16
He would goוְהָלַךְyearשָׁנָהby yearמִדֵּי בְּשָׁנָהand make the roundוְסָבַבof Bethelבֵּית אֵלand Gilgalוְהַגִּלְגָּלand Mizpah,וְהַמִּצְפָּהand judgeוְשָׁפַטIsraelאֶת יִשְׂרָאֵלin allאֵת כָּלtheseהָאֵלֶּהplaces.הַמְּקוֹמוֹת
1 Samuel 7:16
Study it in the app“He would go year by year and make the round of Bethel and Gilgal and Mizpah, and judge Israel in all these places.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 7:16, word by word
- He would goהָלַךְhalach
go
To move on foot from place to place; to set out.
Where else “halach” appears- yearשָׁנָהshana
year
Each full turn of the seasons, by which time is counted.
Where else “shana” appears- by yearדֵּיde
as often as
Together with other words: whenever, as often as, as much as suffices.
Where else “de” appears- and make the roundסָבַבsavav
go around
To follow a road that circles instead of going straight.
Where else “savav” appears- of Bethelבֵּיתbet
Bethel
See it on the mapWhere else “bet” appears- and Gilgalגִּלְגָּלgilgal
Gilgal
See it on the mapWhere else “gilgal” appears- and Mizpahמִּצְפָּהmitspa
Mizpah
See it on the mapWhere else “mitspa” appears- and judgeשָׁפַטshafat
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “shafat” appears- Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyisrael
Israel
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appears- placesמְּקוֹמוֹתmekomot
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekomot” appears
Places in this verse
1Bethel ?
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).
2Gilgal ?
Today: disputed; near Jericho, West Bank
A place near Jericho in the Jordan valley; the exact site is not certain.
Israel camped there after crossing the Jordan and set up twelve stones (Josh 4:19-20). Saul was confirmed as king there (1 Sam 11:15).
3Mizpah ?
Today: possibly Tell en-Nasbeh, West Bank
The name of several places; the main one was north of Jerusalem in Benjamin, and its exact site is not certain.
There Samuel gathered Israel, who confessed, “We have sinned against YHWH” (1 Sam 7:5-6), and there he presented Saul as king (1 Sam 10:17-24).
The context
15And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 · This verse (above)
17And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house, and there he judged Israel; and he built there an altar to YHWH.