1 Samuel 4

Israel loses to the Philistines despite bringing the ark into battle; the Philistines capture the ark, Hophni and Phinehas die, Eli falls dead upon hearing the news, and his daughter-in-law dies in childbirth.[2]

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Interlinear Text

And it was And he became word word-of of Samuel Heard-of-El to all to all, to the whole, to every Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God And went out and he went forth Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God to meet to encounter (to call toward) the Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) to battle to the battle and they encamped and they pitched camp at upon (up-over) the stone the building-stone of help the Help and Philistines and the Pelishtite men encamped they pitched camp / pitch camp, you men! in Aphek and Fortress (Aphek)
Verse 1 וַ/יְהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it was And he became HC/Vqw3ms דְבַר 𐤃𐤁𐤓 devar word word-of HNcmsc שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל 𐤔𐤌𐤅𐤀𐤋 shemuel of Samuel Heard-of-El HNp לְ/כָל 𐤋/𐤊𐤋 lekhal to all to all, to the whole, to every HR/Ncmsc יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וַ/יֵּצֵ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤑𐤀 vayetse And went out and he went forth HC/Vqw3ms יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp לִ/קְרַ֨את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter (to call toward) HR/Vqc פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim the Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) HNgmpa לַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗ה 𐤋/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 lamilechamah to battle to the battle HRd/Ncfsa וַֽ/יַּחֲנוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤇𐤍𐤅 vayachanu and they encamped and they pitched camp HC/Vqw3mp עַל 𐤏𐤋 al at upon (up-over) HR הָ/אֶ֣בֶן 𐤄/𐤀𐤁𐤍 haeven the stone the building-stone HTd/Np הָעֵ֔זֶר 𐤄𐤏𐤆𐤓 haezer of help the Help HNp וּ/פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים 𐤅/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 ufelishetim and Philistines and the Pelishtite men HC/Ngmpa חָנ֥וּ 𐤇𐤍𐤅 chanu encamped they pitched camp / pitch camp, you men! HVqp3cp בַ/אֲפֵֽק 𐤁/𐤀𐤐𐤒 vaafeq in Aphek and Fortress (Aphek) HR/Np
and they drew up and they set in order Philistines Invaders to meet to encounter (to call toward) Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God and spread and she cast off the battle the warfare and was defeated and he was struck down Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God before to the faces Philistines Invaders and they struck and they struck in the battle array in the ordered array in the field in the open field about four as four-of thousand thousands men individual man
Verse 2 וַ/יַּעַרְכ֨וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤅 vayaarekhu and they drew up and they set in order HC/Vqw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Invaders HNgmpa לִ/קְרַ֣את 𐤋/𐤒𐤓𐤀𐤕 liqerat to meet to encounter (to call toward) HR/Vqc יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וַ/תִּטֹּשׁ֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤈𐤔 vatitosh and spread and she cast off HC/Vqw3fs הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤄 hamilechamah the battle the warfare HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יִּנָּ֥גֶף 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤂𐤐 vayinagef and was defeated and he was struck down HC/VNw3ms יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael-2 Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim-2 Philistines Invaders HNgmpa וַ/יַּכּ֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤊𐤅 vayaku and they struck and they struck HC/Vhw3mp בַ/מַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ 𐤁/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤄 vamaarakhah in the battle array in the ordered array HRd/Ncfsa בַּ/שָּׂדֶ֔ה 𐤁/𐤔𐤃𐤄 basadeh in the field in the open field HRd/Ncmsa כְּ/אַרְבַּ֥עַת 𐤊/𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤕 kearebaat about four as four-of HR/Acmsc אֲלָפִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤐𐤉𐤌 alafim thousand thousands HAcbpa אִֽישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish men individual man HNcmsa
