¹²Afterward, Samuel took a stone and set it upright^z between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer,^B explaining, “The Lord has helped us to this point.”

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z Jos 4:9

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen and called its name Ebenezer; for he said, “Till now the Lord has helped us.”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

Then Samuel took a stone and set it up between Mizpah and Shen. He named it Ebenezer, saying, “Thus far the Lord has helped us.”

NLTNew Living Translation

Samuel then took a large stone and placed it between the towns of Mizpah and Jeshanah. He named it Ebenezer (which means “the stone of help”), for he said, “Up to this point the Lord has helped us!”

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So Samuel took a single stone and put it between Mizpah and Shen, and he named it Ebenezer and said, “Up to here Yahweh has helped us.”

KJV 1900King James Version

Then Samuel took a stone, and set it between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Eben-ezer, saying, Hitherto hath the Lord helped us.

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