New American Standard Bible 1995
1 Samuel 4
Philistines Take the Ark in Victory
1Thus the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Now Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318out to meetלִקְרַ֨אתlik.RatH7122the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430in battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421and campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideעַל־'al-H5921EbenezerH72while the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430campedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inAphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.
2The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430drewH6186up in battleH6186array to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478.When the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421spreadוַתִּטֹּשׁ֙va.ti.ToshH5203,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasdefeatedוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430who killedוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376on the battlefieldבַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הva.ma.'a.ra.Khah ba.sa.DehH4634H7704.
3When the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100has the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068defeatedנְגָפָ֧נוּne.ga.Fa.nuH5062us todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430?Let us takeנִקְחָ֧הnik.ChahH3947to ourselves from Shilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thatit may comeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935amongבְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130us and deliverוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us from the powerמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesH340.”
4So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033they carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635who sitsיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427abovethe cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742;and the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372, werethereוְשָׁ֞םve.ShamH8033with the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.
5As the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643,so that the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776resoundedוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.
6When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמֶ֠הmehH4100doesthe noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680mean?”Then they understoodוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had comeבָּ֖אba'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
7The Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has comeבָּ֥אba'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.”And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us! For nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808like thisH2088has happenedהָיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961beforeשִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃shil.ShomH8543H8032.
8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us! Whoמִ֣יmiH4310shall deliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the handמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428mightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?Theseאֵ֧לֶּה'E.lehH428are the godsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430who smoteהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kinds ofplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
10So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wasdefeatedוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062, andeveryH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127to his tentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168;and the slaughterהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419,for there fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7273soldiersH7273.
12Now a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323from the battleמֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הme.ha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634lineH4634and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Shilohשִׁלֹ֖הshi.LohH7887the sameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117withhis clothesוּמַדָּ֣יוu.ma.DavH4055tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167anddustוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127on his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.
13When he cameוַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Eliעֵ֠לִי'E.liH5941was sittingיֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427on hisseatהַכִּסֵּ֜אha.ki.Se'H3678by the roadדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870eagerly watchingמְצַפֶּ֔הme.tza.PehH6822,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820was tremblingחָרֵ֔דcha.RedH2730for the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.So the manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376cameבָּ֚אba'H935to tellלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046itin the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,and allכָּל־kol-H3605the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892criedוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199out.
14When Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the outcryהַצְּעָקָ֔הha.tze.'a.KahH6818,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Whatמֶ֛הmehH4100doesthe noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of thisהַזֶּ֑הha.ZehH2088commotionהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995mean?”Then the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935hurriedlyמִהַ֔רmi.HarH4116and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Eliלְעֵלִֽי׃le.'e.LiH5941.
16The manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559to Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941, “I am the one who cameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935from the battleהַמַּעֲרָכָ֔הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634lineהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634.Indeed, I escapedנַ֣סְתִּיNas.tiH5127from the battleH4634lineH4634todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117.”And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, “Howמֶֽה־meh-H4100did thingsהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697goהָיָ֥הha.YahH1961,my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?”
17Then the one who broughtH1319the newsהַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜רham.va.SerH1319repliedוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030, “Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478has fledנָ֤סnasH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430and there has alsoוְגַ֛םve.GamH1571beenהָיְתָ֣הha.ye.TahH1961a greatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046among the peopleבָעָ֑םva.'AmH5971,and your twoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121alsoוְגַם־ve.gam-H1571,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִ֣ינְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372,are deadמֵ֗תוּMe.tuH4191,and the arkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430has been takenנִלְקָֽחָה׃ פnil.Ka.chahH3947.”
18When he mentionedכְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ke.haz.ki.RoH2142the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,Eli fellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307offמֵֽעַל־me.'al-H4480H5921the seatהַ֠כִּסֵּאHa.ki.se'H3678backwardאֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322besideיַ֣דyadH5704H3027the gateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179,and his neckמַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙maf.rak.ToH4665was brokenוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤רva.ti.sha.VerH7665and he diedוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191, forhe was oldזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2204and heavyוְכָבֵ֑דve.kha.VedH3515.Thus he judgedשָׁפַ֥טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
19Now his daughter-in-lawוְכַלָּת֣וֹve.kha.la.ToH3618,Phinehas’sפִּינְחָס֮pi.ne.ChasH6372wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,was pregnantהָרָ֣הha.RahH2030and about to giveלָלַת֒la.LatH3205birthוַתֵּ֔לֶדva.Te.ledH3205;and when she heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the newsהַשְּׁמֻעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052that the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was takenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947and that her father-in-lawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֑הּve.'i.ShahH376had diedוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191,she kneeledH3766downוַתִּכְרַ֣עva.tikh.Ra'H3766and gaveH3205birthH3205,for her painsצִרֶֽיהָ׃tzi.Rei.haH6735cameנֶהֶפְכ֥וּne.hef.KhuH2015upon her.
20And about the timeוּכְעֵ֣תu.khe.'EtH6256of her deathמוּתָ֗הּmu.TahH4191the women who stoodהַנִּצָּב֣וֹתha.ni.tza.VotH5324by her saidוַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙va.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696to her, “Do not be afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372,for you have givenH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵ֣ןvenH1121.”But she did not answerעָנְתָ֖ה'a.ne.TahH6030or payשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH7896attentionלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820.
21And she calledוַתִּקְרָ֣אva.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.HimH430was takenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947and becauseוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413of her father-in-lawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and her husbandוְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ve.'i.ShahH376.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4
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