and came and he came the people the gathered people to toward the camp the encampment and said and the-masculine-plural said elders of aged-ones of Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God why for-what? has he defeated us he has struck us down YHWH the Being One today the hot-day before to the faces Philistines Invaders let us take let us take to us towards us from Shiloh from Shiloh (Place of Rest) (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) the ark of gathering-chest of covenant of cutting-compact YHWH the Being One and let it come and he will come among us in our inner midst and save us and he will bring us into safety from the hand of from the hollow-palm of our enemies those hating us
Verse 3 וַ/יָּבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 vayavo and came and he came HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָם֮ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶה֒ 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp the encampment HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and said and the-masculine-plural said HC/Vqw3mp זִקְנֵ֣י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders of aged-ones of HAampc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp לָ֣/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for-what? HR/Ti נְגָפָ֧/נוּ 𐤍𐤂𐤐/𐤍𐤅 negafanu has he defeated us he has struck us down HVqp3ms/Sp1cp יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp הַ/יּ֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Invaders HNgmpa נִקְחָ֧ה 𐤍𐤒𐤇𐤄 niqechah let us take let us take HVqh1cp אֵלֵ֣י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eleynu to us towards us HR/Sp1cp מִ/שִּׁלֹ֗ה 𐤌/𐤔𐤋𐤄 mishiloh from Shiloh from Shiloh (Place of Rest) HR/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo אֲרוֹן֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark of gathering-chest of HNcbsc בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant of cutting-compact HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) YHWH the Being One HNp וְ/יָבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 veyavo and let it come and he will come HC/Vqj3ms בְ/קִרְבֵּ֔/נוּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤍𐤅 veqirebenu among us in our inner midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp וְ/יֹשִׁעֵ֖/נוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤏/𐤍𐤅 veyoshienu and save us and he will bring us into safety HC/Vhi3ms/Sp1cp מִ/כַּ֥ף 𐤌/𐤊𐤐 mikaf from the hand of from the hollow-palm of HR/Ncfsc אֹיְבֵֽי/נוּ 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤍𐤅 oyeveynu our enemies those hating us HVqrmpc/Sp1cp
and sent and he sent forth the people the gathered people to Shiloh Shiloh (Tranquility-Place) and they carried And they lifted up from there from there — (definite object-marker) the ark gathering-chest of of the covenant cutting-compact of YHWH the Being One of Hosts war-hosts who sits the one dwelling on the cherubim the cherub-guardians and there and there (in that place) two two of sons of builder-sons Eli Lofty One (Eli) with if / whether the ark gathering-chest of of the covenant cutting-compact of God the Mighty Ones Hophni Handful (masculine personal name) and Phinehas and Pinechas (Mouth-of-Serpent)
