Verse (Click for Chapter) New International Version Eli heard the outcry and asked, “What is the meaning of this uproar?” The man hurried over to Eli, New Living Translation “What is all the noise about?” Eli asked. The messenger rushed over to Eli, English Standard Version When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man hurried and came and told Eli. Berean Standard Bible Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli. King James Bible And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. New King James Version When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the sound of this tumult mean?” And the man came quickly and told Eli. New American Standard Bible When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the noise of this commotion mean?” Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli. NASB 1995 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the noise of this commotion mean?” Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli. NASB 1977 When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, “What does the noise of this commotion mean?” Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli. Legacy Standard Bible Then Eli heard the noise of the outcry, and he said, “What does the noise of this commotion mean?” So the man came hurriedly and told Eli. Amplified Bible When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he asked, “What is the noise of this uproar?” And the man came hurriedly and told Eli. Christian Standard Bible Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion? ” The man quickly came and reported to Eli. Holman Christian Standard Bible Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” The man quickly came and reported to Eli. American Standard Version And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli. Aramaic Bible in Plain English And Eli heard the sound of the wailing and he said: “What is this sound of tumult?” And the man hurried and came and he told Eli Brenton Septuagint Translation And Heli heard the sound of the cry, and said, What is the voice of this cry? and the men hasted and went in, and reported to Heli. Douay-Rheims Bible And Heli heard the noise of the cry, and he said: What meaneth the noise of this uproar? But he made haste, and came, and told Heli. English Revised Version And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted and came and told Eli. GOD'S WORD® Translation Hearing the cry, Eli asked, "What is this commotion?" So the man went quickly to tell Eli the news. Good News Translation Eli heard the noise and asked, "What is all this noise about?" The man hurried to Eli to tell him the news. ( International Standard Version Eli heard the sound of the cry and asked, "What is the meaning of this commotion?" Then the man quickly came and told Eli. JPS Tanakh 1917 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?' And the man made haste, and came and told Eli. Literal Standard Version And Eli hears the noise of the cry and says, “What [is] the noise of this tumult?” And the man hurried, and comes in, and tells Eli. Majority Standard Bible Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli. New American Bible When Eli heard the uproar, he wondered why there was such commotion. Just then the man rushed up to inform him. NET Bible When Eli heard the outcry, he said, "What is this commotion?" The man quickly came and told Eli. New Revised Standard Version When Eli heard the sound of the outcry, he said, “What is this uproar?” Then the man came quickly and told Eli. New Heart English Bible 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. Webster's Bible Translation And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. World English Bible 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. Young's Literal Translation And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, 'What -- the noise of this tumult!' And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli. Additional Translations ... Audio Bible Context The Death of Eli…13When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out. 14Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?” So the man hurried over and reported to Eli. 15Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see.… Cross References 1 Samuel 4:13 When he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out. 1 Samuel 4:15 Now Eli was ninety-eight years old, and his gaze was fixed because he could not see. Jeremiah 48:19 Stand by the road and watch, O dweller of Aroer! Ask the man fleeing or the woman escaping, 'What has happened?' Treasury of Scripture And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What means the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. What meaneth 1 Samuel 4:6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp. Jump to Previous Commotion Cries Cry Crying Declareth Eli Haste Hasted Hastened Hastily Heard Heareth Hearing Hurried Hurriedly Mean Meaneth Meaning Means News Noise Outcry Quickly Reason Sound Tumult UproarJump to Next Commotion Cries Cry Crying Declareth Eli Haste Hasted Hastened Hastily Heard Heareth Hearing Hurried Hurriedly Mean Meaneth Meaning Means News Noise Outcry Quickly Reason Sound Tumult Uproar1 Samuel 4 1. The Israelites are overcome by the Philistines at Ebenezer3. They fetch the ark unto the terror of the Philistines 10. They are smitten again, the ark taken, and Hophni and Phinehas are slain 12. Eli at the news, falling backward, breaks his neck 19. Phinehas's wife, discouraged in her travail with Ichabod, dies (14) What meaneth the noise?--The blind old man, we must suppose, was seated on his chair of state, surrounded by priests and Levites, who were in attendance on him as high priest and judge. As the runner drew near, and the torn dress and the dust sprinkled on his head--the symbols of disaster--became visible, the wail of woe would soon run through the place. The cry of sorrow was the first intimation to the blind Eli: he was soon to hear the details. His question was probably, in the first place, addressed to the little court standing by his throne. The narrative is so vivid we seem to hear the sound of the cries of grief and terror which Eli heard, and to see the scene of dismay and confusion which those sightless eyes were prevented from looking on.Verse 14. - And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he asked the meaning of this tumult. The word signifies any confused noise, as the splashing of rain (1 Kings 18:41), but especially the din made by a multitude of people (Job 39:7). It exactly expresses here the Babel of voices, all asking news at once, which at the coming of the messenger surged around the high priest's throne. He demands the reason, and the uproar is quelled, while "the man hasted, and came and told Eli." Not came in, for Eli was without on the wayside, but simply came to Eli, being summoned thither by one of the Levites in attendance. Eli, as the chief ruler, was, of course, the person whom he sought, and immediately that he knew where he was, he hasted to him. Parallel Commentaries ... Hebrew Eliעֵלִי֙ (‘ê·lî) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh heard וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (way·yiš·ma‘) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently the outcry ק֣וֹל (qō·wl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 6963: A voice, sound and asked, וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (way·yō·mer) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 559: To utter, say “Why מֶ֛ה (meh) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what this הַזֶּ֑ה (haz·zeh) Article | Pronoun - masculine singular Strong's 2088: This, that commotion?” הֶהָמ֖וֹן (he·hā·mō·wn) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 1995: A noise, tumult, crowd, disquietude, wealth So the man וְהָאִ֣ישׁ (wə·hā·’îš) Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person hurried over מִהַ֔ר (mi·har) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 4116: To be liquid, flow easily, to hurry, promptly and reported וַיַּגֵּ֥ד (way·yag·gêḏ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous to Eli. לְעֵלִֽי׃ (lə·‘ê·lî) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh Links 1 Samuel 4:14 NIV1 Samuel 4:14 NLT 1 Samuel 4:14 ESV 1 Samuel 4:14 NASB 1 Samuel 4:14 KJV 1 Samuel 4:14 BibleApps.com 1 Samuel 4:14 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 4:14 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 4:14 French Bible 1 Samuel 4:14 Catholic Bible OT History: 1 Samuel 4:14 When Eli heard the noise (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) |
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