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1 Samuel 8:4

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

KJV

Congregati ergo universi majores natu Israël, venerunt ad Samuelem in Ramatha.

Vulgate

καὶ συναθροίζονται ἄνδρες Ἰσραὴλ καὶ παραγίνονται εἰς Ἁρμαθάιμ πρὸς Σαμουήλ,

LXX

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

ASV

וַ/יִּֽתְקַבְּצ֔וּ כֹּ֖ל זִקְנֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יָּבֹ֥אוּ אֶל שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל הָ/רָמָֽתָ/ה

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Samuel
Places Ramah

In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
זִקְנֵ֣י
zqny
adjective · 179×
יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
yshr'l
proper_noun · 2486×
כָּל
kl
noun · 5376×
ם
m
verb · 125×
רָמָ֑ה
rmh
proper_noun · 36×
שְׁמוּאֵ֔ל
shmv'l
proper_noun · 140×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Sam 7:17 — And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
  • 1Sam 7:17 — And his return was to Ramah; for there was his house; and there he judged Israel; and there he built an altar unto the LORD.
  • 2Sam 5:3 — So all the elders of Israel came to the king to Hebron; and king David made a league with them in Hebron before the LORD: and they anointed David king over Israel.