Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 7:12-17

12Then Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947aאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68,and setוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760itbetween Mizpehהַמִּצְפָּה֙ha.mitz.PahH4709and Shenהַשֵּׁ֔ןha.ShenH8129,and calledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121the nameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034of it Eben–ezerH72,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559,Hitherto hath Yhwhיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068helpedעֲזָרָ֥נוּ'a.za.Ra.nuH5826us.

13So the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were subduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665,and they cameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935no moreיָסְפ֣וּya.se.FuH3254into the coastבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was against the Philistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

14And the citiesהֶעָרִ֡יםhe.'a.RimH5892which the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֩fe.lish.TimH6430had takenלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947from Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478were restoredוַתָּשֹׁ֣בְנָהva.ta.Shoe.nahH7725to Israelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,from Ekronמֵעֶקְר֣וֹןme.'ek.RonH6138even unto Gathגַּ֔תGatH1661;and the coastsגְּבוּלָ֔ןge.vu.LanH1366thereof did Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478deliverהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337out of the handsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430.And there was peaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965between Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and the Amoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

15And Samuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478all the daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of his lifeחַיָּֽיו׃chai.YavH2416.

16And he wentוְהָלַ֗ךְve.ha.LakhH1980fromמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141to yearבְּשָׁנָ֔הbe.sha.NahH8141in circuitוְסָבַב֙ve.sa.VavH5437to Beth–elH1008,and Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּ֖לve.ha.gil.GalH1537,and Mizpehוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709,and judgedוְשָׁפַט֙ve.sha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in all those placesהַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725.

17And his returnוּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹu.te.shu.va.ToH8666wasto Ramahהָרָמָ֙תָה֙ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414; for there washis houseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004;and there he judgedשָׁפָ֣טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478;and there he builtוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

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