Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 4:19-22

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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