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1 Samuel 4:12-22

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.

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