Verse 4 וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֤ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he sent forth HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa שִׁלֹ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤄 shiloh to Shiloh Shiloh (Tranquility-Place) HNp וַ/יִּשְׂא֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤀𐤅 vayiseu and they carried And they lifted up HC/Vqw3mp מִ/שָּׁ֗ם 𐤌/𐤔𐤌 misham from there from there HR/D אֵ֣ת 𐤀𐤕 et (definite object-marker) HTo אֲר֧וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant cutting-compact HNcfsc יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts war-hosts HNcbpa יֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev who sits the one dwelling HVqrmsc הַ/כְּרֻבִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 hakeruvim on the cherubim the cherub-guardians HTd/Ncmpa וְ/שָׁ֞ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vesham and there and there (in that place) HC/D שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of builder-sons HNcmpc עֵלִ֗י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 eli Eli Lofty One (Eli) HNp עִם 𐤏𐤌 im with if / whether HR אֲרוֹן֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron-2 the ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit-2 of the covenant cutting-compact HNcfsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa חָפְנִ֖י 𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉 chafeni Hophni Handful (masculine personal name) HNp וּ/פִֽינְחָֽס 𐤅/𐤐𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤎 ufinechas and Phinehas and Pinechas (Mouth-of-Serpent) HC/Np
and they heard and they hearkened the Philistines Invaders the (definite object-marker) sound voice-of of the shouting the shout-blast and they said and the-masculine-plural said What what? sound voice-of of the shouting the shout-blast great the great (feminine) this this (feminine singular) in the camp in the encampment of the Hebrews the Crossers-over and they understood and they came to know that for (as reason or ground) ark gathering-chest of of YHWH the Being One has come he came into toward the camp the encampment
Verse 6 וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu and they heard and they hearkened HC/Vqw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Invaders HNgmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol sound voice-of HNcmsc הַ/תְּרוּעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 hateruah of the shouting the shout-blast HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and the-masculine-plural said HC/Vqw3mp מֶ֠ה 𐤌𐤄 meh What what? HTi ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol-2 sound voice-of HNcmsc הַ/תְּרוּעָ֧ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 hateruah-2 of the shouting the shout-blast HTd/Ncfsa הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֛ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah great the great (feminine) HTd/Aafsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this (feminine singular) HTd/Pdxfs בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 bemachaneh in the camp in the encampment HR/Ncbsc הָ/עִבְרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 haiverim of the Hebrews the Crossers-over HTd/Ngmpa וַ/יֵּ֣דְע֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 vayedeu and they understood and they came to know HC/Vqw3mp כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for (as reason or ground) HC אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of YHWH the Being One HNp בָּ֖א 𐤁𐤀 ba has come he came HVqp3ms אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp the encampment HTd/Ncbsa
and they saw and they feared the Philistines the Invaders for for (as reason or ground) they said they caused-to-say has come he came God mighty powers into toward the camp the encampment And they said and the-masculine-plural said Woe Ah—woe! to us — for for (as reason or ground) not not has happened she had become like this this (feminine) yesterday yester-day or the day before the third-day-back
