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1 Samuel 4:18-22

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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