Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 4:11-18

11And the arkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430was takenנִלְקָ֑חnil.KachH3947;and the twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,were slainמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191.

12And there ranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323a manאִישׁ־'ish-H376of Benjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144out of the armyמֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הme.ha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,and cameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935to Shilohשִׁלֹ֖הshi.LohH7887the same dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117with his clothesוּמַדָּ֣יוu.ma.DavH4055rentקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167,and with earthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon his headרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

13And when he cameוַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935,lo, Eliעֵ֠לִי'E.liH5941satיֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427upon a seatהַכִּסֵּ֜אha.ki.Se'H3678by the waysideיַ֥ד דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙yach de.rekhH3197 H3027 H1870watchingמְצַפֶּ֔הme.tza.PehH6822:for his heartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820trembledחָרֵ֔דcha.RedH2730for the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.And when the manוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376cameבָּ֚אba'H935into the cityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892,and toldלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046it,all the cityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892cried outוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199.

14And when Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the cryingהַצְּעָקָ֔הha.tze.'a.KahH6818,he saidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What meaneththe noiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of this tumultהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995?And the manוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935in hastilyמִהַ֔רmi.HarH4116,and toldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Eliלְעֵלִֽי׃le.'e.LiH5941.

15Now Eliוְעֵלִ֕יve.'e.LiH5941was ninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673and eightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121;and his eyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869were dimקָ֔מָהKa.mahH6965,that he couldיָכ֖וֹלya.KholH3201not seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

16And the manהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559unto Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941, I amhe that cameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935out of the armyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֔הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634,and I fledנַ֣סְתִּיNas.tiH5127to dayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117out of the armyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634.And he saidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,What is there doneהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697,my sonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

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.

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