1 Samuel 7:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		וַיְהִ֗י	h1961
7	And it came to pass while	הַיָּמִ֔ים	h3117
2	abode	שֶׁ֤בֶת	h3427
3	the ark	הָֽאָרוֹן֙	h727
4		בְּקִרְיַ֣ת	h0
5	in Kirjathjearim	יְעָרִ֔ים	h7157
6	was long	וַיִּרְבּוּ֙	h7235
7	And it came to pass while	הַיָּמִ֔ים	h3117
8		וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ	h1961
9	for it was twenty	עֶשְׂרִ֣ים	h6242
10	years	שָׁנָ֑ה	h8141
11	lamented	וַיִּנָּה֛וּ	h5091
12		כָּל	h3605
13	and all the house	בֵּ֥ית	h1004
14	of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	h3478
15	after	אַֽחֲרֵ֥י	h310
16	the LORD	יְהוָֽה׃	h3068

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kirjath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years. And all the house of Israel lamented after Jehovah.

Webster's Bible (WBT)

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

World English Bible (WEB)

It happened, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath Jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years: and all the house of Israel lamented after Yahweh.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And it cometh to pass, from the day of the dwelling of the ark in Kirjath-Jearim, that the days are multiplied -- yea, they are twenty years -- and wail do all the house of Israel after Jehovah.