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to thoseלַאֲשֶׁרin Bethel,בְּבֵית אֵלto thoseוְלַאֲשֶׁרin Ramothבְּרָמוֹתof the Negeb,נֶגֶבto thoseוְלַאֲשֶׁרin Jattir,בְּיַתִּר
1 Samuel 30:27
Study it in the app“to those in Bethel, to those in Ramoth of the Negeb, to those in Jattir,”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 30:27, word by word
- in Bethelבֵיתvet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “vet” appears- in Ramothרָמוֹתramot
Ramoth-negeb
Ramoth-negeb: a town in the south of Judah. "Ramoth" means "heights".
Where else “ramot” appears- in Jattirיַתִּרyatir
Jattir
Jattir: a town of Judah in the hill country.
Where else “yatir” appears
Translation note
This Bethel is a town in the south of Judah (perhaps the Bethul of Joshua 19:4), not the one in the north.
Places in this verse
Bethel ?
Today: possibly Beitin, West Bank
A city in the hills about 11 miles (17 km) north of Jerusalem; the location is approximate.
There Jacob dreamed of a ladder reaching to heaven and named the place Bethel, "house of God" (Gen 28:19). Jeroboam set up a golden calf there (1 Kgs 12:29).
The context
26David came to Ziklag, and he sent some of the spoil to the elders of Judah, to his companions, saying, “Here is for you a blessing from the spoil of the enemies of YHWH”:
27 · This verse (above)
28to those in Aroer, to those in Siphmoth, to those in Eshtemoa,