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1 Samuel 4:10-18

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.

11And thearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430wastakenנִלְקָ֑חnil.KachH3947; and thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372, wereslainמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191.

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.

15NowEliוְעֵלִ֕יve.'e.LiH5941wasninetyתִּשְׁעִ֥יםtish.'ImH8673andeightוּשְׁמֹנֶ֖הu.she.mo.NehH8083yearsשָׁנָ֑הsha.NahH8141oldבֶּן־ben-H1121; and hiseyesוְעֵינָ֣יוve.'ei.NavH5869weredimקָ֔מָהKa.mahH6965, that hecouldיָכ֖וֹלya.KholH3201notseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200.

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.

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