So the sonsוַ בְּנֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלput awayיָּסִירוּthe Baalsאֶת הַבְּעָלִיםand the Astartes,וְאֶת הָעַשְׁתָּרֹתand servedוַיַּעַבְדוּYHWHאֶת יְהוָהalone.לְבַדּוֹ
1 Samuel 7:4
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1 Samuel 7:4, word by word
- So the sonsבְּנֵיbene
descendant
A descendant or member of a people: "sons of Israel".
Where else “bene” appears- of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- put awayיָּסִירוּyasiru
remove
To take away something from where it was: an altar, a load, an office, loyal love.
Where else “yasiru” appears- the Baalsבְּעָלִיםbealim
Baal
Baal: the god of the Canaanites, to whom they attributed the rain and the harvests. The word means "lord, owner." The Bible names him as a foreign god whom Israel was not to serve.
Where else “bealim” appears- and the Astartesעַשְׁתָּרֹתashtarot
Ashtaroth
Ashtaroth, a city of Bashan, east of the Jordan, where Og reigned. It bears the name of a Canaanite goddess.
Where else “ashtarot” appears- and servedיַּעַבְדוּyaavdu
worship
To honor and obey God, or other gods, as his people.
Where else “yaavdu” appears- YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- aloneבַדּvad
alone
One thing alone, set apart from the rest; also the expression 'besides'.
Where else “vad” appears
The context
3And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, “If with all your heart you are returning to YHWH, put away the foreign gods from among you, and the Astartes, and prepare your heart for YHWH and serve him alone, and he will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”
4 · This verse (above)
5And Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray for you to YHWH.”