Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 4:1-3

1And the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050came to all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Now Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478went outוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430to battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,and pitchedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583beside Eben–ezerH72:and the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430pitchedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583in Aphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.

2And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430put themselves in arrayוַיַּעַרְכ֨וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478:and when they joinedוַתִּטֹּשׁ֙va.ti.ToshH5203battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478was smittenוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430:and they slewוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221of the armyבַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙va.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634in the fieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

3And when the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971were comeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Wherefore hath Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068smittenנְגָפָ֧נוּne.ga.Fa.nuH5062us to dayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430?Let us fetchנִקְחָ֧הnik.ChahH3947the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068out of Shilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887unto us, that, when it comethוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935amongבְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130us, it may saveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us out of the handמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341.

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