Verse 7 וַ/יִּֽרְאוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤅 vayireu tina (Bemba) and they saw and they feared HC/Vqw3mp הַ/פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤄/𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 hapelishetim the Philistines the Invaders HTd/Ngmpa כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC אָמְר֔וּ 𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 ameru they said they caused-to-say HVqp3cp בָּ֥א 𐤁𐤀 ba has come he came HVqp3ms אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 elohim Mulimu (Lozi) God mighty powers HNcmpa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el into toward HR הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 hamachaneh the camp the encampment HTd/Ncbsa וַ/יֹּאמְרוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru And they said and the-masculine-plural said HC/Vqw3mp א֣וֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy Woe Ah—woe! HTj לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki-2 for for (as reason or ground) HC לֹ֥א 𐤋𐤀 lo not not HTn הָיְתָ֛ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah has happened she had become HVqp3fs כָּ/זֹ֖את 𐤊/𐤆𐤀𐤕 kazot like this this (feminine) HR/Pdxfs אֶתְמ֥וֹל 𐤀𐤕𐤌𐤅𐤋 etemol yesterday yester-day HNcmsa שִׁלְשֹֽׁם 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤌 shileshom or the day before the third-day-back HNcmsa
Woe Ah—woe! to us — who who? will deliver us he will snatch us away from the hand from the hand of of the gods the Mighty Ones mighty the majestic ones these these (ones) These these (ones) are they themselves the gods the Mighty Ones who struck the smiters (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) with all in all plague a smiting-blow in the wilderness in the driving-wilderness
Verse 8 א֣וֹי 𐤀𐤅𐤉 oy Woe Ah—woe! HTj לָ֔/נוּ 𐤋/𐤍𐤅 lanu to us HR/Sp1cp מִ֣י 𐤌𐤉 mi who who? HTi יַצִּילֵ֔/נוּ 𐤉𐤑𐤉𐤋/𐤍𐤅 yatsilenu will deliver us he will snatch us away HVhi3ms/Sp1cp מִ/יַּ֛ד 𐤌/𐤉𐤃 miyad from the hand from the hand of HR/Ncbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֥ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of the gods the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa הָ/אַדִּירִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤃𐤉𐤓𐤉𐤌 haadirim mighty the majestic ones HTd/Aampa הָ/אֵ֑לֶּה 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄 haeleh these these (ones) HTd/Pdxcp אֵ֧לֶּה 𐤀𐤋𐤄 eleh These these (ones) HPdxcp הֵ֣ם 𐤄𐤌 hem are they themselves HPp3mp הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim-2 Mulimu (Lozi) the gods the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa הַ/מַּכִּ֧ים 𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤉𐤌 hamakim who struck the smiters HTd/Vhrmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) (definite object-marker) HTo מִצְרַ֛יִם 𐤌𐤑𐤓𐤉𐤌 mitserayim Egypt Mitsrayim (the Double Narrow-Place) HNp בְּ/כָל 𐤁/𐤊𐤋 bekhal with all in all HR/Ncmsc מַכָּ֖ה 𐤌𐤊𐤄 makah plague a smiting-blow HNcfsa בַּ/מִּדְבָּֽר 𐤁/𐤌𐤃𐤁𐤓 bamidebar in the wilderness in the driving-wilderness HRd/Ncmsa
Take courage Strengthen yourselves! and be and you shall become men to mortals O Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) lest lest (in turning-aside) you become slaves you all will labor in service to the Hebrews to the Crossers as that-which-is-suitable they have been they rendered service to you — you become and you-all shall come-to-be men to mortals and fight and you men will engage in devouring-battle
Verse 9 הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ 𐤄𐤕𐤇𐤆𐤒𐤅 hitechazequ Take courage Strengthen yourselves! HVtv2mp וִֽ/הְי֤וּ 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤅 viheyu and be and you shall become HC/Vqv2mp לַֽ/אֲנָשִׁים֙ 𐤋/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 laanashim men to mortals HR/Ncmpa פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 pelishetim O Philistines Invader-men (Pelishtites) HNgmpa פֶּ֚ן 𐤐𐤍 pen lest lest (in turning-aside) HC תַּעַבְד֣וּ 𐤕𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 taavedu you become slaves you all will labor in service HVqi2mp לָ/עִבְרִ֔ים 𐤋/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 laiverim to the Hebrews to the Crossers HRd/Ngmpa כַּ/אֲשֶׁ֥ר 𐤊/𐤀𐤔𐤓 kaasher as that-which-is-suitable HR/Tr עָבְד֖וּ 𐤏𐤁𐤃𐤅 avedu they have been they rendered service HVqp3cp לָ/כֶ֑ם 𐤋/𐤊𐤌 lakhem to you HR/Sp2mp וִ/הְיִיתֶ֥ם 𐤅/𐤄𐤉𐤉𐤕𐤌 viheyitem you become and you-all shall come-to-be HC/Vqq2mp לַ/אֲנָשִׁ֖ים 𐤋/𐤀𐤍𐤔𐤉𐤌 laanashim-2 men to mortals HR/Ncmpa וְ/נִלְחַמְתֶּֽם 𐤅/𐤍𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤕𐤌 venilechametem and fight and you men will engage in devouring-battle HC/VNq2mp
