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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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 they said HC/Vqw3mp זִקְנֵ֣י 𐤆𐤒𐤍𐤉 ziqeney elders of elders of HAampc יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לָ֣/מָּה 𐤋/𐤌𐤄 lamah why for what? HR/Ti נְגָפָ֧/נוּ 𐤍𐤂𐤐/𐤍𐤅 negafanu has he defeated us he struck us HVqp3ms/Sp1cp יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp הַ/יּ֖וֹם 𐤄/𐤉𐤅𐤌 hayom today the day HTd/Ncmsa לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa נִקְחָ֧ה 𐤍𐤒𐤇𐤄 niqechah let us take let us take HVqh1cp אֵלֵ֣י/נוּ 𐤀𐤋𐤉/𐤍𐤅 eleynu to us toward us HR/Sp1cp מִ/שִּׁלֹ֗ה 𐤌/𐤔𐤋𐤄 mishiloh from Shiloh from Shiloh from Shiloh HR/Np אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et (direct object marker) object-marker HTo אֲרוֹן֙ 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark of gathering chest of HNcbsc בְּרִ֣ית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit covenant of binding agreement HNcfsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah-2 Nyambe (Lozi) the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp וְ/יָבֹ֣א 𐤅/𐤉𐤁𐤀 veyavo and let it come and may he come HC/Vqj3ms בְ/קִרְבֵּ֔/נוּ 𐤁/𐤒𐤓𐤁/𐤍𐤅 veqirebenu among us within our midst HR/Ncmsc/Sp1cp וְ/יֹשִׁעֵ֖/נוּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤏/𐤍𐤅 veyoshienu and save us and he will deliver us HC/Vhi3ms/Sp1cp מִ/כַּ֥ף 𐤌/𐤊𐤐 mikaf from the hand of from the palm HR/Ncfsc אֹיְבֵֽי/נוּ 𐤀𐤉𐤁𐤉/𐤍𐤅 oyeveynu our enemies our hostile ones HVqrmpc/Sp1cp
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וַ/יִּשְׁלַ֤ח 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤋𐤇 vayishelach and sent and he dispatched HC/Vqw3ms הָ/עָם֙ 𐤄/𐤏𐤌 haam the people the gathered people HTd/Ncmsa שִׁלֹ֔ה 𐤔𐤋𐤄 shiloh to Shiloh Tranquility-Place Shiloh 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 object-marker HTo אֲר֧וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron the ark gathering chest of HNcbsc בְּרִית 𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤕 berit of the covenant binding agreement HNcfsc יְהוָ֛ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh HNp צְבָא֖וֹת 𐤑𐤁𐤀𐤅𐤕 tsevaot of Hosts organized hosts HNcbpa יֹשֵׁ֣ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev who sits dwelling-one of HVqrmsc הַ/כְּרֻבִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤊𐤓𐤁𐤉𐤌 hakeruvim on the cherubim the throne-guardian beings HTd/Ncmpa וְ/שָׁ֞ם 𐤅/𐤔𐤌 vesham and there and there HC/D שְׁנֵ֣י 𐤔𐤍𐤉 sheney two two of HAcmdc בְנֵֽי 𐤁𐤍𐤉 veney Bene (Bemba) sons of sons of HNcmpc עֵלִ֗י 𐤏𐤋𐤉 eli Eli Eli 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 binding agreement HNcfsc הָ/אֱלֹהִ֔ים 𐤄/𐤀𐤋𐤄𐤉𐤌 haelohim Mulimu (Lozi) of God the Mighty Ones HTd/Ncmpa חָפְנִ֖י 𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉 chafeni Hophni Handful-one Chfeni HNp וּ/פִֽינְחָֽס 𐤅/𐤐𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤎 ufinechas and Phinehas and Pînchas and Pinechas HC/Np
