1 Samuel 4
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- 1And the word of Samuel came to all Israel. Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and encamped beside Eben-ezer: and the Philistines encamped in Aphek.
- וַיְהִ֥י
- דְבַר־
- דְבַרde.var-[the] word ofH1697G
- שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל
- שְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElSamuelH8050G
- לְכָל־
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וַיֵּצֵ֣א
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֩
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לִקְרַ֨את
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
- וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙
- עַל־
- עַל'al-atH5921A
- הָאֶ֣בֶן
- הָעֵ֔זֶר
- הָעֵ֔זֶרha.'E.zer-ezerH0072
- וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים
- חָנ֥וּ
- חָנ֥וּcha.Nuthey encampedH2583
- בַאֲפֵֽק׃
- 2And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
- וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- לִקְרַ֣את
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙
- הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
- וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- וַיַּכּ֤וּ
- בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙
- בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה
- כְּאַרְבַּ֥עַת
- אֲלָפִ֖ים
- אֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.Fimthousand<s>H0505G
- אִֽישׁ׃
- אִֽישׁ'IshmanH0376G
- 3And when the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh to us, that when it cometh among us, it may save us from the hand of our enemies.
- וַיָּבֹ֣א
- הָעָם֮
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒
- וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
- זִקְנֵ֣י
- זִקְנֵ֣יzik.Nei[the] elders ofH2205G
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לָ֣מָּה
- נְגָפָ֧נוּ
- יְהוָ֛ה
- יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- הַיּ֖וֹם
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- נִקְחָ֧ה
- נִקְחָ֧הnik.Chahlet us bringH3947J
- אֵלֵ֣ינוּ
- מִשִּׁלֹ֗ה
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֲרוֹן֙
- אֲרוֹן֙'a.rOn[the] ark ofH0727
- בְּרִ֣ית
- בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit[the] covenant ofH1285
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- וְיָבֹ֣א
- בְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ
- וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ
- מִכַּ֥ף
- אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃
- 4So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, who dwelleth between the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
- וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח
- הָעָם֙
- שִׁלֹ֔ה
- שִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohShilohH7887
- וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ
- מִשָּׁ֗ם
- אֵ֣ת
- אֵ֣ת'et<obj.>H0853
- אֲר֧וֹן
- אֲר֧וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- בְּרִית־
- בְּרִיתbe.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285
- יְהוָ֛ה
- יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- צְבָא֖וֹת
- צְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otof hostsH6635B
- יֹשֵׁ֣ב
- יֹשֵׁ֣בyo.Shev[who] sitsH3427
- הַכְּרֻבִ֑ים
- וְשָׁ֞ם
- שְׁנֵ֣י
- שְׁנֵ֣יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
- בְנֵֽי־
- בְנֵֽיve.nei-[the] sons ofH1121A
- עֵלִ֗י
- עֵלִ֗י'e.LiEliH5941
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- אֲרוֹן֙
- אֲרוֹן֙'a.rOn[the] ark ofH0727
- בְּרִ֣ית
- בְּרִ֣יתbe.Rit[the] covenant ofH1285
- הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
- חָפְנִ֖י
- חָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiHophniH2652
- וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃
- 5And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth resounded.
- וַיְהִ֗י
- כְּב֨וֹא
- אֲר֤וֹן
- אֲר֤וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- בְּרִית־
- בְּרִיתbe.rit-[the] covenant ofH1285
- יְהוָה֙
- יְהוָה֙Yah.wehYahwehH3068G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה
- וַיָּרִ֥עוּ
- כָל־
- כָלkhol-allH3605
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- תְּרוּעָ֣ה
- תְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'Aha shoutH8643
- גְדוֹלָ֑ה
- גְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahgreatH1419A
- וַתֵּהֹ֖ם
- הָאָֽרֶץ׃
- 6And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD had come into the camp.
- וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ
- פְלִשְׁתִּים֙
- פְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- ק֣וֹל
- ק֣וֹלKol[the] sound ofH6963H
- הַתְּרוּעָ֔ה
- וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ
- מֶ֠ה
- מֶ֠הmehwhat?H4100
- ק֣וֹל
- ק֣וֹלKol[is] [the] sound ofH6963H
- הַתְּרוּעָ֧ה
- הַגְּדוֹלָ֛ה
- הַזֹּ֖את
- בְּמַחֲנֵ֣ה
- הָעִבְרִ֑ים
- וַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּ
- כִּ֚י
- כִּ֚יkithatH3588A
- אֲר֣וֹן
- אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- יְהוָ֔ה
- יְהוָ֔הYah.wehYahwehH3068G
- בָּ֖א
- בָּ֖אba'it had comeH0935G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- הַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃
- 7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God hath come into the camp. And they said, Woe to us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
- וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙
- הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- אָמְר֔וּ
- אָמְר֔וּ'a.me.Ruthey saidH0559
- בָּ֥א
- בָּ֥אba'he has comeH0935G
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Hima godH0430G
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-intoH0413
- הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
- וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙
- א֣וֹי
- א֣וֹי'owoe!H0188
- לָ֔נוּ
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- לֹ֥א
- לֹ֥אlo'notH3808
- הָיְתָ֛ה
- הָיְתָ֛הha.ye.Tahit has beenH1961
- כָּזֹ֖את
- אֶתְמ֥וֹל
- אֶתְמ֥וֹל'et.MolyesterdayH0865
- שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃
- שִׁלְשֹֽׁםshil.Shomthree days agoH8032
- 8Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
- 9Be strong, and acquit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: acquit yourselves like men, and fight.
- הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ
- הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.Kushow yourselves strongH2388G
- וִֽהְי֤וּ
- לַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimO PhilistinesH6430G
- פֶּ֚ן
- פֶּ֚ןpenlestH6435
- תַּעַבְד֣וּ
- תַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.Duyou should serveH5647G
- לָעִבְרִ֔ים
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר
- עָבְד֖וּ
- עָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.Duthey have servedH5647G
- לָכֶ֑ם
- וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם
- לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים
- וְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃
- הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ
- 10And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter, for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
- וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- וַיִּנָּ֤גֶף
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙
- אִ֣ישׁ
- אִ֣ישׁ'isheach manH0376I
- לְאֹהָלָ֔יו
- וַתְּהִ֥י
- הַמַּכָּ֖ה
- גְּדוֹלָ֣ה
- גְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahgreatH1419A
- מְאֹ֑ד
- מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966
- וַיִּפֹּל֙
- מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים
- שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970
- אֶ֖לֶף
- אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH0505G
- רַגְלִֽי׃
- רַגְלִֽיrag.Lifoot soldier[s]H7273
- 11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
- 12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
- 13And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way-side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.
- וַיָּב֗וֹא
- וְהִנֵּ֣ה
- עֵ֠לִי
- עֵ֠לִי'E.liEliH5941
- יֹשֵׁ֨ב
- יֹשֵׁ֨בyo.Shev[was] sittingH3427
- עַֽל־
- עַֽל'al-onH5921A
- הַכִּסֵּ֜א
- יַ֥דQere, written (Ketiv): יַךְ
- יַ֥דyach[the] side ofH3027J
- דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙
- דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekh[the] roadH1870K
- מְצַפֶּ֔ה
- מְצַפֶּ֔הme.tza.PehwatchingH6822
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- הָיָ֤ה
- הָיָ֤הha.Yahit wasH1961
- לִבּוֹ֙
- חָרֵ֔ד
- חָרֵ֔דcha.RedtremblingH2730
- עַ֖ל
- עַ֖ל'alonH5921A
- אֲר֣וֹן
- אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
- וְהָאִ֗ישׁ
- בָּ֚א
- בָּ֚אba'he cameH0935G
- לְהַגִּ֣יד
- בָּעִ֔יר
- וַתִּזְעַ֖ק
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הָעִֽיר׃
- 14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
- 15Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were dim, that he could not see.
- 16And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?
- וַיֹּ֨אמֶר
- הָאִ֜ישׁ
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- עֵלִ֗י
- עֵלִ֗י'e.LiEliH5941
- אָֽנֹכִי֙
- אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiIH0595
- הַבָּ֣א
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה
- וַאֲנִ֕י
- מִן־
- מִןmin-fromH4480A
- הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה
- נַ֣סְתִּי
- נַ֣סְתִּיNas.tiI have fledH5127
- הַיּ֑וֹם
- וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
- מֶֽה־
- מֶֽהmeh-what?H4100
- הָיָ֥ה
- הָיָ֥הha.Yahwas itH1961
- הַדָּבָ֖ר
- בְּנִֽי׃
- 17And the messenger answered and said, Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
- וַיַּ֨עַן
- הַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜ר
- וַיֹּ֗אמֶר
- נָ֤ס
- נָ֤סnasit has fledH5127
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙
- יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- לִפְנֵ֣י
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
- פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430G
- וְגַ֛ם
- מַגֵּפָ֥ה
- מַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.Faha slaughterH4046
- גְדוֹלָ֖ה
- גְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahgreatH1419A
- הָיְתָ֣ה
- הָיְתָ֣הha.ye.Tahit has beenH1961
- בָעָ֑ם
- וְגַם־
- שְׁנֵ֨י
- שְׁנֵ֨יshe.Nei[the] twoH8147
- בָנֶ֜יךָ
- מֵ֗תוּ
- מֵ֗תוּMe.tuthey have diedH4191
- חָפְנִי֙
- חָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiHophniH2652
- וּפִ֣ינְחָ֔ס
- וַאֲר֥וֹן
- הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
- נִלְקָֽחָה׃
- נִלְקָֽחָהnil.Ka.chahit has been takenH3947G
- 18And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck broke, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.
