Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 4:3-4

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.

4So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,that they might bringוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from thence the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068of Armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,which dwellethיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427betweenthe cherubimsהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742:and the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372, werethere with the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

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