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1 Samuel 7

1AndthemenH376ofKiriath-jearimH7157cameH935,andfetchedupthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andbroughtH935itintothehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41inthehillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389,andsanctifiedH6942Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֖רlish.MorH8104thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah.

2Anditcametopass,fromthedayH3117thatthearkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727abodeinKiriath-jearimH7157,thatthetimewasH1961long;foritwasH1961twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141:andallthehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478lamentedafterJehovah.

3AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050spake untoallthehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559,IfyedoreturnH7725untoJehovahwithallyourheartלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824,thenputawayH5493theforeigngodsאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430andtheAshtarothוְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתve.ha.'ash.ta.RotH6252fromamongyou,anddirectוְהָכִ֨ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֤םle.vav.KhemH3824untoJehovah,andserveוְעִבְדֻ֣הוּve.'iv.Du.huH5647himonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905;andhewilldeliverוְיַצֵּ֥לve.ya.TzelH5337yououtofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

4ThenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didputawayH5493theBaalimandtheAshtarothהָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תha.'ash.ta.RotH6252,andservedH5647Jehovahonlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃ פle.va.DoH905.

5AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidH559,Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709,andIwillprayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419foryouuntoJehovah.

6AndtheygatheredH6908togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908toMizpahהַ֠מִּצְפָּתָהHa.mitz.pa.tahH4709,anddrewH7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325,andpouredוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210itoutbeforeJehovah,andfastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684onthatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,andsaidH559there,WehavesinnedH2398againstJehovah.AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050judgedH8199thechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

7AndwhenthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardH8085thatthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredH6908togetherהִתְקַבְּצ֤וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709,thelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.AndwhenthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardH8085it,theywereafraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

8AndthechildrenofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Ceasenottocryמִזְּעֹ֖קmi.ze.'OkH2199untoJehovahourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forus,thathewillsaveH3467usoutofthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

9AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947asuckinglambטְלֵ֤הte.LehH2924,andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּvai.ya.'a.le.huH5927itforawholeכָּלִ֖ילka.LilH3632burnt-offering untoJehovah:andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050criedH2199untoJehovahforIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478;andJehovahansweredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him.

10AndasSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050wasH1961offeringH5927uptheburnt-offering,thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430drewH5066neartobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;butJehovahthunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7481withagreatגָּ֠דוֹלGa.dolH1419thunderH6963onthatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117uponthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430,anddiscomfitedthem;andtheywereH1961smittendownbeforeIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11AndthemenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outofMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709,andpursuedH7291thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,andsmotethem,untiltheycameH3318underBeth-car.

12ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookH3947astoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,andsetH7760itbetweenMizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֙ha.mitz.PahH4709andShen,andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034ofitEben-ezer,sayingH559, Hitherto hathJehovahhelpedעֲזָרָ֥נוּ'a.za.Ra.nuH5826us.

13SothePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereH1961subduedH3665,andtheycameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935nomorewithintheborderH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961againstthePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

14Andthecitiesהֶעָרִ֡יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֩fe.lish.TimH6430hadtakenH3947fromIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478wererestoredH7725toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,fromEkronמֵעֶקְר֣וֹןme.'ek.RonH6138evenuntoGathגַּ֔תGatH1661;andtheborderH1366thereofdidIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478deliverהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337outofthehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027ofthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.AndtherewasH1961peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andtheAmoritesH567.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050judgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478allthedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofhislife.

16AndhewentH1980fromyearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141toyearבְּשָׁנָ֔הbe.sha.NahH8141incircuittoBeth-el,andGilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּ֖לve.ha.gil.GalH1537,andMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709;andhejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inallthoseplacesH4725.

17Andhisreturnוּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹu.te.shu.va.ToH8666wastoRamahהָרָמָ֙תָה֙ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,fortherewashishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;andtherehejudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andhebuiltH1129thereanaltarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196untoJehovah.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 7

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