Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 4
1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050came to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. NowIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideEbenezerH72: and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430encampedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inAphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.
2And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430put themselves inarrayוַיַּעַרְכ֨וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and when theyjoinedוַתִּטֹּשׁ֙va.ti.ToshH5203battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wassmittenוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430: and theyslewוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221of thearmyבַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙va.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.
3And when thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264, theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Why hath theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068smittenנְגָפָ֧נוּne.ga.Fa.nuH5062us todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430? Let usbringנִקְחָ֧הnik.ChahH3947thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068out ofShilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887to us, that, when itcomethוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935amongבְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130us, it maysaveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us from thehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of ourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341.
4So thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887, that they mightbringוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from there thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, whodwellethיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427between thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.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'H935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643, so that theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shookוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.
6And when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of theshoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, What meaneth thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680? And theyunderstoodוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadcomeבָּ֖אba'H935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.
7And thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereafraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372, for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathcomeבָּ֥אba'H935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264. And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us! for there hath not been such a thingbeforeאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃'et.Mol shil.ShomH865H8032.
8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us! who shalldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us out of thehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of thesemightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117Godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? these are theGodsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatsmoteהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with all theplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
9Bestrongהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.KuH2388, andacquitוִֽהְי֤וּvih.YuH1961yourselves likemenלַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙la.'a.na.ShimH582, O yePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, that ye may not beservantsתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647to theHebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680, as they havebeenעָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.DuH5647to you:acquitוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961yourselves likemenלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582, andfightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898.
10And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wassmittenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062, and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376into 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.
12And thereranוַיָּ֤רָץvai.Ya.rotzH7323amanאִישׁ־'ish-H376ofBenjaminבִּנְיָמִן֙bin.ya.MinH1144out of thearmyמֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הme.ha.Ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634, andcameוַיָּבֹ֥אvai.ya.Vo'H935toShilohשִׁלֹ֖הshi.LohH7887the samedayבַּיּ֣וֹםbai.YomH3117with hisclothesוּמַדָּ֣יוu.ma.DavH4055tornקְרֻעִ֔יםke.ru.'ImH7167, and withearthוַאֲדָמָ֖הva.'a.da.MahH127upon hisheadרֹאשֽׁוֹ׃ro.ShoH7218.
13And when hecameוַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'H935, lo,Eliעֵ֠לִי'E.liH5941satיֹשֵׁ֨בyo.ShevH3427upon aseatהַכִּסֵּ֜אha.ki.Se'H3678bythe way sideדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870watchingמְצַפֶּ֔הme.tza.PehH6822: for hisheartלִבּוֹ֙li.BoH3820trembledחָרֵ֔דcha.RedH2730for thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430. And when themanוְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'IshH376cameבָּ֚אba'H935into thecityבָּעִ֔ירba.'IrH5892, andtoldלְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.GidH5046it, all thecityהָעִֽיר׃ha.'IrH5892criedoutוַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'AkH2199.
14And whenEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941heardוַיִּשְׁמַ֤עvai.yish.Ma'H8085thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thecryingהַצְּעָקָ֔הha.tze.'a.KahH6818, hesaidוַיֹּ֕אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What meaneth thenoiseק֥וֹלKolH6963of thistumultהֶהָמ֖וֹןhe.ha.MonH1995? And themanוְהָאִ֣ישׁve.ha.'IshH376cameוַיָּבֹ֖אvai.ya.Vo'H935inhastilyמִהַ֔רmi.HarH4116, andtoldוַיַּגֵּ֥דvai.ya.GedH5046Eliלְעֵלִֽי׃le.'e.LiH5941.
16And themanהָאִ֜ישׁha.'IshH376saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559toEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941, I am he thatcameהַבָּ֣אha.Ba'H935out of thearmyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֔הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634, and Ifledנַ֣סְתִּיNas.tiH5127todayהַיּ֑וֹםhai.YomH3117out of thearmyהַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634. And hesaidוַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559, What is theredoneהַדָּבָ֖רha.da.VarH1697, mysonבְּנִֽי׃be.NiH1121?
17And themessengerהַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜רham.va.SerH1319answeredוַיַּ֨עַןvai.Ya.'anH6030andsaidוַיֹּ֗אמֶרvai.Yo.merH559,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478hathfledנָ֤סnasH5127beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.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.HimH430istakenנִלְקָֽחָה׃ פnil.Ka.chahH3947.
18And it came to pass, when he madementionכְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ke.haz.ki.RoH2142of thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, that hefellוַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.PolH5307from off theseatהַ֠כִּסֵּאHa.ki.se'H3678backwardאֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית'a.Cho.ra.NitH322byבְּעַ֣ד׀be.'AdH1157thesideיַ֣דyadH3027of thegateהַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'arH8179, and hisneckמַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙maf.rak.ToH4665brokeוַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤רva.ti.sha.VerH7665, and hediedוַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.MotH4191: for he was anoldזָקֵ֥ןza.KenH2204manהָאִ֖ישׁha.'IshH376, andheavyH3513. And he hadjudgedשָׁפַ֥טsha.FatH8199Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478fortyאַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'ImH705yearsשָׁנָֽה׃sha.NahH8141.
19And his daughter inlawוְכַלָּת֣וֹve.kha.la.ToH3618, thewifeאֵֽשֶׁת־'e.shet-H802ofPhinehasפִּינְחָס֮pi.ne.ChasH6372, was withchildהָרָ֣הha.RahH2030, near to bedeliveredלָלַת֒la.LatH3205: and when sheheardוַתִּשְׁמַ֣עva.tish.Ma'H8085thetidingsהַשְּׁמֻעָ֔הha.she.mu.'AhH8052thatאֶל־'el-H413thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wastakenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947, and that her father inlawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and herhusbandוְאִישָׁ֑הּve.'i.ShahH376weredeadוּמֵ֥תu.MetH4191, shebowedוַתִּכְרַ֣עva.tikh.Ra'H3766herself andtravailedוַתֵּ֔לֶדva.Te.ledH3205; for herpainsצִרֶֽיהָ׃tzi.Rei.haH6735cameנֶהֶפְכ֥וּne.hef.KhuH2015upon her.
20And about thetimeוּכְעֵ֣תu.khe.'EtH6256of herdeathמוּתָ֗הּmu.TahH4191the women thatstoodהַנִּצָּב֣וֹתha.ni.tza.VotH5324by hersaidוַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙va.te.da.Be.re.nahH1696to her,Fearתִּֽירְאִ֖יtir.'IH3372not; for thou hastborneיָלָ֑דְתְּya.La.detH3205asonבֵ֣ןvenH1121. But sheansweredעָנְתָ֖ה'a.ne.TahH6030not, neither did sheregardשָׁ֥תָה לִבָּֽהּ׃Sha.tah li.BahH7896H3820it .
21And shenamedוַתִּקְרָ֣אva.tik.Ra'H7121thechildלַנַּ֗עַרla.Na.'arH5288IchabodH350,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, Thegloryכָב֖וֹדkha.VodH3519hathdepartedגָּלָ֥הga.LahH1540fromIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478:becauseH413thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wastakenהִלָּקַח֙hi.la.KachH3947, and because of her father inlawחָמִ֖יהָcha.Mi.haH2524and herhusbandוְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ve.'i.ShahH376.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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