Then Ya`akov said to his household, and to all who were with him, *Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.
1 Samuel 7:3 - Hebrew Names version (HNV) Shemu'el spoke to all the house of Yisra'el, saying, If you do return to the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the `Ashtarot from among you, and direct your hearts to the LORD, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Pelishtim. Tuilleadh leaganachaKing James Version (Oxford) 1769 And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto the LORD with all your hearts, then put away the strange gods and Ashtaroth from among you, and prepare your hearts unto the LORD, and serve him only: and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. Amplified Bible - Classic Edition Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, If you are returning to the Lord with all your hearts, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth [female deities] from among you and direct your hearts to the Lord and serve Him only, and He will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. American Standard Version (1901) And Samuel spake unto all the house of Israel, saying, If ye do return unto Jehovah with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto Jehovah, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. Common English Bible Then Samuel said to the whole house of Israel, “If you are turning to the LORD with all your heart, then get rid of all the foreign gods and the Astartes you have. Set your heart on the LORD! Worship him only! Then he will deliver you from the Philistines’ power.” Catholic Public Domain Version Then Samuel spoke to the entire house of Israel, saying: "If you would return to the Lord with your whole heart, take away strange gods from among you, the Baals and Ashtaroth, and prepare your hearts for the Lord, and serve him alone. And he will rescue you from the hand of the Philistines." Douay-Rheims version of The Bible - 1752 version And Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying: If you turn to the Lord with all your heart, put away the strange gods from among you, Baalim and Astaroth. And prepare your hearts unto the Lord, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines. |
Then Ya`akov said to his household, and to all who were with him, *Put away the foreign gods that are among you, purify yourselves, change your garments.
because that they have forsaken me, and have worshiped `Ashoret the goddess of the Tzidonim, Kemosh the god of Mo'av, and Milkom the god of the children of `Ammon; and they have not walked in my ways, to do that which is right in my eyes, and [to keep] my statutes and my ordinances, as did David his father.
if they return to you with all their heart and with all their soul in the land of their enemies, who carried them captive, and pray to you toward their land, which you gave to their fathers, the city which you have chosen, and the house which I have built for your name:
but the LORD your God shall you fear; and he will deliver you out of the hand of all your enemies.
Moreover the altar that was at Beit-El, and the high place which Yarov`am the son of Nevat, who made Yisra'el to sin, had made, even that altar and the high place he broke down; and he burned the high place and beat it to dust, and burned the Asherah.
Now set your heart and your soul to seek after the LORD your God; arise therefore, and build the sanctuary of the LORD God, to bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD, and the holy vessels of God, into the house that is to be built to the name of the LORD.
You, Shlomo my son, know the God of your father, and serve him with a perfect heart and with a willing mind; for the LORD searches all hearts, and understands all the imaginations of the thoughts: if you seek him, he will be found of you; but if you forsake him, he will cast you off forever.
Nevertheless there are good things found in you, in that you have put away the Asherot out of the land, and have set your heart to seek God.
However the high places were not taken away; neither as yet had the people set their hearts to the God of their fathers.
who sets his heart to seek God, the LORD, the God of his fathers, though not [cleansed] according to the purification of the sanctuary.
The plans of the heart belong to man, but the answer of the tongue is from the LORD.
let the wicked forsake his way, and the unrighteous man his thoughts; and let him return to the LORD, and he will have mercy on him; and to our God, for he will abundantly pardon.
I will give them a heart to know me, that I am the LORD: and they shall be my people, and I will be their God; for they shall return to me with their whole heart.
It may be that the house of Yehudah will hear all the evil which I purpose to do to them; that they may return every man from his evil way; that I may forgive their iniquity and their sin.
If you will return, Yisra'el, says the LORD, if you will return to me, and if you will put away your abominations out of my sight; then you shall not be removed;
Therefore tell the house of Yisra'el, Thus says the Lord GOD: Return you, and turn yourselves from your idols; and turn away your faces from all your abominations.
Cast away from you all your transgressions, in which you have transgressed; and make you a new heart and a new spirit: for why will you die, house of Yisra'el?
Yisra'el, return to the LORD your God; for you have fallen because of your sin.
'These people draw near to me with their mouth, and honor me with their lips; but their heart is far from me.
Then Yeshua said to him, *Get behind me, Hasatan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'*
*No one can serve two masters, for either he will hate the one and love the other; or else he will be devoted to one and despise the other. You can't serve both God and Mammon.
Yeshua answered him, *Get behind me Hasatan! For it is written, 'You shall worship the Lord your God, and him only shall you serve.'*
God is spirit, and those who worship him must worship in spirit and truth.*
You shall fear the LORD your God; him shall you serve; and to him shall you cleave, and by his name shall you swear.
You shall walk after the LORD your God, and fear him, and keep his mitzvot, and obey his voice, and you shall serve him, and cleave to him.
But from there you shall seek the LORD your God, and you shall find him, when you search after him with all your heart and with all your soul.
You shall fear the LORD your God; and him shall you serve, and shall swear by his name.
and half Gil`ad, and `Ashtarot, and Edre`i, the cities of the kingdom of `Og in Bashan, were for the children of Makhir the son of Menasheh, even for the half of the children of Makhir according to their families.
Now therefore fear the LORD, and serve him in sincerity and in truth; and put away the gods which your fathers served beyond the River, and in Egypt; and serve you the LORD.
Now therefore put away, [said he], the foreign gods which are among you, and incline your heart to the LORD, the God of Yisra'el.
They put away the foreign gods from among them, and served the LORD; and his soul was grieved for the misery of Yisra'el.
The children of Yisra'el again did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Ba`alim, and the `Ashtarot, and the gods of Syria, and the gods of Tzidon, and the gods of Mo'av, and the gods of the children of `Ammon, and the gods of the Pelishtim; and they forsook the LORD, and didn't serve him.
The children of Yisra'el did that which was evil in the sight of the LORD, and served the Ba`alim;
They put his armor in the house of the `Ashtarot; and they fastened his body to the wall of Beit-Shean.