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וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֤וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤔𐤌𐤏𐤅 vayishemeu and they heard and they heard HC/Vqw3mp פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the object-marker HTo ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol sound sound of HNcmsc הַ/תְּרוּעָ֔ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 hateruah of the shouting the loud shout HTd/Ncfsa וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓𐤅 vayomeru and they said and they said HC/Vqw3mp מֶ֠ה 𐤌𐤄 meh What what? HTi ק֣וֹל 𐤒𐤅𐤋 qol-2 sound sound of HNcmsc הַ/תְּרוּעָ֧ה 𐤄/𐤕𐤓𐤅𐤏𐤄 hateruah-2 of the shouting the loud shout HTd/Ncfsa הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֛ה 𐤄/𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 hagedolah great the great one HTd/Aafsa הַ/זֹּ֖את 𐤄/𐤆𐤀𐤕 hazot this this one HTd/Pdxfs בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה 𐤁/𐤌𐤇𐤍𐤄 bemachaneh in the camp in an encampment HR/Ncbsc הָ/עִבְרִ֑ים 𐤄/𐤏𐤁𐤓𐤉𐤌 haiverim of the Hebrews the crossers-over the Iverim HTd/Ngmpa וַ/יֵּ֣דְע֔וּ 𐤅/𐤉𐤃𐤏𐤅 vayedeu and they understood and they knew HC/Vqw3mp כִּ֚י 𐤊𐤉 ki that for/because HC אֲר֣וֹן 𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 aron ark gathering chest of HNcbsc יְהוָ֔ה 𐤉𐤄𐤅𐤄 yehvah Nyambe (Lozi) of the LORD Yahweh Yahweh 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
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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 Eli Eli HNp יֹשֵׁ֨ב 𐤉𐤔𐤁 yoshev sitting dwelling-one of HVqrmsa עַֽל 𐤏𐤋 al on upon HR הַ/כִּסֵּ֜א 𐤄/𐤊𐤎𐤀 hakise the seat the throne HTd/Ncmsa יך 𐤉𐤊 ykh by the side of to strike down HVhc יַ֥ד 𐤉𐤃 yad hand open hand HNcbsc דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ 𐤃𐤓𐤊 derekhe the way path of HNcbsa מְצַפֶּ֔ה 𐤌𐤑𐤐𐤄 metsapeh watching the vigilant watcher HVprmsa כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because HC הָיָ֤ה 𐤄𐤉𐤄 hayah had been he was / he became HVqp3ms לִבּ/וֹ֙ 𐤋𐤁/𐤅 libo his heart his inner core HNcmsc/Sp3ms חָרֵ֔ד 𐤇𐤓𐤃 chared trembling trembling one HAamsa עַ֖ל 𐤏𐤋 al-2 for upon 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 HR/Vhc בָּ/עִ֔יר 𐤁/𐤏𐤉𐤓 bair in the city in the settlement HRd/Ncfsa וַ/תִּזְעַ֖ק 𐤅/𐤕𐤆𐤏𐤒 vatizeaq and she cried out and she cried out HC/Vqw3fs כָּל 𐤊𐤋 kal all entirety of HNcmsc הָ/עִֽיר 𐤄/𐤏𐤉𐤓 hair the city the watchful settlement HTd/Ncfsa
