1st Samuel Chapter 4 verse 17 Holy Bible
And he that brought the tidings answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
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And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.
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And the messenger answered and said, Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
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And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
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And the messenger answered and said, Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
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He who brought the news answered, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.
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And he who is bearing tidings answereth and saith, `Israel hath fled before the Philistines, and also a great slaughter hath been among the people, and also thy two sons have died -- Hophni and Phinehas -- and the ark of God hath been captured.'
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Ellicott's Commentary
Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe messengerהַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜ר (ham·ḇaś·śêr)Article | Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singularStrong's 1319: To be fresh, full, cheerful), to announceanswered,וַיַּ֨עַן (way·ya·‘an)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 6030: To answer, respond“Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙ (yiś·rā·’êl)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his deschas fledנָ֤ס (nās)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularStrong's 5127: To flit, vanish awaybeforeלִפְנֵ֣י (lip̄·nê)Preposition-l | Noun - common plural constructStrong's 6440: The facethe Philistines,פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistiaandוְגַ֛ם (wə·ḡam)Conjunctive waw | ConjunctionStrong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, andthere has beenהָיְתָ֣ה (hā·yə·ṯāh)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, bea greatגְדוֹלָ֖ה (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh)Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentslaughterמַגֵּפָ֥ה (mag·gê·p̄āh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4046: A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilenceamong the people.בָעָ֑ם (ḇā·‘ām)Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flockYour twoשְׁנֵ֨י (šə·nê)Number - mdcStrong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)sons,בָנֶ֜יךָ (ḇā·ne·ḵā)Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singularStrong's 1121: A sonHophniחָפְנִי֙ (ḥā·p̄ə·nî)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 2652: Hophni -- a son of Eliand Phinehas,וּפִ֣ינְחָ֔ס (ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās)Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 6372: Phinehas -- three Israelitesare both dead,מֵ֗תוּ (mê·ṯū)Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 4191: To die, to killand the arkוַאֲר֥וֹן (wa·’ă·rō·wn)Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular constructStrong's 727: A chest, arkof Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlativehas been captured.”נִלְקָֽחָה׃ (nil·qā·ḥāh)Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singularStrong's 3947: To takeJump to PreviousArk Dead Hophni Israel Messenger News Philistines Phinehas Slaughter Tidings
