1 Samuel 8:4

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Then all the elders of Israel gathered themselves together, and came to Samuel unto Ramah;

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל־שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הָרָמָֽתָה׃

Transliteration

And wayyiṯqabbəṣû all ziqnê yiśrāʾēl and wayyāḇōʾû to-šəmûʾēl hārāmāṯāh.

Grammar Details

*wayyiṯqabbəṣû*: waw-consecutive + verb, hitpael imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they gathered themselves together
*ziqnê*: noun, masculine plural construct - elders of
*yiśrāʾēl*: noun, proper name - Israel
*wayyāḇōʾû*: waw-consecutive + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd common plural - and they came
*šəmûʾēl*: noun, proper name, masculine singular - Samuel
*hārāmāṯāh*: definite article + noun, proper name with directional he - to Ramah

Word Meanings

*wayyiṯqabbəṣû*: gathered themselves together/assembled/congregated
*ziqnê*: elders/old men/leaders
*wayyāḇōʾû*: came/went/entered
*hārāmāṯāh*: to Ramah/toward Ramah

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Referenced Verses

1 Sam 7:17 : 17 And his return was to Ramah, for there was his house; and there he judged Israel: and he built there an altar unto Jehovah.
2 Sam 5:3 : 3 So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a covenant with them in Hebron before Jehovah: and they anointed David king over Israel.
Exod 3:16 : 16 Go, and gather the elders of Israel together, and say unto them, Jehovah, the God of your fathers, the God of Abraham, of Isaac, and of Jacob, hath appeared unto me, saying, I have surely visited you, and [seen] that which is done to you in Egypt:
Exod 24:1 : 1 And he said unto Moses, Come up unto Jehovah, thou, and Aaron, Nadab, and Abihu, and seventy of the elders of Israel; and worship ye afar off:

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