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And do notוְלֹאturn aside,תָּסוּרוּforכִּיthat would be going afterאַחֲרֵיemptinessהַתֹּהוּthatאֲשֶׁרdoes notלֹאprofitיוֹעִילוּorוְלֹאdeliver,יַצִּילוּforכִּיthey areהֵמָּהemptiness.תֹהוּ
1 Samuel 12:21
Study it in the app“And do not turn aside, for that would be going after emptiness that does not profit or deliver, for they are emptiness.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 12:21, word by word
- turn asideתָּסוּרוּtasuru
turn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “tasuru” appears- emptinessתֹּהוּtohu
emptiness
Something empty and worthless; "in vain".
Where else “tohu” appears- profitיוֹעִילוּyoilu
profit, be useful
To profit, to be of use, to serve for something.
Where else “yoilu” appears- deliverיַצִּילוּyatsilu
rescue
To take someone out of danger or out of his enemy's hands.
Where else “yatsilu” appears
Translation note
“Emptiness” can be understood as the false gods. It is the word that describes the “formless” earth in Genesis 1:2 and the “emptiness” of the wilderness in Deuteronomy 32:10.
The context
20Samuel said to the people, “Do not fear. You have done all this evil; only do not turn aside from following YHWH, but serve YHWH with all your heart.
21 · This verse (above)
22For YHWH will not abandon his people for the sake of his great name, for YHWH has been pleased to make you a people for himself.