1 Samuel 7:17
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Then he would return to Ramah because his home was there, and there he judged Israel and built an altar to the LORD.

Young's Literal Translation
and his returning [is] to Ramath, for there [is] his house, and there he hath judged Israel, and he buildeth there an altar to Jehovah.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Then he would return
וּתְשֻׁבָת֤וֹ (ū·ṯə·šu·ḇā·ṯōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 8666: A recurrence, a reply

to Ramah
הָרָמָ֙תָה֙ (hā·rā·mā·ṯāh)
Article | Noun - proper - feminine singular | third person feminine singular
Strong's 7414: Ramah -- 'height', the name of several places in Israel

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

his home
בֵּית֔וֹ (bê·ṯōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 1004: A house

was there,
שָׁ֣ם (šām)
Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

and there
וְשָׁ֖ם (wə·šām)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb
Strong's 8033: There, then, thither

he judged
שָׁפָ֣ט (šā·p̄āṭ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

and built
וַיִּֽבֶן־ (way·yi·ḇen-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1129: To build

an altar
מִזְבֵּ֖חַ (miz·bê·aḥ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4196: An altar

to the LORD.
לַֽיהוָֽה׃ (Yah·weh)
Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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