1 Samuel 7:12
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Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
In other translations
Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben–ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the LORD has helped us.”
Hebrew words
וַיִּקַּחvaiyikachand he tookH3947שְׁמוּאֵלshemu'elSamuelH8050אֶבֶן'evena stoneH68אַחַת'achatoneH259וַיָּשֶׂםvaiyasemand he put [it]H7760בֵּין־bein-betweenH996הַמִּצְפָּהhamitzpah<the> MizpahH4709וּבֵיןuveinand betweenH996הַשֵּׁןhashen<the> ShenH8129וַיִּקְרָאvaiyikra'and he calledH7121אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853שְׁמָהּshemahname itsH8034אֶבֶן'evenEben-H72הָעָזֶרha'azer-ezerH72וַיֹּאמַרvaiyomarand he saidH559עַד־'ad-untilH5704הֵנָּהhenahnowH2008עֲזָרָנוּ'azaranuhe has helped usH5826יְהוָה׃yahwehYahwehH3068
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
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Topics
People and places
People: Samuel
Places: Ebenezer (1 Samuel 7), Mizpah, Shen