New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 7:12-17

12Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947a stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68and placedוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it betweenH996Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֙ha.mitz.PahH4709and Shenהַשֵּׁ֔ןha.ShenH8129,and namedוַיִּקְרָ֥א שְׁמָ֖הּvai.yik.Ra' she.MahH7121 H8034itEbenezerH72,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, “Soהֵ֖נָּהHe.nahH2008farעַד־'ad-H5704the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068has helpedעֲזָרָ֥נוּ'a.za.Ra.nuH5826us.”

13So the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were subduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665, andthey did not comeלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935anymoreיָסְפ֣וּ ע֔וֹדya.se.Fu odH3254 H5750within the borderבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

14The citiesהֶעָרִ֡יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֩fe.lish.TimH6430had takenלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478were restoredוַתָּשֹׁ֣בְנָהva.ta.Shoe.nahH7725to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,from Ekronמֵעֶקְר֣וֹןme.'ek.RonH6138even to Gathגַּ֔תGatH1661;and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478recoveredהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337their territoryגְּבוּלָ֔ןge.vu.LanH1366from the handמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.So there was peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenH996Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478andthe Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

15Now Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478allכֹּ֖לkolH3605the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeH2425.

16And he used to goוְהָלַ֗ךְve.ha.LakhH1980annuallyמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767 H8141onH5437aH5437circuitH5437toBethelH1008,Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּ֖לve.ha.gil.GalH1537, andMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709,and he judgedוְשָׁפַט֙ve.sha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in allכָּל־kol-H3605theseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428placesהַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725.

17Then he would makehis returnוּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹu.te.shu.va.ToH8666toRamahהָרָמָ֙תָה֙ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004wasthereשָׁ֣םshamH8033,and thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033he alsojudgedשָׁפָ֣טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033hebuiltוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

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