and fought and they engaged in devouring battle Philistines Invaders and was defeated and he was struck down Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God and they fled and they fled away every man individual man to his tent to his tents and there was and she became the slaughter the smiting-blow very great great (feminine singular) very mightily and fell and he fell of Israel from Israel thirty three-tens thousand a thousand foot soldiers foot-man
Verse 10 וַ/יִּלָּחֲמ֣וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤋𐤇𐤌𐤅 vayilachamu and fought and they engaged in devouring battle HC/VNw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Invaders HNgmpa וַ/יִּנָּ֤גֶף 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤂𐤐 vayinagef and was defeated and he was struck down HC/VNw3ms יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp וַ/יָּנֻ֨סוּ֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤍𐤎𐤅 vayanusu and they fled and they fled away HC/Vqw3mp אִ֣ישׁ 𐤀𐤉𐤔 ish every man individual man HNcmsa לְ/אֹהָלָ֔י/ו 𐤋/𐤀𐤄𐤋𐤉/𐤅 leohalayv to his tent to his tents HR/Ncmpc/Sp3ms וַ/תְּהִ֥י 𐤅/𐤕𐤄𐤉 vatehi and there was and she became HC/Vqw3fs הַ/מַּכָּ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤊𐤄 hamakah the slaughter the smiting-blow HTd/Ncfsa גְּדוֹלָ֣ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah very great great (feminine singular) HAafsa מְאֹ֑ד 𐤌𐤀𐤃 meod very mightily HD וַ/יִּפֹּל֙ 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤌/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 miyiserael of Israel from Israel HR/Np שְׁלֹשִׁ֥ים 𐤔𐤋𐤔𐤉𐤌 sheloshim thirty three-tens HAcbpa אֶ֖לֶף 𐤀𐤋𐤐 elef thousand a thousand HAcbsa רַגְלִֽי 𐤓𐤂𐤋𐤉 rageli foot soldiers foot-man HAamsa
and he came and he came and behold and look! Eli Lofty One (Eli) sitting the one dwelling on upon (up-over) the seat the covered throne by the side of he caused to strike down hand hand the way treaded path-of watching the one intently watching for for (as reason or ground) had been he has caused-to-be his heart his heart trembling a trembling one for upon (up-over) the ark gathering-chest of of God the Mighty Ones and the man and the man came he came to tell to make known openly in the city in the guarded city and she cried out and she cried out in anguish all whole-of the city the watch-guarded city
Verse 13 וַ/יָּב֗וֹא 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤅𐤀 vayavo and he came and he came HC/Vqw3ms וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה 𐤅/𐤄𐤍𐤄 vehineh and behold and look! HC/Tm עֵ֠לִי 𐤏𐤋𐤉 eli Eli Lofty One (Eli) HNp יֹשֵׁ֨ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev sitting the one dwelling HVqrmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon (up-over) HR הַ/כִּסֵּ֜א 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤀 hakise the seat the covered throne HTd/Ncmsa יך 𐤉𐤊 ykh by the side of he caused to strike down HVhc יַ֥ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand hand HNcbsc דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way treaded path-of HNcbsa מְצַפֶּ֔ה 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 metsapeh watching the one intently watching HVprmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC הָיָ֤ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah had been he has caused-to-be HVqp3ms לִבּ/וֹ֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart his heart HNcmsc/Sp3ms חָרֵ֔ד 𐤇𐤓𐤃 chared trembling a trembling one HAamsa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for upon (up-over) HR אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/הָ/אִ֗ישׁ 𐤅/𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 vehaish and the man and the man HC/Td/Ncmsa בָּ֚א 𐤁𐤀 ba came he came HVqp3ms לְ/הַגִּ֣יד 𐤋/𐤄𐤂𐤉𐤃 lehagid to tell to make known openly HR/Vhc בָּ/עִ֔יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in the city in the guarded city HRd/Ncfsa וַ/תִּזְעַ֖ק 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤏𐤒 vatizeaq and she cried out and she cried out in anguish HC/Vqw3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all whole-of HNcmsc הָ/עִֽיר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watch-guarded city HTd/Ncfsa
