מֵעֶקְר֣וֹן from Ekron mê·‘eq·rō·wn וְעַד־ to wə·‘aḏ- גַּ֔ת Gath , gaṯ וְאֶ֨ת־ - wə·’eṯ- אֲשֶׁ֣ר which ’ă·šer פְלִשְׁתִּים֩ the Philistines p̄ə·liš·tîm מֵאֵ֨ת . . . mê·’êṯ לָֽקְחוּ־ had taken lā·qə·ḥū- יִשְׂרָאֵ֤ל׀ - , yiś·rā·’êl וַתָּשֹׁ֣בְנָה were restored wat·tā·šō·ḇə·nāh לְיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ to Israel , lə·yiś·rā·’êl יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל [who] yiś·rā·’êl הִצִּ֥יל also delivered hiṣ·ṣîl גְּבוּלָ֔ן the surrounding territory gə·ḇū·lān מִיַּ֣ד from the hand mî·yaḏ פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑ים of the Philistines . pə·liš·tîm וַיְהִ֣י And there was way·hî שָׁל֔וֹם peace šā·lō·wm בֵּ֥ין between bên יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל the Israelites yiś·rā·’êl וּבֵ֥ין . . . ū·ḇên הָאֱמֹרִֽי׃ and the Amorites . hā·’ĕ·mō·rî 1 Samuel 7:15 שְׁמוּאֵל֙ So Samuel šə·mū·’êl אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֤ט judged way·yiš·pōṭ יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl כֹּ֖ל all kōl יְמֵ֥י the days yə·mê חַיָּֽיו׃ of his life . ḥay·yāw 1 Samuel 7:16 שָׁנָה֙ Every year šā·nāh בְּשָׁנָ֔ה . . . bə·šā·nāh וְהָלַ֗ךְ he would go wə·hā·laḵ וְסָבַב֙ on a circuit wə·sā·ḇaḇ מִדֵּ֤י from mid·dê בֵּֽית־ vvv bêṯ- אֵ֔ל Bethel ’êl וְהַגִּלְגָּ֖ל to Gilgal wə·hag·gil·gāl וְהַמִּצְפָּ֑ה to Mizpah , wə·ham·miṣ·pāh וְשָׁפַט֙ judging wə·šā·p̄aṭ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl אֵ֥ת in ’êṯ כָּל־ all kāl- הָאֵֽלֶּה׃ these hā·’êl·leh הַמְּקוֹמ֖וֹת places . ham·mə·qō·w·mō·wṯ 1 Samuel 7:17 וּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹ Then he would return ū·ṯə·šu·ḇā·ṯōw הָרָמָ֙תָה֙ to Ramah hā·rā·mā·ṯāh כִּֽי־ because kî- בֵּית֔וֹ his home bê·ṯōw שָׁ֣ם was there , šām וְשָׁ֖ם and there wə·šām שָׁפָ֣ט he judged šā·p̄āṭ אֶת־ - ’eṯ- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl וַיִּֽבֶן־ and built way·yi·ḇen- מִזְבֵּ֖חַ an altar miz·bê·aḥ לַֽיהוָֽה׃פ to YHWH Yah·weh שָׁ֥ם - . šām 1 Samuel 8:1 וַיְהִ֕י - way·hî כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר When ka·’ă·šer שְׁמוּאֵ֑ל Samuel šə·mū·’êl זָקֵ֖ן grew old , zā·qên וַיָּ֧שֶׂם he appointed way·yā·śem אֶת־ - ’eṯ- בָּנָ֛יו his sons bā·nāw שֹׁפְטִ֖ים as judges šō·p̄ə·ṭîm לְיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ over Israel . lə·yiś·rā·’êl 1 Samuel 8:2 שֶׁם־ The name šem- הַבְּכוֹר֙ of his firstborn hab·bə·ḵō·wr בְּנ֤וֹ son bə·nōw וַיְהִ֞י was way·hî יוֹאֵ֔ל Joel , yō·w·’êl וְשֵׁ֥ם and the name wə·šêm מִשְׁנֵ֖הוּ of his second miš·nê·hū אֲבִיָּ֑ה was Abijah . ’ă·ḇî·yāh שֹׁפְטִ֖ים They were judges šō·p̄ə·ṭîm בִּבְאֵ֥ר vvv biḇ·’êr שָֽׁבַע׃ in Beersheba . šā·ḇa‘ 1 Samuel 8:3 בָנָיו֙ But his sons ḇā·nāw וְלֹֽא־ did not wə·lō- הָלְכ֤וּ walk hā·lə·ḵū בְּדַרְכּוֹ in his ways ; bə·ḏar·kō

