KJV King James Version
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 7:17
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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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.
WEB World English Bible
His return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar to Yahweh.
ASV American Standard Version
And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and his returning is to Ramath, for there is his house, and there he hath judged Israel, and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 7
14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
17 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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וּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹH8666 · te.shu.vahturnהָרָמָ֙תָה֙H7414 · ra.mahRamahכִּֽי־H3588 · kiforשָׁ֣םH8033 · shamthereבֵּית֔וֹH1004 · betplaceוְשָׁ֖םH8033 · shamthereשָׁפָ֣טH8199 · sha.phatto judgeאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לH3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelוַיִּֽבֶן־H1129 · ba.nahto buildשָׁ֥םH8033 · shamthereמִזְבֵּ֖חַH4196 · miz.be.achaltarלַֽיהוָֽה׃ פH3068 · ye.ho.vahLORD
Cross-references
1 Samuel 1:19And they rose up in the morning early, and worshipped before the LORD, and returned, and came to their house to Ramah: and Elkanah knew Hannah his wife; and the LORD remembered her.1 Samuel 8:4Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah,1 Samuel 1:1Now there was a certain man of Ramathaimzophim, of mount Ephraim, and his name [was] Elkanah, the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephrathite:1 Samuel 11:15And all the people went to Gilgal; and there they made Saul king before the LORD in Gilgal; and there they sacrificed sacrifices of peace offerings before the LORD; and there Saul and all the men of Israel rejoiced greatly.Judges 21:4-5And it came to pass on the morrow, that the people rose early, and built there an altar, and offered burnt offerings and peace offerings.1 Samuel 19:18-23So David fled, and escaped, and came to Samuel to Ramah, and told him all that Saul had done to him. And he and Samuel went and dwelt in Naioth.Genesis 35:7And he built there an altar, and called the place Elbethel: because there God appeared unto him, when he fled from the face of his brother.1 Kings 18:30-36And Elijah said unto all the people, Come near unto me. And all the people came near unto him. And he repaired the altar of the LORD [that was] broken down.Genesis 33:20And he erected there an altar, and called it EleloheIsrael.Genesis 12:7-8And the LORD appeared unto Abram, and said, Unto thy seed will I give this land: and there builded he an altar unto the LORD, who appeared unto him.
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