Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 7:17 Interlinear

“And his return was to Ramah for there was his house and there he judged Israel and there he built an altar unto the LORD”

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1 Samuel 7 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וּתְשֻֽׁבָת֤וֹ	H8666	And his return	a recurrence (of time or place); a reply (as returned)
2	הָֽרָמָ֙תָה֙	H7414	was to Ramah	ramah, the name of four places in palestine
3	כִּֽי	H3588		(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
4	שָׁ֣ם	H8033		there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
5	בֵּית֔וֹ	H1004	for there was his house	a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
6	וְשָׁ֖ם	H8033		there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
7	שָׁפָ֣ט	H8199	and there he judged	to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
8	אֶת	H853		properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
9	יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל	H3478	Israel	he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
10	וַיִּֽבֶן	H1129	and there he built	to build (literally and figuratively)
11	שָׁ֥ם	H8033		there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence
12	מִזְבֵּ֖חַ	H4196	an altar	an altar
13	לַֽיהוָֽה׃	H3068	unto the LORD	(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god

1 Samuel 7:17 (current)And his return was to Ramah for there was his house and there he judged Israel and there he built an altar unto the LORD