And he said and he declared the man the manly one to toward Eli Lofty One (Eli) I I myself who came the one coming from from (out of, away from) the battle line the ordered battle-array and I and I myself from from (out of, away from) the battle line the ordered battle-array have fled I have fled away today the hot-day And he said and he declared What what? has happened he has caused-to-be the matter the spoken-word my son my builder-sons
Verse 16 וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms הָ/אִ֜ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the manly one HTd/Ncmsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el to toward HR עֵלִ֗י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 eli Eli Lofty One (Eli) HNp אָֽנֹכִי֙ 𐤀𐤍𐤊𐤉 anokhi I I myself HPp1cs הַ/בָּ֣א 𐤄/𐤁𐤀 haba who came the one coming HTd/Vqrmsa מִן 𐤌𐤍 min from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/מַּעֲרָכָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤄 hamaarakhah the battle line the ordered battle-array HTd/Ncfsa וַ/אֲנִ֕י 𐤅/𐤀𐤍𐤉 vaani Ine (Bemba) and I and I myself HC/Pp1cs מִן 𐤌𐤍 min-2 from from (out of, away from) HR הַ/מַּעֲרָכָ֖ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤏𐤓𐤊𐤄 hamaarakhah-2 the battle line the ordered battle-array HTd/Ncfsa נַ֣סְתִּי 𐤍𐤎𐤕𐤉 naseti have fled I have fled away HVqp1cs הַ/יּ֑וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the hot-day HTd/Ncmsa וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer-2 And he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms מֶֽה 𐤌𐤄 meh What what? HTi הָיָ֥ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah has happened he has caused-to-be HVqp3ms הַ/דָּבָ֖ר 𐤄/𐤃𐤁𐤓 hadavar the matter the spoken-word HTd/Ncmsa בְּנִֽ/י 𐤁𐤍/𐤉 beni Bene (Bemba) my son my builder-sons HNcmsc/Sp1cs
and he answered and he responded the messenger the heralding-bringer-of-glad-tidings and he said and he declared has fled he took flight Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God before to the faces the Philistines Invaders and also and also slaughter a smiting-blow great great (feminine singular) has been she had become among the people and the people and also and also two two of sons of yours your builders have died they died Hophni Handful (masculine personal name) and Phinehas and Pinechas (Mouth-of-Serpent) and the ark and a gathering-chest of God the Mighty Ones has been taken she was taken
Verse 17 וַ/יַּ֨עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and he answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms הַֽ/מְבַשֵּׂ֜ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤔𐤓 hamevaser the messenger the heralding-bringer-of-glad-tidings HTd/Vprmsa וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he declared HC/Vqw3ms נָ֤ס 𐤍𐤎 nas has fled he took flight HVqp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the faces HR/Ncbpc פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Invaders HNgmpa וְ/גַ֛ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta מַגֵּפָ֥ה 𐤌𐤂𐤐𐤄 magefah slaughter a smiting-blow HNcfsa גְדוֹלָ֖ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great (feminine singular) HAafsa הָיְתָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah has been she had become HVqp3fs בָ/עָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤏𐤌 vaam among the people and the people HRd/Ncmsa וְ/גַם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam-2 and also and also HC/Ta שְׁנֵ֨י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc בָנֶ֜י/ךָ 𐤁𐤍𐤉/𐤊 vaneykha Bene (Bemba) sons of yours your builders HNcmpc/Sp2ms מֵ֗תוּ 𐤌𐤕𐤅 metu have died they died HVqp3cp חָפְנִי֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉 chafeni Hophni Handful (masculine personal name) HNp וּ/פִ֣ינְחָ֔ס 𐤅/𐤐𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤎 ufinechas and Phinehas and Pinechas (Mouth-of-Serpent) HC/Np וַ/אֲר֥וֹן 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 vaaron and the ark and a gathering-chest HC/Ncbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa נִלְקָֽחָה 𐤍𐤋𐤒𐤇𐤄 nileqachah has been taken she was taken HVNp3fs
