2. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 7:2:1 ⧉וַיְהִ֗יvayehiand it was 1 Samuel 7:2:2 ⧉מִיּ֞וֹםmiyomfrom the day 1 Samuel 7:2:3 ⧉שֶׁ֤בֶתshevetof dwelling 1 Samuel 7:2:4 ⧉הָֽאָרוֹן֙haaronthe ark 1 Samuel 7:2:5 ⧉בְּקִרְיַ֣תbekiryatin Kiriath 1 Samuel 7:2:6 ⧉יְעָרִ֔יםyearimJearim 1 Samuel 7:2:7 ⧉וַיִּרְבּוּ֙vayirbuand they became many 1 Samuel 7:2:8 ⧉הַיָּמִ֔יםhayamimthe days 1 Samuel 7:2:9 ⧉וַיִּֽהְי֖וּvayihyuand they were 1 Samuel 7:2:10 ⧉עֶשְׂרִ֣יםeserimtwenty 1 Samuel 7:2:11 ⧉שָׁנָ֑הshanayear 1 Samuel 7:2:12 ⧉וַיִּנָּה֛וּvayinnahuand they lamented 1 Samuel 7:2:13 ⧉כָּל־בֵּ֥יתkalbetall {of} the house of 1 Samuel 7:2:14 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לyisraelIsrael 1 Samuel 7:2:15 ⧉אַחֲרֵ֥יakhareafter 1 Samuel 7:2:16 ⧉יְהוָֽה׃סyahwehthe LORD |
2. Formal Translation From the day the ark rested in Kiriath Jearim, the days multiplied until they reached twenty years, and the whole house of Israel lamented after the LORD{Yahweh, Covenant Restorer}. |
2. Dynamic Translation From the time the ark stayed in Kiriath Jearim, a long stretch passed—twenty years—and all Israel grieved and yearned for the LORD{Yahweh, Divine Healer}. |