King James Version
1 Samuel 4:17-22
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.
19And his daughter in lawוְכַלָּת֣וֹve.kha.la.ToH3618,Phinehas’פִּינְחָס֮pi.ne.ChasH6372wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,was with childהָרָ֣הha.RahH2030, nearto be deliveredלָלַת֒la.LatH3205:and when she heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the tidingsהַשְּׁמֻעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052thatאֶל־'el-H413the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was takenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947,and that her father in lawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֑הּve.'i.ShahH376were deadוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191,she bowedוַתִּכְרַ֣עva.tikh.Ra'H3766herself and travailedוַתֵּ֔לֶדva.Te.ledH3205;for her painsצִרֶֽיהָ׃tzi.Rei.haH6735cameנֶהֶפְכ֥וּne.hef.KhuH2015upon her.
20And about the timeוּכְעֵ֣תu.khe.'EtH6256of her deathמוּתָ֗הּmu.TahH4191the women that stoodהַנִּצָּב֣וֹתha.ni.tza.VotH5324by her saidוַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙va.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696unto her, Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372not; for thou hast bornיָלָ֑דְתְּya.La.detH3205a sonבֵ֣ןvenH1121.But she answeredעָנְתָ֖ה'a.ne.TahH6030not, neither did she regardשָׁ֥תָה לִבָּֽהּ׃Sha.tah li.BahH3820H7896it.
21And she namedוַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'H7121the childלַנַּ֗עַרla.Na.'arH5288I–chabodH350,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,The gloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519is departedגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:becauseH413the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was takenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947,and because of her father in lawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and her husbandוְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ve.'i.ShahH376.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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