1 Samuel 7

The Israelites discard their Baal and Astarte idols under Samuel's leadership, gather at Mizpah for confession and fasting; YHWH thunders against the attacking Philistines, enabling Israel's victory and peace during Samuel's judgeship.[1]

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וַ/יָּבֹ֜אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayavou and came they came HC/Vqw3mp אַנְשֵׁ֣י 𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉 aneshey men of men of HNcmpc קִרְיַ֣ת 𐤒𐤓𐤉𐤕 qireyat Kiriath Settlement-of Qireyat Yearim HNp יְעָרִ֗ים 𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 yearim Jearim Settlement of Forests Qireyat Yearim HNp וַֽ/יַּעֲלוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu and took up they caused to ascend HC/Vhw3mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et object-marker HTo אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יָּבִ֣אוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀𐤅 vayaviu and brought and they caused to enter HC/Vhw3mp אֹת֔/וֹ 𐤀𐤕/𐤅 oto it him HTo/Sp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR בֵּ֥ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc אֲבִינָדָ֖ב 𐤀𐤁𐤉𐤍𐤃𐤁 avinadav of Abinadab My Father is Noble Avinadav HNp בַּ/גִּבְעָ֑ה 𐤁/𐤂𐤁𐤏𐤄 bagiveah on the hill in the hill-height HRd/Ncfsa וְ/אֶת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To אֶלְעָזָ֤ר 𐤀𐤋𐤏𐤆𐤓 eleazar Eleazar El has helped Eleazar HNp בְּנ/וֹ֙ 𐤁𐤍/𐤅 beno Bene (Bemba) his son his son HNcmsc/Sp3ms קִדְּשׁ֔וּ 𐤒𐤃𐤔𐤅 qideshu they consecrated they consecrated HVpp3cp לִ/שְׁמֹ֖ר 𐤋/𐤔𐤌𐤓 lishemor to keep to guard HR/Vqc אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 object-marker HTo אֲר֥וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron-2 the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc יְהוָֽה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp
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וַ/יֹּ֣אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel El has heard Shemuel HNp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc בֵּ֣ית 𐤁𐤉𐤕 beyt house house-of HNcmsc יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael of Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לֵ/אמֹר֒ 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to say HR/Vqc אִם 𐤀𐤌 im If if / whether HC בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in the whole of HR/Ncmsc לְבַבְ/כֶ֗ם 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊𐤌 levavekhem your heart your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2mp אַתֶּ֤ם 𐤀𐤕𐤌 atem you you (masculine plural) HPp2mp שָׁבִים֙ 𐤔𐤁𐤉𐤌 shavim are returning returning ones HVqrmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-2 to toward HR יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הָסִ֜ירוּ 𐤄𐤎𐤉𐤓𐤅 hasiru remove Remove! HVhv2mp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo אֱלֹהֵ֧י 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉 elohey Mulimu (Lozi) gods mighty ones of HNcmpc הַ/נֵּכָ֛ר 𐤄/𐤍𐤊𐤓 hanekhar foreign the foreign one HTd/Ncmsa מִ/תּוֹכְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤌/𐤕𐤅𐤊/𐤊𐤌 mitokhekhem from your midst from your midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp2mp וְ/הָ/עַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת 𐤅/𐤄/𐤏𐤔𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤕 vehaashetarot and the Ashtoreths and the Astarte-goddesses and the Ashetarot HC/Td/Np וְ/הָכִ֨ינוּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤊𐤉𐤍𐤅 vehakhinu and prepare and make firm HC/Vhv2mp לְבַבְ/כֶ֤ם 𐤋𐤁𐤁/𐤊𐤌 levavekhem-2 your hearts your inner core HNcmsc/Sp2mp אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el-3 to toward HR יְהוָה֙ 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/עִבְדֻ֣/הוּ 𐤅/𐤏𐤁𐤃/𐤄𐤅 veiveduhu and serve him and serve him HC/Vqv2mp/Sp3ms לְ/בַדּ֔/וֹ 𐤋/𐤁𐤃/𐤅 levado only to his apartness HR/Ncmsc/Sp3ms וְ/יַצֵּ֥ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤋 veyatsel and he will deliver he will snatch away HC/Vhi3ms אֶתְ/כֶ֖ם 𐤀𐤕/𐤊𐤌 etekhem you you marked as object HTo/Sp2mp מִ/יַּ֥ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand from hand of HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
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וַ/יִּקָּבְצ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 vayiqavetsu and they gathered and they were gathered HC/VNw3mp הַ֠/מִּצְפָּתָ/ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤕/𐤄 hamitsepatah at Mizpah the Watchtower the from Mitsepah HTd/Np/Sd וַ/יִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤁𐤅 vayisheavu and drew and they drew liquid HC/Vqw3mp מַ֜יִם 𐤌𐤉𐤌 mayim Amanzi (Zulu) water waters HNcmpa וַֽ/יִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤊𐤅 vayishepekhu and poured it out and they poured out HC/Vqw3mp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יְהוָ֗ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וַ/יָּצ֨וּמוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤅𐤌𐤅 vayatsumu and fasted they fasted HC/Vqw3mp בַּ/יּ֣וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֔וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms וַ/יֹּ֣אמְרוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and said and they said HC/Vqw3mp שָׁ֔ם 𐤔𐤌 sham there in that place HD חָטָ֖אנוּ 𐤇𐤈𐤀𐤍𐤅 chatanu we have sinned we have missed the mark HVqp1cp לַ/יהוָ֑ה 𐤋/𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 layhvah Nyambe (Lozi) against the LORD to Yahweh to Yahweh HR/Np וַ/יִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤐𐤈 vayishepot and judged and he judged HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel El has heard Shemuel HNp אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et direct object marker object-marker HTo בְּנֵ֥י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) the sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp בַּ/מִּצְפָּֽה 𐤁/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 bamitsepah at Mizpah in the Watchtower in Mitsepah HRd/Np
