New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 4:3-5

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.

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