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21 And do not turn aside after the triviality,[a] which have no value and cannot deliver, for they are triviality. 22 For Yahweh will not forsake his people for the sake of his great name, because Yahweh has decided to make you his own people. 23 Also, as for me, far be it from me that I should sin[b] against Yahweh by ceasing to pray for you! I will instruct you in the good and righteous way.

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 12:21 That is, the triviality of lifeless idols. The same Hebrew word, tohu, is used in Genesis 1:2 to describe the pre-created state of the earth.
  2. 1 Samuel 12:23 Literally “from sinning”