Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 4:12-22

12That sameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117a Benjamiteאִישׁ־ בִּנְיָמִן֙'ish- bin.ya.MinH1144 H376ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323from the battle lineמֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הme.ha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634all the wayוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Shilohשִׁלֹ֖הshi.LohH7887,with his clothesוּמַדָּ֣יוu.ma.DavH4055tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167and dirtוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127onעַל־'al-H5921his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

13When he arrivedוַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935,thereוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009was Eliעֵ֠לִי'E.liH5941,sittingיֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427onעַֽל־'al-H5921his chairהַכִּסֵּ֜אha.ki.Se'H3678besideH3197the roadדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870andwatchingמְצַפֶּ֔הme.tza.PehH6822,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820trembledהָיָ֤ה חָרֵ֔דha.Yah cha.RedH1961 H2730forעַ֖ל'alH5921the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.When the manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376enteredבָּ֚אba'H935the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892to give a reportלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046,the wholeכָּל־kol-H3605cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892cried outוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199.

14Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941אֶת־'et-H853heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the outcryק֣וֹל הַצְּעָקָ֔הKol ha.tze.'a.KahH6963 H6818and askedוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whyמֶ֛ה ק֥וֹלmeh KolH4100 H6963thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088commotionהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?”So the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376hurried overמִהַ֔ר וַיָּבֹ֖אmi.Har vai.ya.Vo'H4116 H935and reportedוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046to Eliלְעֵלִֽי׃le.'e.LiH5941.

15Now Eliוְעֵלִ֕יve.'e.LiH5941was ninety-eightתִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הtish.'Im u.she.mo.NehH8673 H8083years oldבֶּן־ שָׁנָ֑הben- sha.NahH1121 H8141,and his gazeוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869was fixedקָ֔מָהKa.mahH6965because he could notוְלֹ֥א יָכ֖וֹלve.Lo' ya.KholH3808 H3201seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

16“Iאָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.KhiH595have just comeהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935fromמִן־min-H4480the battleהַמַּעֲרָכָ֔הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,”the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toאֶל־'el-H413Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941. “Iוַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.NiH589fledנַ֣סְתִּיNas.tiH5127fromמִן־min-H4480there todayהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה הַיּ֑וֹםha.ma.'a.ra.Khah hai.YomH4634 H3117.” “Whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100happenedהָיָ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖רha.Yah ha.da.VarH1961 H1697,my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?”Eli askedוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559.

17The messengerהַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜ר וַיֹּ֗אמֶרham.va.Ser vai.Yo.merH1319 H559answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478has fledנָ֤סnasH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,andוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571there has beenהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046among the peopleבָעָ֑ם וְגַם־va.'Am ve.gam-H5971 H1571.Your twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִ֣ינְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,are both deadמֵ֗תוּMe.tuH4191,and the arkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has been capturedנִלְקָֽחָה׃ פnil.Ka.chahH3947.”

18As soon asוַיְהִ֞יvay.HiH1961אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was mentionedכְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ke.haz.ki.RoH2142,Eli fellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307backwardאֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית בְּעַ֣ד׀'a.Cho.ra.Nit be.'AdH322 H1157fromמֵֽעַל־me.'al-H5921his chairהַ֠כִּסֵּאHa.ki.se'H3678byיַ֣דyadH3027the city gateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and beingכִּֽי־ki-H3588הָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376oldזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2204and heavyוְכָבֵ֑דve.kha.VedH3515,he brokeוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤רva.ti.sha.VerH7665his neckמַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙maf.rak.ToH4665and diedוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191.Andוְה֛וּאve.Hu'H1931Elihad judgedשָׁפַ֥טsha.FatH8199אֶת־'et-H853Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

19Now Eli’s daughter-in-lawוְכַלָּת֣וֹve.kha.la.ToH3618,the wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802of Phinehasפִּינְחָס֮pi.ne.ChasH6372,was pregnantהָרָ֣הha.RahH2030and about to give birthלָלַת֒la.LatH3205.When she heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085אֶת־'et-H853the newsהַשְּׁמֻעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052ofאֶל־'el-H413the captureהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947of God’sהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727and the deathsוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191of her father-in-lawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֑הּve.'i.ShahH376,she collapsedוַתִּכְרַ֣עva.tikh.Ra'H3766and gave birthוַתֵּ֔לֶדva.Te.ledH3205,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588her labor painsצִרֶֽיהָ׃tzi.Rei.haH6735overtookנֶהֶפְכ֥וּne.hef.KhuH2015herעָלֶ֖יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921.

20Asוּכְעֵ֣תu.khe.'EtH6256she was dyingמוּתָ֗הּmu.TahH4191,the women attendingהַנִּצָּב֣וֹתha.ni.tza.VotH5324to herעָלֶ֔יהָ'a.Lei.haH5921saidוַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙va.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696, “Do notאַל־'al-H408be afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372,forכִּ֣יkiH3588you have given birth toיָלָ֑דְתְּya.La.detH3205a sonבֵ֣ןvenH1121!”But she did notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808respondעָנְתָ֖ה וְלֹא־'a.ne.Tah ve.lo'-H6030 H3808or pay any heedשָׁ֥תָה לִבָּֽהּ׃Sha.tah li.BahH7896 H3820.

21And she namedוַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'H7121the boyלַנַּ֗עַרla.Na.'arH5288IchabodH350,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “The gloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519has departedגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,”becauseאֶל־'el-H413the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had been capturedהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947andוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413her father-in-lawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and her husband had been killedוְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ve.'i.ShahH376.

22“The gloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519has departedגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,”she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “forכִּ֥יkiH3588the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430has been capturedנִלְקַ֖חnil.KachH3947.”

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