1 Samuel

1 Samuel 7:9–12

⁹Then Samuel took a suckling lamb and offered it as a whole burnt offering to the LORD. He cried out to the LORD on behalf of Israel, and the LORD answered him. ¹⁰As the Philistines drew near to fight against Israel, Samuel was offering up the burnt offering. But that day the LORD thundered loudly against the Philistines and threw them into such confusion that they fled before Israel.

¹¹Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.

¹²Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen.^b He named it Ebenezer,^c saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”

Footnotes

b 7:12 Hebrew; LXX and Syriac Jeshanah
c 7:12 Ebenezer means stone of help.

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1 Samuel 7:9

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
took	וַיִּקַּ֣ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a	אֶחָ֔ד	’e·ḥāḏ	Number - masculine singular	H259 one
suckling	חָלָב֙	ḥā·lāḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2461 milk
lamb	טְלֵ֤ה	ṭə·lêh	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2924 lamb
and offered it	וַיַּעֲלֶה	way·ya·ʿă·lɛh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
as a whole	כָּלִ֖יל	kā·lîl	Adjective - masculine singular	H3632 entire, whole, holocaust
burnt offering	עוֹלָ֛ה	‘ō·w·lāh	Noun - feminine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
to the LORD	לַֽיהוָ֑ה	Yah·weh	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
He	שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
cried out	וַיִּזְעַ֨ק	way·yiz·‘aq	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2199 cry, cry out, call
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the LORD	יְהוָה֙	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
on behalf of	בְּעַ֣ד	bə·‘aḏ	Preposition	H1157 separation
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
and the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
answered him	וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ	way·ya·‘ă·nê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond

1 Samuel 7:10

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As the Philistines	וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים	ū·p̄ə·liš·tîm	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
drew near	נִגְּשׁ֔וּ	nig·gə·šū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5066 draw near, approach
to fight	לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה	lam·mil·ḥā·māh	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4421 battle, war
against Israel	בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	bə·yiś·rā·’êl	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵל֙	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
was	וַיְהִ֤י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
offering up	מַעֲלֶ֣ה	ma·‘ă·leh	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5927 go up, ascend, climb
the burnt offering	הָעוֹלָ֔ה	hā·‘ō·w·lāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H5930 whole burnt-offering
But that	הַה֤וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֨וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
the LORD	יְהוָ֣ה׀	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
thundered	וַיַּרְעֵ֣ם	way·yar·‘êm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7481 thunder
loudly	בְּקוֹל־	bə·qō·wl-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H6963 sound, voice
against	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and threw them into such confusion	וַיְהֻמֵּ֔ם	way·hum·mêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H2000 make a noise, move noisily, confuse, discomfit
that they fled	וַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּ	way·yin·nā·ḡə·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H5062 strike, smite
before	לִפְנֵ֥י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel

1 Samuel 7:11

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Then the men	אַנְשֵׁ֤י	’an·šê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
charged out	וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ	way·yê·ṣə·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3318 go or come out
of	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
Mizpah	הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה	ham·miṣ·pāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah
and pursued	וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ	way·yir·də·p̄ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7291 pursue, chase, persecute
the Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
striking them down	וַיַּכּ֕וּם	way·yak·kūm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine plural	H5221 smite
all the way to	מִתַּ֖חַת	mit·ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition-m	H8478 the under part
an area below Beth-car	כָּֽר׃	kār	Preposition; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1033 Beth-Car

1 Samuel 7:12

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Afterward	שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
Samuel	שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל	šə·mū·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H8050 Samuel
took	וַיִּקַּ֨ח	way·yiq·qaḥ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3947 take
a	אַחַ֗ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
stone	אֶ֣בֶן	’e·ḇen	Noun - feminine singular construct	H68 stone
and set	וַיָּ֤שֶׂם	way·yā·śem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7760 put, place, set
between	בֵּֽין־	bên-	Preposition	H996 interval, space between
Mizpah	הַמִּצְפָּה֙	ham·miṣ·pāh	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4709 Mitspah
and Shen	הַשֵּׁ֔ן	haš·šên	Article; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H8129 Shen
He named	וַיִּקְרָ֥א	way·yiq·rā	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7121 call, proclaim, read
it Ebenezer	הָעָ֑זֶר	hā·‘ā·zer	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H72 Eben-ha-Ezer
saying	וַיֹּאמַ֕ר	way·yō·mar	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Thus	הֵ֖נָּה	hên·nāh	Adverb	H2008 hither
far	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
has helped us	עֲזָרָ֥נוּ	‘ă·zā·rā·nū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H5826 help, succour

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 7:9 Jeremiah 15:1 · Psalm 99:6 · Psalm 50:15 · 1 Samuel 7:17 · 1 Samuel 16:2 · James 5:16

1 Samuel 7:10 1 Samuel 2:10 · 1 Samuel 12:17 · Joshua 10:10 · Judges 5:20 · 2 Samuel 22:14–15 · Zechariah 4:6 · Deuteronomy 20:3–4

1 Samuel 7:12 2 Corinthians 1:10 · Joshua 4:9 · Acts 26:22 · Genesis 22:14 · Genesis 35:14 · 1 Samuel 5:1 · Isaiah 46:3–4 · Genesis 31:45–52 · Joshua 24:26–27 · Genesis 28:18–19 · Joshua 4:20–24 · Psalm 71:6

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.