1 Samuel

1 Samuel 7:17

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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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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.