1 Samuel 7:17

NETBible

Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged 1  Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.

NIV ©

But he always went back to Ramah, where his home was, and there he also judged Israel. And he built an altar there to the LORD.

NASB ©

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.

NLT ©

Then he would return to his home at Ramah, and he would hear cases there, too. And Samuel built an altar to the LORD at Ramah.

MSG ©

But always he would return to Ramah, where he lived, and preside from there. That is where he built an altar to GOD.

BBE ©

And his base was at Ramah, where his house was; there he was judge of Israel and there he made an altar to the Lord.

NRSV ©

Then he would come back to Ramah, for his home was there; he administered justice there to Israel, and built there an altar to the LORD.

NKJV ©

But he always returned to Ramah, for his home was there. There he judged Israel, and there he built an altar to the LORD.

KJV
And his return
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[was] to Ramah
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for there [was] his house
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and there he judged
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Israel
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and there he built
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an altar
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unto the LORD
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NASB ©
Then his return
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was
to Ramah
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, for his house
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was
there
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, and there
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he judged
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Israel
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; and he built
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there
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an altar
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to the LORD
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.
LXXM
h
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T-NSF
de
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PRT
apostrofh {N-NSF} autou
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D-GSM
eiv
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PREP
armayaim {N-PRI} oti
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CONJ
ekei
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ADV
hn
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V-IAI-3S
o
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T-NSM
oikov
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N-NSM
autou
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D-GSM
kai
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CONJ
edikazen {V-IAI-3S} ekei
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ADV
ton
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T-ASM
israhl
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N-PRI
kai
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CONJ
wkodomhsen
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V-AAI-3S
ekei
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ADV
yusiasthrion
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N-ASN
tw
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T-DSM
kuriw
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N-DSM
NET [draft] ITL
Then he would return
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to Ramah
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, because
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his home
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was there
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. He also judged
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Israel
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there
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and built
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an altar
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to the Lord
<03068>
there
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.
HEBREW
P
hwhyl
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xbzm
<04196>
Ms
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Nbyw
<01129>
larvy
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ta
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jps
<08199>
Msw
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wtyb
<01004>
Ms
<08033>
yk
<03588>
htmrh
<07414>
wtbstw (7:17)
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NETBible

Then he would return to Ramah, because his home was there. He also judged 1  Israel there and built an altar to the Lord there.

NET Notes

1 tn Or perhaps “settled disputes for” (cf. NLT “would hear cases there”; NRSV “administered justice there”).