1 Samuel 7:17

In 11 translations

BSB

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

KJV

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.

WEB

His return was to Ramah, for his house was there, and he judged Israel there; and he built an altar to Yahweh there.

ASV

And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.

LSV

and his returning [is] to Ramath, for his house [is] there, and he has judged Israel there, and he builds an altar to YHWH there.

YLT

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.

DBY

And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house, and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar to Jehovah.

DRC

And he returned to Ramatha, for there was his house, and there he judged Israel: he built also there an altar to the Lord.

GNV

Afterward hee returned to Ramah: for there was his house, and there he iudged Israel: also he built an altar there vnto the Lord.

JPS

And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar unto the LORD.

LXXE

And his return was to Armathaim, because there was his house; and there he judged Israel, and built there an altar to the Lord.

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WLC

וּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹ הָרָמָ֨תָה֙ כִּֽי־שָׁ֣ם בֵּית֔וֹ וְשָׁ֖ם שָׁפָ֣ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּֽבֶן־שָׁ֥ם מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַֽיהוָֽה׃

LXX-Br

Ἡ δὲ ἀποστροφὴ αὐτοῦ εἰς ʼΑρμαθάιμ, ὅτι ἐκεῖ ἦν ὁ οἶκος αὐτοῦ· καὶ ἐδίκαζεν ἐκεῖ τὸν Ἰσραήλ, καὶ ᾠκοδόμησεν ἐκεῖ θυσιαστήριον τῷ Κυρίῳ.

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• 1 Samuel 1:19The next morning Elkanah and Hannah got up early to bow in worship before the LORD, and then returned home to Ramah. And Elkanah had relations with his wife Hannah, and the LORD remembered her.
• 1 Samuel 8:4So all the elders of Israel gathered together and came to Samuel at Ramah.
• 1 Samuel 1:1Now there was a man named Elkanah who was from Ramathaim-zophim in the hill country of Ephraim. He was the son of Jeroham, the son of Elihu, the son of Tohu, the son of Zuph, an Ephraimite.
• 1 Kings 18:30–36Then Elijah said to all the people, “Come near to me.” So all the people approached him, and he repaired the altar of the LORD that had been torn down. And Elijah took twelve stones, one for each tribe of the sons of…
• 1 Samuel 11:15So all the people went to Gilgal and confirmed Saul as king in the presence of the LORD. There they sacrificed peace offerings before the LORD, and Saul and all the Israelites rejoiced greatly.
• Genesis 35:7There Jacob built an altar, and he called that place El-bethel, because it was there that God had revealed Himself to Jacob as he fled from his brother.
• Judges 21:4–5The next day the people got up early, built an altar there, and presented burnt offerings and peace offerings. The Israelites asked, “Who among all the tribes of Israel did not come to the assembly before the LORD?”…
• Genesis 33:20There he set up an altar and called it El-Elohe-Israel.
• 1 Samuel 19:18–23So David ran away and escaped. And he went to Samuel at Ramah and told him all that Saul had done to him. Then he and Samuel went to Naioth and stayed there. When Saul was told that David was at Naioth in Ramah, he…
• Genesis 12:7–8Then the LORD appeared to Abram and said, “I will give this land to your offspring.” So Abram built an altar there to the LORD, who had appeared to him. From there Abram moved on to the hill country east of Bethel and…

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