1 Samuel 7:5-12
Gather <06908> [Gather.]
<04708> [Mizpeh.]
pray <06419> [I will pray.]
drew water <04325 07579> [drew water.]
Grotius says, that the pouring out of water means the shedding of tears; and the Targum reads, "And they poured out their hearts in penitence, as waters, before the Lord." Others suppose that it was done emblematically, to represent the contrition of their hearts, and their desire to wash away their past offences. But some learned men conceive that it was poured out as a libation, in token of joy, after they had fasted and confessed their sin, as they were wont to do in the feast of tabernacles. (See note on Nu. 29:35.)
fasted <06684> [fasted.]
sinned <02398> [We have sinned.]
led <08199> [judged.]
afraid <03372> [afraid.]
Keep <02790> [Cease, etc. Heb. Be not silent from us from crying.]
nursing <0259 02461> [a sucking.]
Lord ... cried ..... Lord ....... Lord <02199 03068> [cried unto.]
answered <06030> [heard. or, answered.]
thundered <07481> [thundered.]
panic <02000> [discomfited.]
Beth Car <01033> [Beth-car.]
This place was probably situated in the tribe of Dan. Josephus calls it [ ;] the LXX. [ ;] Targum, Beth-saron; Syriac and Arabic Beth-jasan; by which Houbigant supposes is meant Beth-shan.
took a stone <03947 0259 068> [took a stone.]
Ebenezer <072> [Ebenezer. that is, The stone of help.]
Lord <03068> [Hitherto.]