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וַ/יַּ֨עַן 𐤅/𐤉𐤏𐤍 vayaan and he answered and he responded HC/Vqw3ms הַֽ/מְבַשֵּׂ֜ר 𐤄/𐤌𐤁𐤔𐤓 hamevaser the messenger the one proclaiming good news HTd/Vprmsa וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר 𐤅/𐤉𐤀𐤌𐤓 vayomer and he said and he said HC/Vqw3ms נָ֤ס 𐤍𐤎 nas has fled he fled HVqp3ms יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp לִ/פְנֵ֣י 𐤋/𐤐𐤍𐤉 lifeney before to the face of HR/Ncbpc פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים 𐤐𐤋𐤔𐤕𐤉𐤌 felishetim the Philistines Philistine men Pelishetim HNgmpa וְ/גַ֛ם 𐤅/𐤂𐤌 vegam and also and also HC/Ta מַגֵּפָ֥ה 𐤌𐤂𐤐𐤄 magefah slaughter mass-smiting blow HNcfsa גְדוֹלָ֖ה 𐤂𐤃𐤅𐤋𐤄 gedolah great great HAafsa הָיְתָ֣ה 𐤄𐤉𐤕𐤄 hayetah has been she became HVqp3fs בָ/עָ֑ם 𐤁/𐤏𐤌 vaam among the people people-group 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 sons HNcmpc/Sp2ms מֵ֗תוּ 𐤌𐤕𐤅 metu have died they died HVqp3cp חָפְנִי֙ 𐤇𐤐𐤍𐤉 chafeni Hophni Handful-one Chfeni HNp וּ/פִ֣ינְחָ֔ס 𐤅/𐤐𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤎 ufinechas and Phinehas and Pînchas and Pinechas HC/Np וַ/אֲר֥וֹן 𐤅/𐤀𐤓𐤅𐤍 vaaron and the ark and 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
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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 causing him to be remembered HR/Vhc/Sp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the 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 throne HTd/Ncmsa אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית 𐤀𐤇𐤓𐤍𐤉𐤕 achoranit backward rearward HD בְּעַ֣ד 𐤁𐤏𐤃 bead by the side of on behalf of HR יַ֣ד 𐤉𐤃 yad the side open 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/because HC זָקֵ֥ן 𐤆𐤒𐤍 zaqen he was old he grew old HVqp3ms הָ/אִ֖ישׁ 𐤄/𐤀𐤉𐤔 haish the man the man HTd/Ncmsa וְ/כָבֵ֑ד 𐤅/𐤊𐤁𐤃 vekhaved and heavy weighty HC/Aamsa וְ/ה֛וּא 𐤅/𐤄𐤅𐤀 vehu and he and he HC/Pp3ms שָׁפַ֥ט 𐤔𐤐𐤈 shafat had judged he judged HVqp3ms אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et-2 [direct object] object-marker HTo יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל 𐤉𐤔𐤓𐤀𐤋 yiserael Israel El-Contends Yiserael HNp אַרְבָּעִ֥ים 𐤀𐤓𐤁𐤏𐤉𐤌 arebaim forty forty HAcbpa שָׁנָֽה 𐤔𐤍𐤄 shanah years year-cycle HNcfsa
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וְ/כַלָּת֣/וֹ 𐤅/𐤊𐤋𐤕/𐤅 vekhalato And his daughter-in-law and his newly-married woman HC/Ncfsc/Sp3ms אֵֽשֶׁת 𐤀𐤔𐤕 eshet wife of woman of HNcfsc פִּינְחָס֮ 𐤐𐤉𐤍𐤇𐤎 pinechas Phinehas Pînchas Pinechas HNp הָרָ֣ה 𐤄𐤓𐤄 harah pregnant pregnant HAafsa לָ/לַת֒ 𐤋/𐤋𐤕 lalat about to give birth to bear offspring HR/Vqc וַ/תִּשְׁמַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤔𐤌𐤏 vatishema and she heard and she heard HC/Vqw3fs אֶת 𐤀𐤕 et the 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 to be 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 father-in-law HNcmsc/Sp3fs וְ/אִישָׁ֑/הּ 𐤅/𐤀𐤉𐤔/𐤄 veishah and her husband and woman HC/Ncmsc/Sp3fs וַ/תִּכְרַ֣ע 𐤅/𐤕𐤊𐤓𐤏 vatikhera and she kneeled and she knelt down HC/Vqw3fs וַ/תֵּ֔לֶד 𐤅/𐤕𐤋𐤃 vateled and gave birth and she bore HC/Vqw3fs כִּֽי 𐤊𐤉 ki for for/because 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 hinges HNcmpc/Sp3fs
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