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1 Samuel 12:20

“Do not be afraid,” Samuel replied. “Even though you have committed all this evil, do not turn aside from following the LORD, but serve the LORD with all your heart.

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ASV

And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have indeed done all this evil; yet turn not aside from following Jehovah, but serve Jehovah with all your heart:

KJV

And Samuel said unto the people, Fear not: ye have done all this wickedness: yet turn not aside from following the Lord, but serve the Lord with all your heart;

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Original language & word study

22 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merand he saidH559 →
שְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050 →
אֶל־'el-toH413 →
הָעָם֙ha.'Amthe peopleH5971 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תִּירָ֔אוּti.Ra.'uyou be afraidH3372 →
אַתֶּ֣ם'a.TemyouH859 →
עֲשִׂיתֶ֔ם'a.si.Temyou have doneH6213 →
אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>H853 →
כָּל־kol-allH3605 →
הָרָעָ֖הha.ra.'Ahthe evilH7451 →
הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
אַ֗ךְ'AkhneverthelessH389 →
אַל־'al-may notH408 →
תָּס֙וּרוּ֙ta.Su.ruyou turn asideH5493 →
מֵאַחֲרֵ֣יme.'a.cha.Reifrom afterH310 →
יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
וַעֲבַדְתֶּ֥םva.'a.vad.Temand you will serveH5647 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
יְהוָ֖הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּכָל־be.kholwith allH3605 →
לְבַבְכֶֽם׃le.vav.Khemheart yourH3824 →

The walk

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Exodus 23:25So you shall serve the LORD your God, and He will bless your bread and your water. And I will take away sickness from among you.Exodus 32:30The next day Moses said to the people, “You have committed a great sin. Now I will go up to the LORD; perhaps I can make atonement for your sin.”Deuteronomy 11:16But be careful that you are not enticed to turn aside to worship and bow down to other gods,Exodus 20:20“Do not be afraid,” Moses replied. “For God has come to test you, so that the fear of Him may be before you, to keep you from sinning.”Psalms 101:3I will set no worthless thing before my eyes. I hate the work of those who fall away; it shall not cling to me.Psalms 125:5But those who turn to crooked ways the LORD will banish with the evildoers. Peace be upon Israel.Joshua 23:6Be very strong, then, so that you can keep and obey all that is written in the Book of the Law of Moses, not turning aside from it to the right or to the left.John 21:19Jesus said this to indicate the kind of death by which Peter would glorify God. And after He had said this, He told him, “Follow Me.”Jeremiah 3:1“If a man divorces his wife and she leaves him to marry another, can he ever return to her? Would not such a land be completely defiled? But you have played the harlot with many lovers—and you would return to Me?” declares the LORD.Exodus 20:19–20“Speak to us yourself and we will listen,” they said to Moses. “But do not let God speak to us, or we will die.”Deuteronomy 31:29For I know that after my death you will become utterly corrupt and turn from the path I have commanded you. And in the days to come, disaster will befall you because you will do evil in the sight of the LORD to provoke Him to anger by the work of your hands.”1 Peter 3:16keeping a clear conscience, so that those who slander you may be put to shame by your good behavior in Christ.Joshua 22:18And now, would you turn away from the LORD? If you rebel today against the LORD, tomorrow He will be angry with the whole congregation of Israel.Luke 19:21For I was afraid of you, because you are a harsh man. You withdraw what you did not deposit and reap what you did not sow.’Psalms 40:4Blessed is the man who has made the LORD his trust, who has not turned to the proud, nor to those who lapse into falsehood.Joshua 22:5But be very careful to observe the commandment and the law that Moses the servant of the LORD gave you: to love the LORD your God, to walk in all His ways, to keep His commandments, to hold fast to Him, and to serve Him with all your heart and with all your soul.”

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