New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 7:5-17

5Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908allכָּל־kol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toMizpahH4708andI will prayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419to the Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068for you.”

6So they gatheredוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908to Mizpahהַ֠מִּצְפָּתָהHa.mitz.pa.tahH4709,and drewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325andpouredוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210it outH8210beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andfastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684on that dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117and saidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033, “We have sinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against the Lordלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068.”And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199the sonsבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478at Mizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

7Now when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478had gatheredהִתְקַבְּצ֤וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908at Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709,the governorsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.And when the sonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085about it,they wereH3372afraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

8So the sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559to Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, “Do not stopתַּחֲרֵ֣שׁta.cha.ReshH2790cryingמִזְּעֹ֖קmi.ze.'OkH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068our Godאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for us, that He will saveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430!”

9Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947a nursingחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461lambטְלֵ֤הte.LehH2924and offeredוַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּvai.ya.'a.le.huH5927it as a wholeכָּלִ֖ילka.LilH3632burntעוֹלָ֛הo.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;and Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050criedH2199outH2199to the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068for Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478, andthe Lordיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him.

10Now Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050was offeringH5927upH5927the burntהָעוֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offeringH5930,and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430advancedנִגְּשׁ֔וּni.ge.ShuH5066to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478. Butthe Lordיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068thunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7481with a greatגָּ֠דוֹלGa.dolH1419thunderבְּקוֹל־be.kol-H6963on that dayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117againstעַל־'al-H5921the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430andconfusedוַיְהֻמֵּ֔םvay.hu.MemH2000them, so that they were struckH5062downH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And the menH376of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478cameH3318outH3318of Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709and pursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430,and killedוַיַּכּ֕וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them as farעַד־'ad-H5704as belowמִן־ מִתַּ֖חַתmin- mi.Ta.chatH4480 H8478Beth-carH1033.

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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