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1 Samuel 7:12-17

12Afterward, Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947aאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68and set it upוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760betweenבֵּֽין־bein-H996Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֙ וּבֵ֣יןha.mitz.Pah u.VeinH4709 H996and Shenהַשֵּׁ֔ןha.ShenH8129.He namedוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121אֶת־'et-H853שְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034it EbenezerH72,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Thusהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008farעַד־'ad-H5704the LORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has helped usעֲזָרָ֥נוּ'a.za.Ra.nuH5826.”

13So the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were subduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665,and they stoppedוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808invadingלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935the territoryבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478יָסְפ֣וּya.se.FuH3254ע֔וֹדodH5750.And the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

14The citiesהֶעָרִ֡יםhe.'a.RimH5892from Ekronמֵעֶקְר֣וֹןme.'ek.RonH6138toוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704Gathגַּ֔תGatH1661וְאֶ֨ת־ve.'EtH853,whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֩ מֵאֵ֨תfe.lish.Tim me.'EtH6430 H854had takenלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478,were restoredוַתָּשֹׁ֣בְנָהva.ta.Shoe.nahH7725to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, whoיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478also deliveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337the surrounding territoryגְּבוּלָ֔ןge.vu.LanH1366from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And there wasוַיְהִ֣יvay.HiH1961peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenבֵּ֥יןbeinH996the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּבֵ֥יןYis.ra.'El u.VeinH3478 H996and the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

15So Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050אֶת־'et-H853judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃chai.YavH2416.

16Every yearH8141he would goוְהָלַ֗ךְve.ha.LakhH1980on a circuitוְסָבַב֙ve.sa.VavH5437fromמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767BethelH1008to Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּ֖לve.ha.gil.GalH1537to Mizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709,judgingוְשָׁפַט֙ve.sha.FatH8199אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inאֵ֥ת'etH853allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428placesהַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725.

17Then he would returnוּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹu.te.shu.va.ToH8666to Ramahהָרָמָ֙תָה֙ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his homeבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004was thereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033he judgedשָׁפָ֣טsha.FatH8199אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478and builtוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068שָׁ֥םshamH8033.

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