Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 4:15-18

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.

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