## I Samuel Chapter 7

###### I Samuel 7:1
[I Samuel 7:1](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:1)

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ אַנְשֵׁ֣י**׀** קִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֗ים וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן יְהֹוָ֔ה וַיָּבִ֣אוּ אֹת֔וֹ אֶל־בֵּ֥ית אֲבִינָדָ֖ב בַּגִּבְעָ֑ה וְאֶת־אֶלְעָזָ֤ר בְּנוֹ֙ קִדְּשׁ֔וּ לִשְׁמֹ֖ר אֶת־אֲר֥וֹן יְהֹוָֽה׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The men of Kiryas Yearim came and brought up the Ark of Adonoy. They brought it to the house of Avinadav, on the hill, and they appointed his son Elazar to watch over the Ark of Adonoy.


###### I Samuel 7:2
[I Samuel 7:2](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:2)

וַיְהִ֗י מִיּ֞וֹם שֶׁ֤בֶת הָאָרוֹן֙ בְּקִרְיַ֣ת יְעָרִ֔ים וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ הַיָּמִ֔ים וַיִּהְי֖וּ עֶשְׂרִ֣ים שָׁנָ֑ה וַיִּנָּה֛וּ כׇּל־בֵּ֥ית יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַחֲרֵ֥י יְהֹוָֽה׃{ס}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
From the time the Ark came to rest at Kiryas Ye'arim there ensued many days, and they became twenty years, during which the entire House of Yisroel was drawn after Adonoy.


###### I Samuel 7:3
[I Samuel 7:3](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:3)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל אֶל־כׇּל־בֵּ֣ית יִשְׂרָאֵל֮ לֵאמֹר֒ אִם־בְּכׇל־לְבַבְכֶ֗ם אַתֶּ֤ם שָׁבִים֙ אֶל־יְהֹוָ֔ה הָסִ֜ירוּ אֶת־אֱלֹהֵ֧י הַנֵּכָ֛ר מִתּוֹכְכֶ֖ם וְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת וְהָכִ֨ינוּ לְבַבְכֶ֤ם אֶל־יְהֹוָה֙ וְעִבְדֻ֣הוּ לְבַדּ֔וֹ וְיַצֵּ֥ל אֶתְכֶ֖ם מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shmuel spoke to the entire House of Yisroel, saying, "If with all your hearts, you are returning to Adonoy, remove the foreign gods from your midst, and the *Ashtoros,* and direct your hearts to Adonoy, and worship Him alone; then He will save you from the hand of the Philistines."


###### I Samuel 7:4
[I Samuel 7:4](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:4)

וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֶת־הַבְּעָלִ֖ים וְאֶת־הָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑ת וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ אֶת־יְהֹוָ֖ה לְבַדּֽוֹ׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
And the Bnei Yisroel removed the *Baalim* and the *Ashtoros,* and they worshipped Adonoy exclusively.


###### I Samuel 7:5
[I Samuel 7:5](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:5)

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל קִבְצ֥וּ אֶת־כׇּל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה וְאֶתְפַּלֵּ֥ל בַּעַדְכֶ֖ם אֶל־יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shmuel said, "Gather all of Yisroel to Mitzpoh, and I will pray to Adonoy on your behalf.


###### I Samuel 7:6
[I Samuel 7:6](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:6)

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ הַ֠מִּצְפָּ֠תָה וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־מַ֜יִם וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ**׀** לִפְנֵ֣י יְהֹוָ֗ה וַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙ בַּיּ֣וֹם הַה֔וּא וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ שָׁ֔ם חָטָ֖אנוּ לַֽיהֹוָ֑ה וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט שְׁמוּאֵ֛ל אֶת־בְּנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל בַּמִּצְפָּֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
They gathered at Mitzpoh. They drew water and poured it out before Adonoy. They fasted on that day and they said there, "We have sinned to Adonoy." Shmuel judged the Bnei Yisroel at Mitzpoh.


###### I Samuel 7:7
[I Samuel 7:7](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:7)

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים כִּֽי־הִתְקַבְּצ֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ הַמִּצְפָּ֔תָה וַיַּעֲל֥וּ סַרְנֵֽי־פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים אֶל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ בְּנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ מִפְּנֵ֥י פְלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistines heard that the Bnei Yisroel had gathered together at Mitzpoh, and the Philistine rulers went up against Yisroel. The Bnei Yisroel heard and they were afraid of the Philistines.


###### I Samuel 7:8
[I Samuel 7:8](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:8)

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ בְנֵֽי־יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל אַל־תַּחֲרֵ֣שׁ מִמֶּ֔נּוּ מִזְּעֹ֖ק אֶל־יְהֹוָ֣ה אֱלֹהֵ֑ינוּ וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ מִיַּ֥ד פְּלִשְׁתִּֽים׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Bnei Yisroel said to Shmuel, "Do not be silent from crying out on our behalf to Adonoy our God, that He save us from the hands of the Philistines."


