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1 Samuel 4

1Andthewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cametoallIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.NowIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outagainstthePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideEben-ezer:andthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430encampedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inAphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.

2AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430put themselvesinarrayagainstIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:andwhentheyjoinedbattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wassmittenbeforethePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430;andtheyslewofthearmyinthefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

3Andwhenthepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971werecomeH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264,theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidH559, Wherefore hathJehovahsmittenusto-daybeforethePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430? Letusfetchthearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofJehovahoutofShilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887untous,thatitmaycomeH935amongus,andsaveH3467usoutofthehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709ofourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341.

4Sothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentH7971toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887;andtheybroughtfromthencethearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whositteth abovethecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742:andthetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,weretherewiththearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

5Andwhenthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahcameH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321withagreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321,sothattheearthH776rangagain.

6AndwhenthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardH8085thenoiseoftheshoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643,theysaidH559,Whatmeaneththenoiseofthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643inthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264oftheHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680?Andtheyunderstoodthatthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahwascomeבָּ֖אba'H935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

7AndthePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereH1961afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,fortheysaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.AndtheysaidH559,Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untous!fortherehathnotbeenH1961suchathingheretofore.

8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untous!whoshalldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usoutofthehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofthesemightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?thesearethegodsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatsmotetheEgyptianswithallmannerofplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

9BeH1961strongהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.KuH2388,andquit yourselveslikemenH376, O yePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,thatyebeH1961notservantsuntotheHebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680,astheyhavebeenH1961toyou: quit yourselveslikemenH376,andfightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898.

10AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtH3898,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wasH1961smitten,andtheyfledH5127everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168:andtherewasH1961averyH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347;fortherefellH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmen.

11Andthearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430wastakenH3947;andthetwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,wereslain.

12AndthereranH7323amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144outofthearmy,andcameH935toShilohשִׁלֹ֖הshi.LohH7887thesamedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117,withhisclothesrent,andwithearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127uponhisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

13AndwhenhecameH935,lo,Eliעֵ֠לִי'E.liH5941wasH1961sittingH3427uponhisseatהַכִּסֵּ֜אha.ki.Se'H3678bythewaysidewatchingמְצַפֶּ֔הme.tza.PehH6822;forhisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820trembledforthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Andwhenthemanוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376cameH935intothecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,andtoldלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046it,allthecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892criedH2199out.

14AndwhenEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941heardH8085thenoiseofthecrying,hesaidH559,WhatmeaneththenoiseofthistumultH1995?Andthemanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376hasted,andcameH935andtoldH5046Eliלְעֵלִֽי׃le.'e.LiH5941.

15NowEliוְעֵלִ֕יve.'e.LiH5941wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141old;andhiseyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869weresetקָ֔מָהKa.mahH6965,sothathecouldnotseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

16Andthemanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376saidH559untoEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,IamhethatcameH935outofthearmy,andIfledH5127to-dayoutofthearmy.AndhesaidH559,HowH4100wentH935thematterH1697,mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

17AndhethatbroughtthetidingsansweredandsaidH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478isfledH5127beforethePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,andtherehathbeenH1961alsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046amongthepeopleבָעָ֑םva.'AmH5971,andthytwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִ֣ינְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,aredeadH4191,andthearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430istakenH3947.

18Anditcametopass,whenhemadementionofthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,thatElifellH5307fromoffhisseatהַ֠כִּסֵּאHa.ki.se'H3678backwardאֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322bythesideofthegateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179;andhisneckbrake,andhediedH4191:forhewasH1961anoldזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2204manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376,andheavyוְכָבֵ֑דve.kha.VedH3515.AndhehadjudgedH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

19Andhisdaughter-in-law, Phinehas’wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,waswithchild,neartobedelivered:andwhensheheardH8085thetidingsthatthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wastakenH3947,andthatherfather-in-lawandherhusbandוְאִישָׁ֑הּve.'i.ShahH376weredeadH4191,shebowedוַתִּכְרַ֣עva.tikh.Ra'H3766herselfandbroughtforthH3205;forherpainscameuponher.

20Andaboutthetimeוּכְעֵ֣תu.khe.'EtH6256ofherdeathH4191thewomenthatstoodהַנִּצָּב֣וֹתha.ni.tza.VotH5324byhersaidH1696untoher,FearH3372not;forthou hastbroughtH3205forthH3205asonבֵ֣ןvenH1121.Butsheansweredעָנְתָ֖ה'a.ne.TahH6030not,neitherdidsheregardit.

21AndshenamedthechildIchabod,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Thegloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519isdepartedfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;becausethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wastakenH3947,andbecauseofherfather-in-lawandherhusbandוְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ve.'i.ShahH376.

22AndshesaidH559,Thegloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519isdepartedfromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478;forthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430istakenH3947.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4

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