Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1961 [e] וַיְהִ֗י way-hî, So it was Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3117 [e] מִיּ֞וֹם mî-yō-wm that Prep-m | N-msc 3427 [e] שֶׁ֤בֶת še-ḇeṯ remained V-Qal-Inf 727 [e] הָֽאָרוֹן֙ hā-’ā-rō-wn the ark Art | N-cs   בְּקִרְיַ֣ת bə-qir-yaṯ in Prep 7157 [e] יְעָרִ֔ים yə-‘ā-rîm, Kirjath Jearim Prep | N-proper-fs 7235 [e] וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ way-yir-bū and long Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 3117 [e] הַיָּמִ֔ים hay-yā-mîm, a time Art | N-mp 1961 [e] וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ way-yih-yū and it was [there] Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 6242 [e] עֶשְׂרִ֣ים ‘eś-rîm twenty Number-cp 8141 [e] שָׁנָ֑ה šā-nāh; years N-fs 5091 [e] וַיִּנָּה֛וּ way-yin-nā-hū and lamented Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3mp 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 1004 [e] בֵּ֥ית bêṯ the house N-msc 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś-rā-’êl of Israel N-proper-ms 310 [e] אַחֲרֵ֥י ’a-ḥă-rê after Prep 3068 [e] יְהוָֽה׃ Yah-weh. Yahweh N-proper-ms   ס s - Punc

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.

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Matthew 5:4 Blessed are they that mourn: for they shall be comforted.

2 Corinthians 7:10,11 For godly sorrow works repentance to salvation not to be repented …

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