New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 4:19-22

19Now his daughter-in-lawוְכַלָּת֣וֹve.kha.la.ToH3618,Phinehas’פִּינְחָס֮pi.ne.ChasH6372wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802,was pregnantהָרָ֣הha.RahH2030and aboutto giveלָלַת֒la.LatH3205birthוַתֵּ֔לֶדva.Te.ledH3205;and when she heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085the newsהַשְּׁמֻעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052that the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430had been takenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947and that her father-in-lawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and her husbandוְאִישָׁ֑הּve.'i.ShahH376had diedוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191,she kneeledH3766downוַתִּכְרַ֣עva.tikh.Ra'H3766and gaveH3205birthH3205,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588her painsצִרֶֽיהָ׃tzi.Rei.haH6735cameנֶהֶפְכ֥וּne.hef.KhuH2015upon her.

20And about the timeוּכְעֵ֣תu.khe.'EtH6256of her deathמוּתָ֗הּmu.TahH4191the women who were standingהַנִּצָּב֣וֹתha.ni.tza.VotH5324by her saidוַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙va.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696to her, “Do not beH3372afraidתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372,for you have givenH3205birthH3205to a sonבֵ֣ןvenH1121.”But she did not answerעָנְתָ֖ה'a.ne.TahH6030or payשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH7896attentionלִבָּֽהּ׃li.BahH3820.

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 takenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947and becauseוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413of her father-in-lawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and her husbandוְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ve.'i.ShahH376.

22So she saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, “The gloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519has departedגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540from Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430has been takenנִלְקַ֖חnil.KachH3947.”

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