Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 4

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameH1961toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.NowH1961Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outH3318againstH5921thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideH5921Eben-ezer: and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430pitchedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inAphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.

2And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430put themselves inarrayH4421againstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and when they joinedbattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wassmittenH5221beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430: and theyslewH5221of thearmyבַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙va.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704aboutH5221fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

3And when thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971werecomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoH413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264, theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Wherefore hath theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068smittenusH413todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430? Let as fetch thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068outH4100ofShilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887untousH413, that it maycomeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935amongusH413, andsaveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467usH413outH4100of thehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of ourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341.

4SoH7971thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentH7971toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887, and theybroughtוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from thence thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whichH8033sittethuponיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742: and thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372, were there with thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

5And when thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321,soH1961that theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776rangagainH1961.

6And when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of theshoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Whatמֶ֠הmehH4100meaneth thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680? And theyunderstoodוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wascomeבָּ֖אba'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

7And thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereafraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372, for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935intoH413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264. And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untousH413! for there hathnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beensuchH2063athingH2063heretofore.

8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untousH5337! who shalldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usH5337outH3605of thehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027oftheseH428mightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?theseH428are thegodsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatsmoteהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withallH3605mannerH428ofplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

9Bestrongהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.KuH2388, and quit yourselves likemenH376, O yePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, that ye benotפֶּ֚ןpenH6435servantsH5647unto theHebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680, as they have been toyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834: quit yourselves likemenH376, andfightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898.

10And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was smitten, and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127everyH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168: and there was averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347; for therefellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7273.

11And thearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430wastakenנִלְקָ֑חnil.KachH3947; and thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372, were slain.

12And thereranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144outH5921of thearmyמֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הme.ha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toShilohשִׁלֹ֖הshi.LohH7887thesameהַה֑וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117with hisclothesוּמַדָּ֣יוu.ma.DavH4055rent, and withearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127uponH5921hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.

13And when hecameH935,loוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Eliעֵ֠לִי'E.liH5941satיֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427uponH5921hisseatהַכִּסֵּ֜אha.ki.Se'H3678by thewayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870sidewatchingמְצַפֶּ֔הme.tza.PehH6822: for hisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820trembled for thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. And when themanוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376cameH935intoH935thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892, andtoldלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046it,allכָּל־kol-H3605thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892criedH2199outH2199.

14And whenEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thenoiseH6963of thecryingH6963, hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Whatמֶ֛הmehH4100meaneth thenoiseH6963of thistumultהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995? And themanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376hasted andcameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Eliלְעֵלִֽי׃le.'e.LiH5941.

15NowEliוְעֵלִ֕יve.'e.LiH5941wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121; and hiseyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869weresetקָ֔מָהKa.mahH6965, that hecouldיָכ֖וֹלya.KholH3201notוְלֹ֥אve.Lo'H3808seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

16And themanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559untoEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941, I am he thatcameH935outמִן־min-H4480of thearmyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֔הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634, and Ifledנַ֣סְתִּיNas.tiH5127todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117outמִן־min-H4480of thearmyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634. And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Howמֶֽה־meh-H4100wentH935thematterהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?

17And he thatbroughtH3947thetidingsהַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜רham.va.SerH1319answeredH559andsaidH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478isfledנָ֤סnasH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430, and there hath been also agreatגְדוֹלָ֖הge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046among thepeopleבָעָ֑םva.'AmH5971, and thytwoשְׁנֵ֨יshe.NeiH8147sonsבָנֶ֜יךָva.Nei.khaH1121also,Hophniחָפְנִי֙cha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִ֣ינְחָ֔סu.Fin.ChasH6372, aredeadמֵ֗תוּMe.tuH4191, and thearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430istakenH3947.

18And itcameH1961topassH1961, when hemadeH1961mentionכְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ke.haz.ki.RoH2142of thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, that hefellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307fromoffמֵֽעַל־me.'al-H5921hisseatהַ֠כִּסֵּאHa.ki.se'H3678backwardאֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322by thesideיַ֣דyadH3027of thegateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, and hisneckמַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙maf.rak.ToH4665brake, and hediedוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191: for he was anoldזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2204manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376, andheavyוְכָבֵ֑דve.kha.VedH3515. And he hadjudgedשָׁפַ֥טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.

19And his daughter in law, Phinehas’wifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802, was withchildהָרָ֣הha.RahH2030,nearH5921to bedeliveredH3205: and whensheH3588heardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085thetidingsהַשְּׁמֻעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052that thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wastakenH3947, and thatherH413fatherH3205in law andherH413husbandוְאִישָׁ֑הּve.'i.ShahH376weredeadוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191,sheH3588bowedוַתִּכְרַ֣עva.tikh.Ra'H3766herselfH5921andbroughtH3947forthH3205; forherH413painscameH413uponH5921herH413.

20AndaboutH5921the time ofherH5921deathמוּתָ֗הּmu.TahH4191the women thatstoodהַנִּצָּב֣וֹתha.ni.tza.VotH5324byherH5921saidוַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙va.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696untoherH5921,Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372notH3808; for thou hastbroughtH3205forthH3205asonבֵ֣ןvenH1121. ButsheH3588answeredעָנְתָ֖ה'a.ne.TahH6030notH3808,neitherH3808didH3808sheH3588regardH5921it.

21AndsheH7121namedH7121thechildלַנַּ֗עַרla.Na.'arH5288IchabodH350,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thegloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519isdepartedגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:becauseH413thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wastakenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947, andbecauseH413ofherH413father in law andherH413husbandוְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ve.'i.ShahH376.

22Andsheכִּ֥יkiH3588saidוַתֹּ֕אמֶרva.To.merH559, Thegloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519isdepartedגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478; for thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פha.'E.lo.HimH430istakenנִלְקַ֖חnil.KachH3947.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4

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