And it came to pass And he became when they mentioned it as his causing-him-to-be-remembered the (definite object-marker) ark gathering-chest of of God the Mighty Ones and he fell and he fell from off from upon the seat the covered throne backward rearward by the side of through/behind up to the side hand the gate the gate and it was broken and she was shattered his neck his neck-joint and he died and he died for for (as reason or ground) he was old he has grown old the man the manly one and heavy and weighty and he and he himself had judged he rendered judgment [direct object] (definite object-marker) Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God forty forty years a turning-year
Verse 18 וַ/יְהִ֞י 𐤅/𐤉𐤄𐤉 vayehi And it came to pass And he became HC/Vqw3ms כְּ/הַזְכִּיר֣/וֹ 𐤊/𐤄𐤆𐤊𐤉𐤓/𐤅 kehazekiro when they mentioned it as his causing-him-to-be-remembered HR/Vhc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וַ/יִּפֹּ֣ל 𐤅/𐤉𐤐𐤋 vayipol and he fell and he fell HC/Vqw3ms מֵֽ/עַל 𐤌/𐤏𐤋 meal from off from upon HR/R הַ֠/כִּסֵּא 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤀 hakise the seat the covered throne HTd/Ncmsa אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤕 achoranit backward rearward HD בְּעַ֣ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead by the side of through/behind up to HR יַ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the side hand HNcbsc הַ/שַּׁ֗עַר 𐤄/𐤔𐤏𐤓 hashaar the gate the gate HTd/Ncmsa וַ/תִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤁𐤓 vatishaver and it was broken and she was shattered HC/VNw3fs מַפְרַקְתּ/וֹ֙ 𐤌𐤐𐤓𐤒𐤕/𐤅 maferaqeto his neck his neck-joint HNcfsc/Sp3ms וַ/יָּמֹ֔ת 𐤅/𐤉𐤌𐤕 vayamot and he died and he died HC/Vqw3ms כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC זָקֵ֥ן 𐤆𐤒𐤍 zaqen he was old he has grown old HVqp3ms הָ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the manly one HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָבֵ֑ד 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤃 vekhaved and heavy and weighty HC/Aamsa וְ/ה֛וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he himself HC/Pp3ms שָׁפַ֥ט 𐤔𐤐𐤈 shafat had judged he rendered judgment HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object] (definite object-marker) HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel He-Who-Prevails-With-God HNp אַרְבָּעִ֥ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty HAcbpa שָׁנָֽה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years a turning-year HNcfsa
And his daughter-in-law and his completed bride wife of wife of Phinehas Serpent-Mouth pregnant pregnant woman about to give birth she bore forth and she heard and she heard attentively the (definite object-marker) news the heard-report that toward was taken he was taken ark gathering-chest of of God the Mighty Ones and died and he died her father-in-law her affinity-father and her husband and a woman and she kneeled and she bent her knee and gave birth and she bore for for (as reason or ground) came they were overturned upon her upon her pains her pressure-pangs of
Verse 19 וְ/כַלָּת֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤅 vekhalato And his daughter-in-law and his completed bride HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife of wife of HNcfsc פִּינְחָס֮ 𐤐𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤎 pinechas Phinehas Serpent-Mouth HNp הָרָ֣ה 𐤄𐤓𐤄 harah pregnant pregnant woman HAafsa לָ/לַת֒ 𐤋/𐤋𐤕 lalat about to give birth she bore forth HR/Vqc וַ/תִּשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 vatishema and she heard and she heard attentively HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the (definite object-marker) HTo