KING JAMES VERSION (KJV)
TRANSLATION, MEANING, CONTEXT
To get what 1 Samuel 7:16 means based on its source text, scroll down or follow these links for the original scriptural meaning , biblical context and relative popularity.
“And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.”
What does this verse really mean? Use this table to get a word-for-word translation of the original Hebrew Scripture. This shows the English words related to the source biblical texts along with brief definitions. Follow the buttons in the right-hand column for detailed definitions and verses that use the same root words. Use this reference information to gain deeper insight into the Bible and enrich your understanding. Information based on Strong's Exhaustive Concordance[1].
| KJV Verse | Original Hebrew | Meaning/ Definition This is a simplified translation of the original Hebrew word. Follow the buttons on the right to get more detail. | More Use the buttons below to get details on the Hebrew word and view related Bible verses that use the same root word. |
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| “And he went” | וְהָלַ֗ךְ | To walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | And he went |
| “from” | מִדֵּ֤י | Enough (as noun or adverb), used chiefly with preposition in phrases | from |
| “year” | שָׁנָה֙ | A year (as a revolution of time) | year |
| “to year” | בְּשָׁנָ֔ה | A year (as a revolution of time) | year |
| “in circuit” | וְסָבַב֙ | To revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively | circuit |
| “to Beth-el,” | אֵ֔ל | Beth-El, a place in Palestine | Bethel |
| “and Gilgal,” | וְהַגִּלְגָּ֖ל | Gilgal, the name of three places in Palestine | Gilgal |
| “and Mizpeh,” | וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה | Mitspah, the name of two places in Palestine | Mizpeh |
| “and judged” | וְשָׁפַט֙ | To judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively) | judged |
| “Israel” | יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל | He will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity | Israel |
| “in” | אֵ֥ת | Properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | in |
| “all” | כָּל | Properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | all |
| “those” | הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ | These or those | those |
| “places.” | הַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹת | Properly, a standing, i.e., a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind) | places |
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14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
15 And Samuel judged Israel all the days of his life.
16 And he went from year to year in circuit to Beth-el, and Gilgal, and Mizpeh, and judged Israel in all those places.
17 And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the Lord.
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