- וַיְהִ֞י
- כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- אֲר֣וֹן
- אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
- וַיִּפֹּ֣ל
- מֵֽעַל־
- הַ֠כִּסֵּא
- אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית
- אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית'a.Cho.ra.NitbackwardsH0322
- בְּעַ֣ד׀
- בְּעַ֣דbe.'AdbehindH1157
- יַ֣ד
- יַ֣דyad[the] side ofH3027K
- הַשַּׁ֗עַר
- וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר
- מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙
- וַיָּמֹ֔ת
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- זָקֵ֥ן
- זָקֵ֥ןza.Kenhe was oldH2204
- הָאִ֖ישׁ
- וְכָבֵ֑ד
- וְה֛וּא
- שָׁפַ֥ט
- שָׁפַ֥טsha.Fathe had judgedH8199
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
- יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
- אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImfortyH0705
- שָׁנָֽה׃
- שָׁנָֽהsha.Nahyear[s]H8141
- 19And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law, and her husband were dead, she bowed herself, and travailed; for her pains came upon her.
- וְכַלָּת֣וֹ
- אֵֽשֶׁת־
- אֵֽשֶׁת'e.shet-[the] wife ofH0802H
- פִּינְחָס֮
- פִּינְחָס֮pi.ne.ChasPhinehasH6372H
- הָרָ֣ה
- הָרָ֣הha.Rah[was] pregnantH2030A
- לָלַת֒
- וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַשְּׁמֻעָ֔ה
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-concerningH0413
- הִלָּקַח֙
- הִלָּקַח֙hi.la.Kach[the] being taken ofH3947G
- אֲר֣וֹן
- אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
- וּמֵ֥ת
- חָמִ֖יהָ
- וְאִישָׁ֑הּ
- וַתִּכְרַ֣ע
- וַתֵּ֔לֶד
- כִּֽי־
- כִּֽיki-forH3588A
- נֶהֶפְכ֥וּ
- נֶהֶפְכ֥וּne.hef.Khuthey turnedH2015
- עָלֶ֖יהָ
- צִרֶֽיהָ׃
- 20And about the time of her death, the women that stood by her said to her, Fear not; for thou hast borne a son. But she answered not, neither did she regard it.
- וּכְעֵ֣ת
- מוּתָ֗הּ
- וַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙
- הַנִּצָּב֣וֹת
- עָלֶ֔יהָ
- אַל־
- אַל'al-may notH0408
- תִּֽירְאִ֖י
- תִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'Iyou be afraidH3372G
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- בֵ֣ן
- בֵ֣ןvena sonH1121A
- יָלָ֑דְתְּ
- יָלָ֑דְתְּya.La.detyou have borneH3205
- וְלֹ֥א
- עָנְתָ֖ה
- עָנְתָ֖ה'a.ne.Tahshe answeredH6030B
- וְלֹא־
- שָׁ֥תָה
- שָׁ֥תָהSha.tahshe setH7896K
- לִבָּֽהּ׃
- 21And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory hath departed from Israel. (Because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.)
- וַתִּקְרָ֣א
- לַנַּ֗עַר
- אִֽי־
- אִֽי'i-I-H0350
- כָבוֹד֙
- כָבוֹד֙kha.Vod-chabodH0350
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- גָּלָ֥ה
- גָּלָ֥הga.Lahit has gone into exileH1540K
- כָב֖וֹד
- כָב֖וֹדkha.VodgloryH3519
- מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-because ofH0413
- הִלָּקַח֙
- הִלָּקַח֙hi.la.Kach[the] being taken ofH3947G
- אֲר֣וֹן
- אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron[the] ark ofH0727
- הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
- וְאֶל־
- חָמִ֖יהָ
- וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃
- 22And she said, The glory hath departed from Israel: for the ark of God is taken.
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