1 Samuel 7

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וַיְהִ֗יand it was מִיּ֞וֹםfrom the day שֶׁ֤בֶתdwelt הָֽאָרוֹן֙the ark בְּקִרְיַ֣תat Kiriath יְעָרִ֔יםJearim וַיִּרְבּוּ֙and they increased הַיָּמִ֔יםthe days וַיִּֽהְי֖וּand they were עֶשְׂרִ֣יםtwenty שָׁנָ֑הyears וַיִּנָּה֛וּand they mourned כָּל־all בֵּ֥יתthe house of יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael אַחֲרֵ֥יafter יְהוָֽה׃ סYahweh

וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙and they removed בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אֶת־obj.הַבְּעָלִ֖יםthe Baals וְאֶת־and obj.הָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑תthe Ashtaroth וַיַּעַבְד֥וּand they served אֶת־obj.יְהוָ֖הYahweh לְבַדּֽוֹ׃ פto only him

וַיֹּ֣אמֶרand he said שְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuel קִבְצ֥וּgather אֶת־obj.כָּל־all יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsrael הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָהthe Mizpah towards וְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥לso I may pray בַּעַדְכֶ֖םfor you אֶל־to יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּand they heard פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistines כִּֽי־that הִתְקַבְּצ֤וּthey had gathered together בְנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel הַמִּצְפָּ֔תָהthe Mizpah towards וַיַּעֲל֥וּand they went up סַרְנֵֽי־the rulers of פְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםthe Philistines אֶל־against יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙and they heard בְּנֵ֣יthe people of יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael וַיִּֽרְא֖וּand they were afraid מִפְּנֵ֥יof the face of פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃the Philistines

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּand they said בְנֵֽי־the people of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel אֶל־to שְׁמוּאֵ֔לSamuel אַל־may not תַּחֲרֵ֣שׁyou keep silent מִמֶּ֔נּוּfrom us מִזְּעֹ֖קfrom crying out אֶל־to יְהוָ֣הYahweh אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּGod our וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּso he may deliver us מִיַּ֥דfrom the hand of פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃the Philistines

וַיִּקַּ֣חand he took שְׁמוּאֵ֗לSamuel טְלֵ֤הa lamb of חָלָב֙milk אֶחָ֔דone וַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּand he offered up it עוֹלָ֛הa burnt offering כָּלִ֖ילa whole offering לַֽיהוָ֑הto Yahweh וַיִּזְעַ֨קand he cried out שְׁמוּאֵ֤לSamuel אֶל־to יְהוָה֙Yahweh בְּעַ֣דfor יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּand he answered him יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּand they went out אַנְשֵׁ֤יthe men of יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israel מִן־from הַמִּצְפָּ֔הthe Mizpah וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּand they pursued אֶת־obj.פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםthe Philistines וַיַּכּ֕וּםand they struck down them עַד־to מִתַּ֖חַתfrom below לְבֵ֥יתto Beth כָּֽר׃Car

וַיִּקַּ֨חand he took שְׁמוּאֵ֜לSamuel אֶ֣בֶןa stone אַחַ֗תone וַיָּ֤שֶׂםand he put it בֵּֽין־between הַמִּצְפָּה֙the Mizpah וּבֵ֣יןand between הַשֵּׁ֔ןthe Shen וַיִּקְרָ֥אand he called אֶת־obj.שְׁמָ֖הּname its אֶ֣בֶןEben-הָעָ֑זֶר-ezer וַיֹּאמַ֕רand he said עַד־until הֵ֖נָּהnow עֲזָרָ֥נוּhe has helped us יְהוָֽה׃Yahweh

וַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙and they were subdued הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistines וְלֹא־and not יָסְפ֣וּthey repeated ע֔וֹדagain לָב֖וֹאto come בִּגְב֣וּלin the territory of יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וַתְּהִ֤יand it was יַד־the hand of יְהוָה֙Yahweh בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםon the Philistines כֹּ֖לall יְמֵ֥יthe days of שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃Samuel

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤טand he judged שְׁמוּאֵל֙Samuel אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael כֹּ֖לall יְמֵ֥יthe days of חַיָּֽיו׃life his

וְהָלַ֗ךְand he went מִדֵּ֤יas often as שָׁנָה֙a year בְּשָׁנָ֔הin a year וְסָבַב֙and he went round בֵּֽית־Beth-אֵ֔ל-el וְהַגִּלְגָּ֖לand the Gilgal וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑הand the Mizpah וְשָׁפַט֙and he judged אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsrael אֵ֥תobj.כָּל־all הַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹתthe places הָאֵֽלֶּה׃the these

וּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹand return his הָרָמָ֙תָה֙was the Ramah towards כִּֽי־for שָׁ֣םwas there בֵּית֔וֹhouse his וְשָׁ֖םand there שָׁפָ֣טhe judged אֶת־obj.יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsrael וַיִּֽבֶן־and he built שָׁ֥םthere מִזְבֵּ֖חַan altar לַֽיהוָֽה׃ פto Yahweh

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