation

And now, I pray thee, forgive my sin, and turn again with me, that I may worship Jehovah.

Douay-Rheims

But now bear, I beseech thee, my sin, and return with me, that I may adore the Lord.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Now therefore, I pray thee, pardon my sin, and return with me, that I may worship the LORD.'

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And now remove, I pray thee, my sin, and turn back with me, and I will worship the Lord thy God.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ νῦν ἆρον δὴ τὸ ἁμάρτημά μου, καὶ ἀνάστρεψον μετʼ ἐμοῦ, καὶ προσκυνήσω Κυρίῳ τῷ Θεῷ σου.