King James Version

1 Samuel 7:4

Then the children of Israel did put away Baalim and Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

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וַיָּסִ֨ירוּ֙vayasirvand turnסוּרconjunction, verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and turn”, the next action in the storyH5493to turn off (literal or figurative)be(-head), bring, call back, decline, depart, eschew, get (you), go (aside), [idiom] grievous, lay away (by), leave undone, be past, pluck away, put (away, down), rebel, remove (to and fro), revolt, [idiom] be sour, take (away, off), turn…בְּנֵ֣יbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵלnoun, proper name — “Israel”H3478Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterityIsrael.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).הַבְּעָלִ֖יםhabalimthe Baalבַּעַלdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Baal”H1168Baal, a Phoenician deityBaal, (plural) Baalim.וְאֶתveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and 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).הָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תhaashtarotthe Asharothעַשְׁתָּרוֹתdefinite article, noun, proper name — “the Asharoth”H6252Ashtaroth, the name of a Sidonian deity, and of a place East of the JordanAsharoth, Astaroth. See also H1045 (בֵּית עַשְׁתָּרוֹת), H6253 (עַשְׁתֹּרֶת), H6255 (עַשְׁתְּרֹת קַרְנַיִם).וַיַּעַבְד֥וּvayaavdvand keep in bondageעָבַדconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and keep in bondage”, the next action in the storyH5647to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.[idiom] be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, [phrase] husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er)…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).יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).לְבַדּֽוֹlevadvoto apartבַּדpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served Jehovah only.

Young’s Literal Translation

And the sons of Israel turn aside the Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serve Jehovah alone;

World English Bible

Then the children of Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.

Darby Translation

And the children of Israel put away the Baals and the Ashtoreths and served Jehovah only.

Douay-Rheims

Then the children of Israel put away Baalim and Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the children of Israel took away Baalim and the groves of Astaroth, and served the Lord only.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ περιεῖλον οἱ υἱοὶ Ἰσραὴλ τὰς Βααλὶμ καὶ τὰ ἄλση ʼΑσταρὼθ, καὶ ἐδούλευσαν Κυρίῳ μόνῳ.