New American Standard Bible 1995

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1 Samuel

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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.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Then his return a return, answer Noun H8666 וּתְשֻׁבָתֹ֤ו u·te·shu·va·tov
[was] to Ramah, "height," the name of several places in Isr. Noun H7414 הָרָמָ֙תָה֙ ha·ra·ma·tah
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for his house a house Noun H1004 בֵּיתֹ֔ו bei·tov,
[was] there, there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֣ם sham
and there there, thither Adverb H8033 וְשָׁ֖ם ve·sham
he judged to judge, govern Verb H8199 שָׁפָ֣ט sha·fat
Israel; "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc. Noun H3478 יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל yis·ra·'el;
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and he built to build Verb H1129 וַיִּֽבֶן־ vai·yi·ven-
there there, thither Adverb H8033 שָׁ֥ם sham
an altar an altar Noun H4196 מִזְבֵּ֖חַ miz·be·ach
to the LORD. the proper name of the God of Israel Noun H3068 לַֽיהוָֽה׃ Yah·weh

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Israel

ISRAEL, KINGDOM OF" I. THE FIRST PERIOD1. The Two Kingdoms2. The Ist Dynasty3. The IInd Dynasty4. Civil WarII. PERIOD OF THE SYRIAN WARS1. The IIIrd Dynasty2. World-Politics3. Battle of Karkar4. Loss of Territory5. Reform of Religion6. Revolution7. The IVth Dynasty8. Renewed Prosperity9. AnarchyIII. DECLINE AND FALL1. Loss of Independence2. Decline3. Extinct... View Details

Ramah

RAMAHra'-ma (ha-ramah, without the definite article only in Nehemiah 11:33 Jeremiah 31:15): The name denotes height, from root rum, "to be high," and the towns to which it applied seem all to have stood on elevated sites.(1) Codex Vaticanus Arael; Codex Alexandrinus Rhama: A fenced city in the lot assigned to Naphtali (Joshua 19:36). Only in this passage is... View Details

People

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

Lord

Lord [N] [B] [S] There are various Hebrew and Greek words so rendered.    Heb. Jehovah, has been rendered in the English Bible LORD, printed in small capitals. This is the proper name of the God of the Hebrews. The form "Jehovah" is retained only in  Exodus 6:3 ;  Psalms 83:18 ;  Isaiah 12:2 ;  26:4 , both in the Authorized and the Revised Version.&nb... View Details

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New American Standard Bible 1995 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 Then And his return was to Ramah, Ramah; for there was his house was there, house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built there an altar to unto the LORD.
Hebrew Greek English 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.