1 Samuel

1 Samuel 7:15–17

¹⁵So Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life. ¹⁶Every year he would go on a circuit from Bethel to Gilgal to Mizpah, judging Israel in all these places. ¹⁷Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

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1 Samuel 7:15

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֙	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
judged	וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט	way·yiš·pōṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
all	כֹּ֖ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
the days	יְמֵ֥י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of his life	חַיָּֽיו׃	ḥay·yāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2416 alive, living

1 Samuel 7:16

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Every year	שָׁנָה֙	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year
he would go	וְהָלַ֗ךְ	wə·hā·laḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
on a circuit	וְסָבַב֙	wə·sā·ḇaḇ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H5437 turn about, go around, surround
from	מִדֵּ֤י	mid·dê	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H1767 sufficiency, enough
Bethel	אֵ֔ל	’êl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1008 Bethel
to Gilgal	וְהַגִּלְגָּ֖ל	wə·hag·gil·gāl	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1537 Gilgal
to Mizpah	וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה	wə·ham·miṣ·pāh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah
judging	וְשָׁפַט֙	wə·šā·p̄aṭ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
in	אֵ֥ת	’êṯ	Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
these	הָאֵֽלֶּה׃	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
places	הַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹת	ham·mə·qō·w·mō·wṯ	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4725 standing, spot, condition

1 Samuel 7:17

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then he would return	וּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹ	ū·ṯə·šu·ḇā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H8666 return, answer
to Ramah	הָרָמָ֙תָה֙	hā·rā·mā·ṯāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singular	H7414 the Height, Rama
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his home	בֵּית֔וֹ	bê·ṯōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H1004 house
was there	שָׁ֣ם	šām	Adverb	H8033 there, thither
and there	וְשָׁ֖ם	wə·šām	Conjunctive waw; Adverb	H8033 there, thither
he judged	שָׁפָ֣ט	šā·p̄āṭ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and built	וַיִּֽבֶן־	way·yi·ḇen-	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1129 build
an altar	מִזְבֵּ֖חַ	miz·bê·aḥ	Noun - masculine singular	H4196 altar
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָֽה׃פ	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 7:15 1 Samuel 7:6 · Acts 13:20–21 · Judges 2:16

1 Samuel 7:17 1 Samuel 1:19 · 1 Samuel 1:1 · 1 Samuel 8:4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.