1 Samuel 7:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
From the dayמִיֹּ֞ום
(mi·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
that the arkהָֽאָרֹון֙
(ha·'a·ro·vn)
727: a chest, arkof uncertain derivation
remainedשֶׁ֤בֶת
(she·vet)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
at Kiriath-jearim,יְעָרִ֔ים
(ye·'a·rim,)
7157: "city of forests," a city given to Judah, then to Benjaminfrom qiryah and yaar
the timeהַיָּמִ֔ים
(hai·ya·mim,)
3117: daya prim. root
was long,וַיִּרְבּוּ֙
(vai·yir·bu)
7235a: to be or become much, many or greata prim. root
for it was twentyעֶשְׂרִ֣ים
(es·rim)
6242: twentyfrom the same as eser
years;שָׁנָ֑ה
(sha·nah;)
8141: a yearfrom shana
and allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
the houseבֵּ֥ית
(beit)
1004: a housea prim. root
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
lamentedוַיִּנָּה֛וּ
(vai·yin·na·hu)
5091: to wail, lamenta prim. root
afterאַחֲרֵ֥י
(a·cha·rei)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
the LORD.יְהוָֽה׃
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah


















KJV Lexicon
And it came to pass while
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
the ark
'arown  (aw-rone')
a box -- ark, chest, coffin.
abode
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
in Kirjathjearim
Qiryath Y`ariym  (keer-yath' yeh-aw-reem')
city of forests, or city of towns; Kirjath-Jearim or Kirjath-Arim, a place in Palestine -- Kirjath, Kirjath-jearim, Kirjath-arim.
that the time
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
was long
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
for it was twenty
`esriym  (es-reem')
twenty; also (ordinal) twentieth -- (six-)score, twenty(-ieth).
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
and all the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
lamented
nahah  (naw-haw')
to groan, i.e. bewail; hence (through the idea of crying aloud), to assemble (as if on proclamation) -- lament, wail.
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
From the day that the ark remained at Kiriath-jearim, the time was long, for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kirjathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Time went by until 20 years had passed since the ark had been taken to Kiriath-jearim. Then the whole house of Israel began to seek the LORD.

International Standard Version
A long time passed—it was twenty years—from the time the Ark came to reside in Kiriath-jearim, and all the house of Israel mourned because of the LORD.

NET Bible
It was quite a long time--some twenty years in all--that the ark stayed at Kiriath Jearim. All the people of Israel longed for the LORD.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
A long time passed after the ark came to stay at Kiriath Jearim. For 20 years the entire nation of Israel mournfully sought the LORD.

King James 2000 Bible
And it came to pass, while the ark abode in Kiriathjearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after the LORD.
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