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1 Samuel 7

1And themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י׀'an.SheiH582ofKirjathjearimH7157cameוַיָּבֹ֜אוּvai.ya.Vo.'uH935, and broughtupוַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙vai.ya.'a.LuH5927thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, andbroughtוַיָּבִ֣אוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it into thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofAbinadabאֲבִינָדָ֖ב'a.vi.na.DavH41on thehillבַּגִּבְעָ֑הba.giv.'AhH1389, andsanctifiedקִדְּשׁ֔וּki.de.ShuH6942Eleazarאֶלְעָזָ֤ר'el.'a.ZarH499hissonבְּנוֹ֙be.NoH1121tokeepלִשְׁמֹ֖רlish.MorH8104thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ פYah.wehH3068.

2And it came to pass,whileמִיּ֞וֹםmi.YomH3117thearkהָֽאָרוֹן֙ha.'a.rOnH727abodeשֶׁ֤בֶתShe.vetH3427inKirjathjearimH7157, that thetimeהַיָּמִ֔יםhai.ya.MimH3117waslongוַיִּרְבּוּ֙vai.yir.BuH7235; for it wastwentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים'es.RimH6242yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141: and all thehouseבֵּ֥יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478lamentedוַיִּנָּה֛וּvai.yi.na.HuH5091afterאַחֲרֵ֥י'a.cha.ReiH310theLORDיְהוָֽה׃ סYah.wehH3068.

3AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050spokeוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to all thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֮Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sayingלֵאמֹר֒le.MorH559, If ye doreturnשָׁבִים֙sha.VimH7725to theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068with all yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֗םle.vav.KhemH3824, then putawayהָסִ֜ירוּha.Si.ruH5493theforeignהַנֵּכָ֛רha.ne.KharH5236godsאֱלֹהֵ֧י'e.lo.HeiH430andAshtarothוְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹתve.ha.'ash.ta.RotH6252fromamongמִתּוֹכְכֶ֖םmi.tokh.KhemH8432you, andprepareוְהָכִ֨ינוּve.ha.Khi.nuH3559yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֤םle.vav.KhemH3824to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068, andserveוְעִבְדֻ֣הוּve.'iv.Du.huH5647him only: and he willdeliverוְיַצֵּ֥לve.ya.TzelH5337you from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

4Then thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478putawayוַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙vai.ya.Si.ruH5493Baalimהַבְּעָלִ֖יםha.be.'a.LimH1168andAshtarothהָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תha.'ash.ta.RotH6252, andservedוַיַּעַבְד֥וּvai.ya.'av.DuH5647theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068only.

5AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050saidוַיֹּ֣אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Gatherקִבְצ֥וּkiv.TzuH6908allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478toMizpehH4708, and I willprayוְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לve.'et.pa.LelH6419for you to theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068.

6And they gatheredtogetherוַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּvai.yi.ka.ve.TzuH6908atMizpehH4709, anddrewוַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־vai.yish.'a.vu-H7579waterמַ֜יִםMa.yimH4325, and poured itoutוַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀vai.yish.pe.KhuH8210beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andfastedוַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙vai.ya.Tzu.muH6684on thatdayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117, and theresaidוַיֹּ֣אמְרוּvai.Yo.me.ruH559, We havesinnedחָטָ֖אנוּcha.Ta.nuH2398against theLORDלַיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068. AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֛לshe.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧טvai.yish.PotH8199thechildrenבְּנֵ֥יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478inMizpehH4708.

7And when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085that thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478were gatheredtogetherהִתְקַבְּצ֤וּhit.ka.be.TzuH6908atMizpehH4708, thelordsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430wentupוַיַּעֲל֥וּvai.ya.'a.LuH5927againstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. And when thechildrenבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478heardוַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙vai.yish.me.'UH8085it, they wereafraidוַיִּֽרְא֖וּvai.yir.'UH3372ofמִפְּנֵ֥יmi.pe.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃fe.lish.TimH6430.

8And thechildrenבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּאמְר֤וּvai.yo.me.RuH559toSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֔לshe.mu.'ElH8050,Ceaseתַּחֲרֵ֣שׁta.cha.ReshH2790not tocryמִזְּעֹ֖קmi.ze.'OkH2199to theLORDיְהוָ֣הYah.wehH3068ourGodאֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ'e.lo.Hei.nuH430for us, that he willsaveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us from thehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃pe.lish.TimH6430.

9AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֗לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֣חvai.yi.KachH3947aאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259suckingחָלָב֙cha.LavH2461lambטְלֵ֤הte.LehH2924, andofferedוַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּvai.ya.'a.le.huH5927it for a burntofferingעוֹלָ֛הo.LahH5930whollyכָּלִ֖ילka.LilH3632to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068: andSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֤לshe.mu.'ElH8050criedוַיִּזְעַ֨קvai.yiz.'AkH2199to theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068forIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478; and theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068heardוַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּvai.ya.'a.Ne.huH6030him.

10And asSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050wasofferingמַעֲלֶ֣הma.'a.LehH5927the burntofferingהָעוֹלָ֔הha.'o.LahH5930, thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430drewnearנִגְּשׁ֔וּni.ge.ShuH5066tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֖הla.mil.cha.MahH4421againstIsraelבְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לbe.Yis.ra.'ElH3478: but theLORDיְהוָ֣ה׀Yah.wehH3068thunderedוַיַּרְעֵ֣םvai.yar.'EmH7481with agreatגָּ֠דוֹלGa.dolH1419thunderבְּקוֹל־be.kol-H6963on thatdayבַּיּ֨וֹםbai.YomH3117upon thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּים֙pe.lish.TimH6430, andsmoteוַיְהֻמֵּ֔םvay.hu.MemH2000them; and they weresmittenוַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּvai.yi.na.ge.FuH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֥יlif.NeiH6440Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃Yis.ra.'ElH3478.

11And themenאַנְשֵׁ֤י'an.SheiH582ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentoutוַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּvai.Ye.tze.'UH3318ofMizpehהַמִּצְפָּ֔הha.mitz.PahH4709, andpursuedוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּvai.yir.de.FuH7291thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430, andsmoteוַיַּכּ֕וּםvai.ya.KumH5221them, until they came underBethcarH1033.

12ThenSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֜לshe.mu.'ElH8050tookוַיִּקַּ֨חvai.yi.KachH3947aאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68, andsetוַיָּ֤שֶׂםvai.Ya.semH7760it betweenMizpehהַמִּצְפָּה֙ha.mitz.PahH4709andShenהַשֵּׁ֔ןha.ShenH8129, andcalledוַיִּקְרָ֥אvai.yik.Ra'H7121thenameשְׁמָ֖הּshe.MahH8034of itEbenezerH72,sayingוַיֹּאמַ֕רvai.yo.MarH559, Thus far hath theLORDיְהוָֽה׃Yah.wehH3068helpedעֲזָרָ֥נוּ'a.za.Ra.nuH5826us.

13So thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430weresubduedוַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙vai.yi.ka.ne.'UH3665, and theycameלָב֖וֹאla.Vo'H935nomoreיָסְפ֣וּya.se.FuH3254into thelandבִּגְב֣וּלbig.VulH1366ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was against thePhilistinesבַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםba.pe.lish.TimH6430all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵֽל׃she.mu.'ElH8050.

14And thecitiesהֶעָרִ֡יםhe.'a.RimH5892which thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֩fe.lish.TimH6430hadtakenלָֽקְחוּ־la.ke.chu-H3947fromIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀Yis.ra.'ElH3478wererestoredוַתָּשֹׁ֣בְנָהva.ta.Shoe.nahH7725toIsraelלְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙le.Yis.ra.'ElH3478, fromEkronמֵעֶקְר֣וֹןme.'ek.RonH6138even toGathגַּ֔תGatH1661; and itslandגְּבוּלָ֔ןge.vu.LanH1366didIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478deliverהִצִּ֥ילhi.TzilH5337from thehandsמִיַּ֣דmi.YadH3027of thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpe.lish.TimH6430. And there waspeaceשָׁל֔וֹםsha.LomH7965betweenIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478and theAmoritesהָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ha.'e.mo.RiH567.

15AndSamuelשְׁמוּאֵל֙she.mu.'ElH8050judgedוַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טvai.yish.PotH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478all thedaysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of hislifeחַיָּֽיו׃chai.YavH2416.

16And hewentוְהָלַ֗ךְve.ha.LakhH1980fromמִדֵּ֤יmi.DeiH1767yearשָׁנָה֙sha.NahH8141toyearבְּשָׁנָ֔הbe.sha.NahH8141incircuitוְסָבַב֙ve.sa.VavH5437toBethelH1008, andGilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּ֖לve.ha.gil.GalH1537, andMizpehוְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הve.ha.mitz.PahH4709, andjudgedוְשָׁפַט֙ve.sha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478in all thoseplacesהַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹתha.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 there hebuiltוַיִּֽבֶן־vai.yi.ven-H1129analtarמִזְבֵּ֖חַmiz.Be.achH4196to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פla.Yah.wehH3068.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 7

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