King James Version
1 Samuel 3:20 in the King James Version says “And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. established: or,...” — study this verse from 1 Samuel chapter 3 with commentary, cross-references, and original Hebrew word analysis.
“And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. established: or, faithful”
1 Samuel 3:20 · KJV
And Samuel told him every whit, and hid nothing from him. And he said, It is the LORD: let him do what seemeth him good. every: Heb. all the things, or, words
And Samuel grew, and the LORD was with him, and did let none of his words fall to the ground.
And all Israel from Dan even to Beersheba knew that Samuel was established to be a prophet of the LORD. established: or, faithful
And the LORD appeared again in Shiloh: for the LORD revealed himself to Samuel in Shiloh by the word of the LORD.
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“knew”
H3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
“And all Israel”
H3478he will rule as god; jisral, a symbolical name of jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
“from Dan”
H1835dan, one of the sons of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory; likewise a place in palestine colonized by them
as far (or long, or much) as, whether of space (even unto) or time (during, while, until) or degree (equally with)
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
“was established”
H539properly, to build up or support; to foster as a parent or nurse; figuratively to render (or be) firm or faithful, to trust or believe, to be permanen
“of the LORD”
H3068(the) self-existent or eternal; jeho-vah, jewish national name of god
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