## Targum Jonathan on I Samuel Chapter 7

###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:1
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וַאֲתוֹ גַבְרֵי קִרְיַת יְעָרִים וַאֲסִיקוּ יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַייָ וְאָעִלוּ יָתֵיהּ לְבֵית אֲבִינָדָב דִי בְגִבְעָתָא וְיַת אֶלְעָזָר בְּרֵיהּ זַמִינוּ לְמִטַר יַת אֲרוֹנָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the men of Kiriath jearim came and took up the ark of the LORD and brought it to the house of Abinadab on the hill and they appointed his son, Eleazar, to guard the ark of the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:2
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וַהֲוָה מִיוֹמָא דִשְׁרָא אֲרוֹנָא בְּקִרְיַת יְעָרִים וּסְגִיאוּ יוֹמַיָא וַהֲווֹ עַסְרִין שְׁנִין וְאִתְנְהִיאוּ כָּל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל בָּתַר פּוּלְחָנָא דַיָי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
From the day that the ark lodged in Kiriath jearim many days passed – it became twenty years – and all the House of Israel gathered themselves after the worship of the LORD.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:3
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וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל לְכָל בֵּית יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמֵימַר אִם בְכָל לִבְּכוֹן אַתּוּן תַּיְבִין לְפוּלְחָנָא דַייָ אַעֲדוּ יַת טַעֲוַת עַמְמַיָא מִבֵּינֵיכוֹן וְעַשְׁתְּרָתָא וְאַתְקִינוּ לִבְּכוֹן לְפֻלְחָנָא דַייָ וּפְלַחוּ קֳדָמוֹהִי בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי וִישֵׁיזֵב יַתְכוֹן מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Samuel said to all the house of Israel, “If you are returning to the worship of the LORD with all your heart, then remove the idols of the nations and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your heart to the worship of the LORD and worship before Him alone. And He will deliver you from the hand of the Philistines.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:4
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וְאַעְדִיוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל יַת בְּעָלַיָא וְיַת עַשְׁתְּרָתָא וּפְלַחוּ קֳדָם יְיָ בִּלְחוֹדוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So Israel removed the Baals and the Ashtaroth and they worshipped before the LORD alone.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:5
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וַאֲמַר שְׁמוּאֵל כְּנִישׁוּ יַת כָּל יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִצְפַּיָא וַאֲצַלֵי עֲלֵיכוֹן קֳדָם יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Samuel said, “Gather all Israel at Mizpah, and I will pray before the LORD on behalf of you.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:6
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וְאִתְכְּנִישׁוּ לְמִצְפַּיָא וּשְׁפִיכוּ לִבְּהוֹן בִּתְיוּבְתָּא כְּמַיָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְצָמוּ בְיוֹמָא הַהוּא וַאֲמַרוּ תַמָן חַבְנָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְדָן שְׁמוּאֵל יַת בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל בְּמִצְפַּיָא:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So they gathered themselves at Mizpah, and poured out their hearts like water, in repentance before the LORD. And they fasted on that day, and said there, “We are guilty before the LORD.” And Samuel judged the sons of Israel at Mizpah.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:7
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וּשְׁמָעוּ פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אֲרֵי אִתְכְּנִישׁוּ בְּנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לְמִצְפַּיָא וּסְלִיקוּ טוּרְנֵי פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וּשְׁמָעוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל וּדְחִילוּ מִן קֳדָם פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
When the Philistines heard that the sons of Israel had gathered themselves at Mizpah, the chiefs of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the sons of Israel heard of it, they feared before the Philistines.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:8
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וַאֲמַרוּ בְנֵי יִשְׂרָאֵל לִשְׁמוּאֵל לָא תַשְׁתִּיק מִנָנָא מִלְצַלָאָה קֳדָם יְיָ אֱלָהָנָא וִיִפְרְקִנָנָא מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the sons of Israel said to Samuel, “Do not fall silent in your prayer for us before the LORD our God, that He may save us from the hand of the Philistines.”


