Verse 17
1 Samuel 4:17
Douay-Rheims 1899 American Edition
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And he that brought the news answered, and said: Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter of the people: moreover thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees, are dead: and the ark of God (Elohim) is taken.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּ֨עַן הַֽ/מְבַשֵּׂ֜ר וַ/יֹּ֗אמֶר נָ֤ס יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לִ/פְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְ/גַ֛ם מַגֵּפָ֥ה גְדוֹלָ֖ה הָיְתָ֣ה בָ/עָ֑ם וְ/גַם שְׁנֵ֨י בָנֶ֜י/ךָ מֵ֗תוּ חָפְנִי֙ וּ/פִ֣ינְחָ֔ס וַ/אֲר֥וֹן הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖ים נִלְקָֽחָה
English Translation
And the messenger answered and said, "Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has also been a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken."
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