Verse 14
1 Samuel 4:14
World English Bible, British Edition
14
When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise
of this tumult mean?”
The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁמַ֤ע עֵלִי֙ אֶת ק֣וֹל הַ/צְּעָקָ֔ה וַ/יֹּ֕אמֶר מֶ֛ה ק֥וֹל הֶ/הָמ֖וֹן הַ/זֶּ֑ה וְ/הָ/אִ֣ישׁ מִהַ֔ר וַ/יָּבֹ֖א וַ/יַּגֵּ֥ד לְ/עֵלִֽי
English Translation
And Eli heard the sound of the cry and said, “What is the sound of this uproar?” And the man hurried and came and told Eli.
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Chapter 4 Context
1
The word of Samuel came to all Israel.
Now Israel went out against the Philistines to battle, and en...
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2
The Philistines put themselves in array against Israel. When they joined
battle, Israel was defeated...
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3
When the people had come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, “Why
has the LORD defeated us tod...
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4
So the people sent to Shiloh, and they brought from there the ark
of the covenant of the LORD of Arm...
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5
When the ark of the LORD’s covenant came into the camp, all Israel shouted
with a great shout, so th...
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6
When the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, “What does
the noise of this great sho...
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7
The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God (Elohim) has come into the camp.”
They said, “Woe t...
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8
Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods?
These are the gods that struck...
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9
Be strong and behave like men, O you Philistines, that you not be servants
to the Hebrews, as they h...
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10
The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to
his tent. There was a very gre...
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11
God (Elohim)’s ark was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were
slain.
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12
A man of Benjamin ran out of the army and came to Shiloh the
same day, with his clothes torn and wit...
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13
When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching,
for his heart trembled for G...
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14
When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, “What does the noise
of this tumult mean?”
The man...
15
Now Eli was ninety-eight years old. His eyes were set, so that he could
not see.
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16
The man said to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today
out of the army.”
He said,...
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17
He who brought the news answered, “Israel has fled before the
Philistines, and there has been also a...
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18
When he made mention of God (Elohim)’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat
backward by the side of the g...
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19
His daughter-in-law, Phinehas’ wife, was with child, near to
giving birth. When she heard the news t...
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20
About the time of her death the women who stood by her said to her,
“Don’t be afraid, for you have g...
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21
She named the child Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel!” because God (Elohim)’s
ar...
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22
She said, “The glory has departed from Israel; for God (Elohim)’s ark has been
taken.”
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