1 Samuel 7:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then his returnוּתְשֻׁבָתֹ֤ו
(u·te·shu·va·tov)
8666: a return, answerfrom shub
[was] to Ramah,הָרָמָ֙תָה֙
(ha·ra·ma·tah)
7414: "height," the name of several places in Isr.from rum
for his houseבֵּיתֹ֔ו
(bei·tov,)
1004: a housea prim. root
[was] there,שָׁ֣ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
and thereוְשָׁ֖ם
(ve·sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
he judgedשָׁפָ֣ט
(sha·fat)
8199: to judge, governa prim. root
Israel;יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
(yis·ra·'el;)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
and he builtוַיִּֽבֶן־
(vai·yi·ven-)
1129: to builda prim. root
thereשָׁ֥ם
(sham)
8033: there, thithera prim. adverb
an altarמִזְבֵּ֖חַ
(miz·be·ach)
4196: an altarfrom zabach
to the LORD.לַֽיהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
And his return
tshuwbah  (tesh-oo-baw')
a recurrence (of time or place); a reply (as returned) -- answer, be expired, return.
was to Ramah
Ramah  (raw-maw')
Ramah, the name of four places in Palestine -- Ramah.
for there was his house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
and there he judged
shaphat  (shaw-fat')
to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and there he built
banah  (baw-naw')
to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely.
an altar
mizbeach  (miz-bay'-akh)
an altar -- altar.
unto the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then his return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar to the LORD.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, he judged Israel there, and he built an altar to the LORD there.

International Standard Version
He would return to Ramah because his house was there, and judged Israel from there. He also built an altar to the LORD there.

NET Bible
Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged Israel there and built an altar to the LORD there.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Then he would return home to Ramah. There, too, he judged Israel. And in Ramah he built an altar to the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
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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