1 Samuel 12:10

12:10 Then they cried out to the Lord and admitted, ¹  ‘We have sinned, for we have forsaken the Lord and have served the Baals and the images of Ashtoreth. ²  Now deliver us from the hand of our enemies so that we may serve you.’ ³ 

[12:10]  ¹ tn Heb “and said.”

[12:10]  ² tn Heb “the Ashtarot” (plural). The words “images of” are supplied in both vv. 3 and 4 for clarity.

[12:10]  ³ tn After the imperative, the prefixed verbal form with the prefixed conjunction indicates purpose/result.