Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 7

1And themenH376ofKiriath-jearimH7157cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and fetchedupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935itintoאֶל־'el-H413thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41in thehillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389, andsanctifiedקִדְּשׁ֔וּki.de.ShuH6942Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֖רlish.MorH8104thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

2And itcameוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961topassוַיִּֽהְי֖וּvai.yih.YuH1961, from thedayמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117that thearkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727abodeשֶׁ֤בֶתShe.vetH3427inKiriath-jearimH7157, that the time waslongהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117; for it wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141: andallכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478lamentedוַיִּנָּה֛וּvai.yi.na.HuH5091afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050spake untoallכָּל־kol-H3605thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingH559,Ifאִם־'im-H518yedoH5647returnשָׁבִים֙sha.VimH7725unto theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068withallבְּכָל־be.kholH3605yourheartלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824, thenputH5493awayH5493thestrangeהַנֵּכָ֛רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430and theAshtarothוְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתve.ha.'ash.ta.RotH6252from amongyouH859, andprepareוְהָכִ֨ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֤םle.vav.KhemH3824unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andserveוְעִבְדֻ֣הוּve.'iv.Du.huH5647himonlyלְבַדּ֔וֹle.va.DoH905: and he willdeliverוְיַצֵּ֥לve.ya.TzelH5337youH859outH413of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

4Then thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478didputH5493awayH5493the Baalim and theAshtarothהָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תha.'ash.ta.RotH6252, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068onlyלְבַדּֽוֹ׃ פle.va.DoH905.

5AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908allH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709, and I willprayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419foryouH3605unto theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And theygatheredH6908togetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908toMizpahהַ֠מִּצְפָּתָהHa.mitz.pa.tahH4709, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325, andpouredוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210itoutH8210beforeH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andfastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, andsaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559there,WeH3117havesinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398againstH6440theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inMizpahבַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃ba.mitz.PahH4709.

7And when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478weregatheredH6908togetherהִתְקַבְּצ֤וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908toMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔תָהha.mitz.Pa.tahH4709, thelordsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentH5927upH5927againstאֶל־'el-H413Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And when thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085it, they wereafraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

8And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050, Ceasenotאַל־'al-H408tocryמִזְּעֹ֖קmi.ze.'OkH2199unto theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430forusאֶל־'el-H413, that he willsaveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467usאֶל־'el-H413outמִמֶּ֔נּוּmi.Me.nuH4480of thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

9AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947a suckinglambטְלֵ֤הte.LehH2924, andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּvai.ya.'a.le.huH5927it for awholeכָּלִ֖ילka.LilH3632burntעוֹלָ֛הo.LahH5930offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050criedוַיִּזְעַ֨קvai.yiz.'AkH2199unto theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068forIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068answeredוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him.

10And asSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050was offeringupמַעֲלֶ֣הma.'a.LehH5927theburntהָעוֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930offering, thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430drewH5066nearH5066tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstH5921Israelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: but theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068thunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7481with agreatגָּ֠דוֹלGa.dolH1419thunderבְּקוֹל־be.kol-H6963on thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117uponH5921thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430, and discomfited them; and they were smittendownוַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּvai.yi.na.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And themenH376ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outH3318ofMizpahהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֕וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them,untilעַד־'ad-H5704theycameH3318underמִתַּ֖חַתmi.Ta.chatH8478Beth-carH1033.

12ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947astoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, andsetH7760itbetweenH996Mizpahהַמִּצְפָּה֙ha.mitz.PahH4709andShenהַשֵּׁ֔ןha.ShenH8129, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034of it Eben-ezer,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Hitherto hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068helpedעֲזָרָ֥נוּ'a.za.Ra.nuH5826usH7760.

13Soוַתְּהִ֤יva.te.HiH1961thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430weresubduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665, and theycameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935noוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808moreH5750withinH5750theborderבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068wasagainstH3027thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

14And thecitiesהֶעָרִ֡יםhe.'a.RimH5892whichH834thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֩fe.lish.TimH6430hadtakenלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947fromIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478wererestoredוַתָּשֹׁ֣בְנָהva.ta.Shoe.nahH7725toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, fromEkronמֵעֶקְר֣וֹןme.'ek.RonH6138evenוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704untoGathגַּ֔תGatH1661; and theborderגְּבוּלָ֔ןge.vu.LanH1366thereofdidH834Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478deliverהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337outH3027of thehandמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430. And there waspeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenH996Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478allכֹּ֖לkolH3605thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeH3117.

16And hewentוְהָלַ֗ךְve.ha.LakhH1980fromyearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141toyearבְּשָׁנָ֔הbe.sha.NahH8141incircuitוְסָבַב֙ve.sa.VavH5437to Beth-el, andGilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּ֖לve.ha.gil.GalH1537, andMizpahוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709; and hejudgedוְשָׁפַט֙ve.sha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478inallכָּל־kol-H3605thoseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ha.'E.lehH428placesהַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹתha.me.ko.MotH4725.

17And hisreturnוּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹu.te.shu.va.ToH8666was toRamahהָרָמָ֙תָה֙ha.ra.Ma.tahH7414, for there was hishouseבֵּית֔וֹbei.ToH1004; and there hejudgedשָׁפָ֣טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and hebuiltוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129there analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196unto theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 7

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