1st Samuel Chapter 7 verse 16 Holy Bible
And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
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From year to year he went in turn to Beth-el and Gilgal and Mizpah, judging Israel in all those places.
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And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpah, and judged Israel in all those places.
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And he went from year to year in circuit to Bethel, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
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And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
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He went from year to year in circuit to Bethel and Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he judged Israel in all those places.
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and he hath gone from year to year, and gone round Beth-El, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel `in' all these places;
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Ellicott's Commentary
Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(16) To Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel.--These centres, it is observable, were all situated in the southern part of the land, in the tribe of Benjamin. This leads us to the conclusion that the power of Samuel, if not exclusively, was chiefly exercised among the southern tribes. The whole subsequent story of the chosen people seems to tell us that the religion of the Eternal at an early date became corrupted m the north of the Promised Land, and that the restoration of faith and purification of life--the result of the great work of Samuel--was so much less marked in the northern than in the southern tribes, that when the strong hand of Solomon was removed, a formal secession from the southern league at once took place. This was followed by a rapid deterioration both in faith and practice in the northern kingdom of Israel.The places mentioned as the centres where Samuel "judged" were all holy sites, and at different periods of the year, no doubt, were crowded with pilgrims from distant parts of the land.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewEvery yearשָׁנָה֙ (šā·nāh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 8141: A yearhe would goוְהָלַ֗ךְ (wə·hā·laḵ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 1980: To go, come, walkon a circuitוְסָבַב֙ (wə·sā·ḇaḇ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surroundfromמִדֵּ֤י (mid·dê)Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 1767: Sufficiency, enoughBethelאֵ֔ל (’êl)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1008: Bethel -- 'house of God', a city in Ephraim, also a place in southern Judahto Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּ֖ל (wə·hag·gil·gāl)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1537: Gilgal -- 'circle (of stones)', the name of several places in Palestineto Mizpah,וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה (wə·ham·miṣ·pāh)Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 4709: Mizpah -- the name of several places in Israeljudgingוְשָׁפַט֙ (wə·šā·p̄aṭ)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigateIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his descinאֵ֥ת (’êṯ)Direct object markerStrong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative caseallכָּל־ (kāl-)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everytheseהָאֵֽלֶּה׃ (hā·’êl·leh)Article | Pronoun - common pluralStrong's 428: These, thoseplaces.הַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹת (ham·mə·qō·w·mō·wṯ)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a conditionJump to PreviousAnnually Bethel Beth-El Circuit Israel Judged Judging Mizpah Mizpeh Places Round Turn Used