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וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu and they heard and they heard HC/Vqw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC הִתְקַבְּצ֤וּ 𐤄𐤕𐤒𐤁𐤑𐤅 hiteqabetsu had gathered they gathered themselves HVtp3cp בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp הַ/מִּצְפָּ֔תָ/ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤕/𐤄 hamitsepatah at Mizpah the Watchtower the from Mitsepah HTd/Np/Sd וַ/יַּעֲל֥וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤋𐤅 vayaalu and went up they caused to ascend HC/Vqw3mp סַרְנֵֽי 𐤎𐤓𐤍𐤉 sareney lords of Philistine rulers of HNcmpc פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim-2 the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el against toward HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַֽ/יִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu-2 and they heard and they heard HC/Vqw3mp בְּנֵ֣י 𐤁𐤍𐤉 beney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-3 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וַ/יִּֽרְא֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu tina (Bemba) and they were afraid and they feared HC/Vqw3mp מִ/פְּנֵ֥י 𐤌/𐤐𐤍𐤉 mipeney because of from the presence of HR/Ncbpc פְלִשְׁתִּֽים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim-3 the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa
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וַ/יְהִ֤י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was and he became HC/Vqw3ms שְׁמוּאֵל֙ 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel Samuel El has heard Shemuel HNp מַעֲלֶ֣ה 𐤌𐤏𐤋𐤄 maaleh offering one causing ascent HVhrmsa הָ/עוֹלָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤏𐤅𐤋𐤄 haolah the burnt offering the ascending-offering HTd/Ncfsa וּ/פְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 ufelishetim and Philistines and Philistines and Pelishetim HC/Ngmpa נִגְּשׁ֔וּ 𐤍𐤂𐤔𐤅 nigeshu drew near they drew near HVNp3cp לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֖ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa בְּ/יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤁/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 beyiserael against Israel in Yisraʾel in Yiserael HR/Np וַ/יַּרְעֵ֣ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤏𐤌 vayareem and thundered and he made them thunder HC/Vhw3ms יְהוָ֣ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp בְּ/קוֹל 𐤁/𐤒𐤅𐤋 beqol with voice with a sound HR/Ncmsa גָּ֠דוֹל 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋 gadol great great HAamsa בַּ/יּ֨וֹם 𐤁/𐤉𐤅𐤌 bayom on the day in the day HRd/Ncmsa הַ/ה֤וּא 𐤄/𐤄𐤅𐤀 hahu that he HTd/Pp3ms עַל 𐤏𐤋 al against upon HR פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יְהֻמֵּ֔/ם 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤌/𐤌 vayehumem and confused them and he threw them into panic HC/Vqw3ms/Sp3mp וַ/יִּנָּגְפ֖וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤂𐤐𐤅 vayinagefu and they were defeated and they were struck down HC/VNw3mp לִ/פְנֵ֥י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc יִשְׂרָאֵֽל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp
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וַ/תָּשֹׁ֣בְנָה 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤍𐤄 vatashovenah and were restored and they returned HC/Vqw3fp הֶ/עָרִ֡ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤓𐤉𐤌 hearim the cities the cities HTd/Ncfpa אֲשֶׁ֣ר 𐤀𐤔𐤓 asher which that-which HTr לָֽקְחוּ 𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤅 laqechu had taken they took HVqp3cp פְלִשְׁתִּים֩ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa מֵ/אֵ֨ת 𐤌/𐤀𐤕 meet from from beside HR/R יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לְ/יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤋/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 leyiserael to Israel to El-Contends to Yiserael HR/Np מֵ/עֶקְר֣וֹן 𐤌/𐤏𐤒𐤓𐤅𐤍 meeqeron from Ekron from Uprooting-Place from Eqeron HR/Np וְ/עַד 𐤅/𐤏𐤃 vead even to and up to HC/R גַּ֔ת 𐤂𐤕 gat Gath Gath Gat HNp וְ/אֶ֨ת 𐤅/𐤀𐤕 veet and and object-marker HC/To גְּבוּלָ֔/ן 𐤂𐤁𐤅𐤋/𐤍 gevulan their territory their boundary HNcmsc/Sp3fp הִצִּ֥יל 𐤄𐤑𐤉𐤋 hitsil delivered he snatched away HVhp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp מִ/יַּ֣ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand from hand of HR/Ncbsc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim of the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וַ/יְהִ֣י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi and there was and he became HC/Vqw3ms שָׁל֔וֹם 𐤔𐤋𐤅𐤌 shalom peace wholeness HNcmsa בֵּ֥ין 𐤁𐤉𐤍 beyn between between HR יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-3 Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp וּ/בֵ֥ין 𐤅/𐤁𐤉𐤍 uveyn and and between HC/R הָ/אֱמֹרִֽי 𐤄/𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤉 haemori the Amorites the Amorite the Emori HTd/Ngmsa
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