1 Samuel 4
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1 Samuel 4:17-18

17And the messengerהַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜רham.va.SerH1319answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030and saidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478is fledנָ֤סnasH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and there hath been also a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046among the peopleבָעָ֑םva.'AmH5971,and thy twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121also, Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִ֣ינְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,are deadמֵ֗תוּMe.tuH4191,and the arkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430is takenנִלְקָֽחָה׃ פnil.Ka.chahH3947.
18And it came to pass, when he made mentionכְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ke.haz.ki.RoH2142of the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,that he fellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307from off the seatהַ֠כִּסֵּאHa.ki.se'H3678backwardאֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322byבְּעַ֣ד׀be.'AdH1157the sideיַ֣דyadH3027of the gateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and his neckמַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙maf.rak.ToH4665brakeוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤רva.ti.sha.VerH7665,and he diedוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191:for he was an oldזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2204manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376,and heavyH3513.And he had judgedשָׁפַ֥טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
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