הַ/שְּׁמֻעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤄 hashemuah news the heard-report HTd/Ncfsa אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el that toward HR הִלָּקַח֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤒𐤇 hilaqach was taken he was taken HVNc אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וּ/מֵ֥ת 𐤅/𐤌𐤕 umet and died and he died HC/Vqp3ms חָמִ֖י/הָ 𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤄 chamiha her father-in-law her affinity-father HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/אִישָׁ֑/הּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 veishah and her husband and a woman HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וַ/תִּכְרַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤏 vatikhera and she kneeled and she bent her knee HC/Vqw3fs וַ/תֵּ֔לֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃 vateled and gave birth and she bore HC/Vqw3fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC נֶהֶפְכ֥וּ 𐤍𐤄𐤐𐤊𐤅 nehefekhu came they were overturned HVNp3cp עָלֶ֖י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha upon her upon her HR/Sp3fs צִרֶֽי/הָ 𐤑𐤓𐤉/𐤄 tsireyha pains her pressure-pangs of HNcmpc/Sp3fs
and at the time and as an appointed-time of her death her dying and they spoke and they (women) spoke forth the ones standing the stationed women beside her upon her not upon, over (down-upon) fear you (feminine) shall fear for for (as reason or ground) a son builder-son you have borne you (feminine) have borne but not and not she answered she responded nor and not did she regard he drank her heart her heart
Verse 20 וּ/כְ/עֵ֣ת 𐤅/𐤊/𐤏𐤕 ukheet and at the time and as an appointed-time HC/R/Ncbsc מוּתָ֗/הּ 𐤌𐤅𐤕/𐤄 mutah of her death her dying HVqc/Sp3fs וַ/תְּדַבֵּ֨רְנָה֙ 𐤅/𐤕𐤃𐤁𐤓𐤍𐤄 vatedaberenah and they spoke and they (women) spoke forth HC/Vpw3fp הַ/נִּצָּב֣וֹת 𐤄/𐤍𐤑𐤁𐤅𐤕 hanitsavot the ones standing the stationed women HTd/VNrfpa עָלֶ֔י/הָ 𐤏𐤋𐤉/𐤄 aleyha beside her upon her HR/Sp3fs אַל 𐤀𐤋 al not upon, over (down-upon) HTn תִּֽירְאִ֖י 𐤕𐤉𐤓𐤀𐤉 tirei tina (Bemba) fear you (feminine) shall fear HVqj2fs כִּ֣י 𐤊𐤉 ki for for (as reason or ground) HC בֵ֣ן 𐤁𐤍 ven Bene (Bemba) a son builder-son HNcmsa יָלָ֑דְתְּ 𐤉𐤋𐤃𐤕 yaladete you have borne you (feminine) have borne HVqp2fs וְ/לֹ֥א 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo but not and not HC/Tn עָנְתָ֖ה 𐤏𐤍𐤕𐤄 anetah she answered she responded HVqp3fs וְ/לֹא 𐤅/𐤋𐤀 velo-2 nor and not HC/Tn שָׁ֥תָה 𐤔𐤕𐤄 shatah did she regard he drank HVqp3fs לִבָּֽ/הּ 𐤋𐤁/𐤄 libah her heart her heart HNcmsc/Sp3fs
and she called and she called out the boy to the young lad no coastland glory weightiness saying to-say has departed he went into exile the glory weightiness (honor) from Israel from Israel because toward was taken he was taken the ark gathering-chest of of God the Mighty Ones and because of and toward her father-in-law her affinity-father and her husband and a woman
Verse 21 וַ/תִּקְרָ֣א 𐤅/𐤕𐤒𐤓𐤀 vatiqera and she called and she called out HC/Vqw3fs לַ/נַּ֗עַר 𐤋/𐤍𐤏𐤓 lanaar the boy to the young lad HRd/Ncmsa אִֽי 𐤀𐤉 i no coastland HTj כָבוֹד֙ 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 khavod glory weightiness HNp לֵ/אמֹ֔ר 𐤋/𐤀𐤌𐤓 lemor saying to-say HR/Vqc גָּלָ֥ה 𐤂𐤋𐤄 galah has departed he went into exile HVqp3ms כָב֖וֹד 𐤊𐤁𐤅𐤃 khavod-2 the glory weightiness (honor) HNcbsa מִ/יִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל 𐤌/𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 miyiserael from Israel from Israel HR/Np אֶל 𐤀𐤋 el because toward HR הִלָּקַח֙ 𐤄𐤋𐤒𐤇 hilaqach was taken he was taken HVNc אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering-chest of HNcbsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa וְ/אֶל 𐤅/𐤀𐤋 veel and because of and toward HC/R חָמִ֖י/הָ 𐤇𐤌𐤉/𐤄 chamiha her father-in-law her affinity-father HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/אִישָֽׁ/הּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 veishah and her husband and a woman HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs
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