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:9
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וּנְסִיב שְׁמוּאֵל אִמְרָא דַחֲלָבָא חַד וְאַסְקֵיהּ עֲלָתָא קֳדָם יְיָ וְצַלִי שְׁמוּאֵל קֳדָם יְיָ עַל יִשְׂרָאֵל וְקַבֵּיל צְלוֹתֵיהּ יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So Samuel took one sucking lamb and sacrificed it as a whole burnt offering before the LORD. And Samuel prayed before the LORD on behalf of Israel and the LORD accepted his prayer.


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

וַהֲוָה שְׁמוּאֵל מַסִיק עֲלָתָא וּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי אִתְקְרָבוּ לְאַגָחָא קְרָבָא בְּיִשְׂרָאֵל וְאַכְלִי יְיָ בְּקַל רַב בְּיוֹמָא הַהוּא עַל פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וְשַׁגֵישִׁינוּן וְאִתַּבָּרוּ קֳדָם יִשְׂרָאֵל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
As Samuel was sacrificing up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to wage war against Israel. But the LORD thundered with a great voice that day against the Philistines and confused them; and they were shattered before Israel.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:11
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וּנְפַקוּ אֱנָשֵׁי יִשְׂרָאֵל מִן מִצְפַּיָא וּרְדָפוּ יַת פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וּמְחוֹנוֹן עַד מִלְרַע לְבֵית שָׁרוֹן:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, as far as below Beth sharon.


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

וּנְסִיב שְׁמוּאֵל אַבְנָא חֲדָא וְשַׁוִי בֵּין מִצְפַּיָא וּבֵין שִׁינָא וּקְרָא יַת שְׁמָהּ אֶבֶן סַעֲדָא וַאֲמַר עַד הָכָא סַעֲדָנָא יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Then Samuel took one stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name “Stone of Help”, for he said, “Up to here the LORD has helped us.”


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

וְאִתְבָּרוּ פְּלִשְׁתָּאֵי וְלָא אוֹסִיפוּ עוֹד לְמֵיעַל בִּתְחוּם יִשְׂרָאֵל וַהֲוַת מְחָתָא דַייָ בִּפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי כָּל יוֹמֵי שְׁמוּאֵל:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
So the Philistines were shattered and did not again cross the border of the land of Israel. And the stroke of the LORD was on the Philistines all the days of Samuel.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:14
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וְתָבָא קִירְוַיָא דִנְסִיבוּ פְלִשְׁתָּאֵי מִן יִשְׂרָאֵל לְיִשְׂרָאֵל מֵעֶקְרוֹן וְעַד גַת וְיַת תְּחוּמֵיהוֹן שֵׁיזִיב יִשְׂרָאֵל מִידָא דִפְלִשְׁתָּאֵי וַהֲוָה שְׁלָמָא בֵּין יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבֵין אֱמוֹרָאֵי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
The cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron to Gath; and Israel delivered them from the hand of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:15
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וְדָן שְׁמוּאֵל יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל כֹּל יוֹמֵי חַיוֹהִי:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:16
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וַאֲזַל בִּזְמַן שְׁנָא בִּשְׁנָא וּמִסְתְּחַר לְבֵית אֵל וּלְגִלְגָלָא וּלְמִצְפַּיָא וְדָאִין יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל יַת כָּל אַתְרַיָא הָאִלֵין:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And he used to go on a circuit year by year to Bethel, Gilgal, and Mizpah; and he was judging Israel, all these places.


###### Targum Jonathan on I Samuel 7:17
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וּבְמִתְבֵיהּ לְרָמָתָא אֲרֵי תַמָן בֵּיתֵיהּ וְתַמָן דָן יַת יִשְׂרָאֵל וּבְנָא תַמָן מִדְבְּחָא קֳדָם יְיָ:

**The Targum of Samuel; trans. E. van Staalduine-Sulman. Leiden: Brill, 2002:**
And on his return to Ramah – for there was his house and there he judged Israel – he built there an altar before the LORD.