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1 Samuel 4:11

In 1 Samuel 4 of 1 Samuel.

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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וַאֲר֥וֹןvaaronand chestאָרוֹןconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “and chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.אֱלֹהִ֖יםelohimGodאֱלֹהִיםnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “God”, the ordinary formH430gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlativeangels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.נִלְקָ֑חnilqachtakeלָקַחverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “take”, a completed actionH3947to take (in the widest variety of applications)accept, bring, buy, carry away, drawn, fetch, get, infold, [idiom] many, mingle, place, receive(-ing), reserve, seize, send for, take (away, -ing, up), use, win.וּשְׁנֵ֤יusheneand twoשְׁנַיִםconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, dual, construct — “and two”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH8147two; also (as ordinal) twofoldboth, couple, double, second, twain, [phrase] twelfth, [phrase] twelve, [phrase] twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.בְנֵֽיvenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […עֵלִי֙eliEliעֵלִיnoun, proper name — “Eli”H5941Eli, an Israelite highpriestEli.מֵ֔תוּmetvdieמוּתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “die”, a completed actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…חָפְנִ֖יchafeniHophniחׇפְנִיnoun, proper name — “Hophni”H2652Chophni, an IsraeliteHophni.וּפִֽינְחָֽסufinechasand Phinehasפִּינְחָסconjunction, noun, proper name — “and Phinehas”H6372Pinechas, the name of three IsraelitesPhinehas.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

Young’s Literal Translation

and the ark of God hath been taken, and the two sons of Eli have died, Hophni and Phinehas.

World English Bible

God’s ark was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

Darby Translation

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

Douay-Rheims

And the ark of God was taken: and the two sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, were slain.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the ark of God was taken, and both the sons of Heli, Ophni and Phinees, died.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ κιβωτὸς τοῦ Θεοῦ ἐλήφθη, καὶ ἀμφότεροι οἱ υἱοὶ Ἡλὶ ἀπέθανον, Ὀφνὶ καὶ Φινεές.

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