###### I Samuel 7:9
[I Samuel 7:9](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:9)

וַיִּקַּ֣ח שְׁמוּאֵ֗ל טְלֵ֤ה חָלָב֙ אֶחָ֔ד (ויעלה) [וַיַּֽעֲלֵ֧הוּ] עוֹלָ֛ה כָּלִ֖יל לַיהֹוָ֑ה וַיִּזְעַ֨ק שְׁמוּאֵ֤ל אֶל־יְהֹוָה֙ בְּעַ֣ד יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shmuel took a suckling lamb and offered it all as a burnt-offering to Adonoy. Shmuel cried out to Adonoy on Yisroel's behalf, and Adonoy answered him.


###### I Samuel 7:10
[I Samuel 7:10](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:10)

וַיְהִ֤י שְׁמוּאֵל֙ מַעֲלֶ֣ה הָעוֹלָ֔ה וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֣ים נִגְּשׁ֔וּ לַמִּלְחָמָ֖ה בְּיִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּרְעֵ֣ם יְהֹוָ֣ה בְּקוֹל־גָּ֠ד֠וֹל בַּיּ֨וֹם הַה֤וּא עַל־פְּלִשְׁתִּים֙ וַיְהֻמֵּ֔ם וַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּ לִפְנֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
While Shmuel was offering the burnt-offering, the Philistines approached to battle Yisroel. Adonoy thundered with a great noise on that day against the Philistines making them panic, so that they were routed before Yisroel.


###### I Samuel 7:11
[I Samuel 7:11](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:11)

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ אַנְשֵׁ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מִן־הַמִּצְפָּ֔ה וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ אֶת־פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיַּכּ֕וּם עַד־מִתַּ֖חַת לְבֵ֥ית כָּֽר׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The men of Yisroel went out of Mitzpoh and pursued the Philistines, and smote them until below Beis Kor.


###### I Samuel 7:12
[I Samuel 7:12](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:12)

וַיִּקַּ֨ח שְׁמוּאֵ֜ל אֶ֣בֶן אַחַ֗ת וַיָּ֤שֶׂם בֵּֽין־הַמִּצְפָּה֙ וּבֵ֣ין הַשֵּׁ֔ן וַיִּקְרָ֥א אֶת־שְׁמָ֖הּ אֶ֣בֶן הָעָ֑זֶר וַיֹּאמַ֕ר עַד־הֵ֖נָּה עֲזָרָ֥נוּ יְהֹוָֽה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shmuel took one rock and placed it between Mitzpoh and Shein, and called it Even Haezer, saying, "Adonoy helped us until here."


###### I Samuel 7:13
[I Samuel 7:13](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:13)

וַיִּכָּֽנְעוּ֙ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְלֹֽא־יָסְפ֣וּ ע֔וֹד לָב֖וֹא בִּגְב֣וּל יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַתְּהִ֤י יַד־יְהֹוָה֙ בַּפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י שְׁמוּאֵֽל׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The Philistines were subdued and no longer ventured into Yisroel's borders. The hand of Adonoy was against the Philistines all of Shmuel's days.


###### I Samuel 7:14
[I Samuel 7:14](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:14)

וַתָּשֹׁ֣בְנָה הֶעָרִ֡ים אֲשֶׁ֣ר לָֽקְחוּ־פְלִשְׁתִּים֩ מֵאֵ֨ת יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ מֵעֶקְר֣וֹן וְעַד־גַּ֔ת וְאֶ֨ת־גְּבוּלָ֔ן הִצִּ֥יל יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל מִיַּ֣ד פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים וַיְהִ֣י שָׁל֔וֹם בֵּ֥ין יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל וּבֵ֥ין הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
The cities reverted—that the Philistines had taken from Yisroel—to Yisroel; from Ekron to Gas and their surrounding areas, Yisroel rescued from the hand of the Philistines. There was peace between Yisroel and the Amorite.


###### I Samuel 7:15
[I Samuel 7:15](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:15)

וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט שְׁמוּאֵל֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֥י חַיָּֽיו׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
Shmuel judged Yisroel all the days of his life.


###### I Samuel 7:16
[I Samuel 7:16](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:16)

וְהָלַ֗ךְ מִדֵּ֤י שָׁנָה֙ בְּשָׁנָ֔ה וְסָבַב֙ בֵּֽית־אֵ֔ל וְהַגִּלְגָּ֖ל וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה וְשָׁפַט֙ אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֵ֥ת כׇּל־הַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹת הָאֵֽלֶּה׃

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He traveled year after year, circling to Beis Eil and the Gilgal, and Mitzpoh, and he judged Yisroel in all these places.


###### I Samuel 7:17
[I Samuel 7:17](https://torahapp.org/share/book/I%20Samuel/r/7:17)

וּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹ הָרָמָ֙תָה֙ כִּֽי־שָׁ֣ם בֵּית֔וֹ וְשָׁ֖ם שָׁפָ֣ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיִּבֶן־שָׁ֥ם מִזְבֵּ֖חַ לַיהֹוָֽה׃{פ}

**The Metsudah Tanach series, Lakewood, N.J:**
He would return to Romoh, for his home was there, and there he would judge Yisroel. He built an altar to Adonoy there.