1 Samuel 4:18
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
1961 [e]וַיְהִ֞י
way-hî
And it came to passConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
2142 [e]כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ ׀
kə-haz-kî-rōw
when he made mentionPrep-k | V-Hifil-Inf | 3ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
ofDirObjM
727 [e]אֲר֣וֹן
’ă-rō-wn
the arkN-csc
430 [e]הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים
hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm,
of GodArt | N-mp
5307 [e]וַיִּפֹּ֣ל
way-yip-pōl
that Eli fellConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
5921 [e]מֵֽעַל־
mê-‘al-
offPrep-m
3678 [e]הַ֠כִּסֵּא
hak-kis-sê
the seatArt | N-ms
322 [e]אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית
’ă-ḥō-ran-nîṯ
backwardAdv
1157 [e]בְּעַ֣ד ׀
bə-‘aḏ
byPrep
3027 [e]יַ֣ד
yaḏ
the sideN-fsc
8179 [e]הַשַּׁ֗עַר
haš-ša-‘ar,
of the gateArt | N-ms
7665 [e]וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר
wat-tiš-šā-ḇêr
and was brokenConj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3fs
4665 [e]מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙
map̄-raq-tōw
his neckN-fsc | 3ms
4191 [e]וַיָּמֹ֔ת
way-yā-mōṯ,
and he diedConj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms
3588 [e]כִּֽי־
kî-
forConj
2204 [e]זָקֵ֥ן
zā-qên
was oldV-Qal-Perf-3ms
376 [e]הָאִ֖ישׁ
hā-’îš
the manArt | N-ms
3515 [e]וְכָבֵ֑ד
wə-ḵā-ḇêḏ;
and heavyConj-w | Adj-ms
1931 [e]וְה֛וּא
wə-hū
And heConj-w | Pro-3ms
8199 [e]שָׁפַ֥ט
šā-p̄aṭ
had judgedV-Qal-Perf-3ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
3478 [e]יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
yiś-rā-’êl
IsraelN-proper-ms
705 [e]אַרְבָּעִ֥ים
’ar-bā-‘îm
fortyNumber-cp
8141 [e]שָׁנָֽה׃
šā-nāh.
yearsN-fs





















Hebrew Texts
שמואל א 4:18 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וַיְהִ֞י כְּהַזְכִּירֹ֣ו ׀ אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיִּפֹּ֣ל מֵֽעַל־הַ֠כִּסֵּא אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית בְּעַ֣ד ׀ יַ֣ד הַשַּׁ֗עַר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר מַפְרַקְתֹּו֙ וַיָּמֹ֔ת כִּֽי־זָקֵ֥ן הָאִ֖ישׁ וְכָבֵ֑ד וְה֛וּא שָׁפַ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃

שמואל א 4:18 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ויהי כהזכירו ׀ את־ארון האלהים ויפל מעל־הכסא אחרנית בעד ׀ יד השער ותשבר מפרקתו וימת כי־זקן האיש וכבד והוא שפט את־ישראל ארבעים שנה׃

שמואל א 4:18 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ויהי כהזכירו ׀ את־ארון האלהים ויפל מעל־הכסא אחרנית בעד ׀ יד השער ותשבר מפרקתו וימת כי־זקן האיש וכבד והוא שפט את־ישראל ארבעים שנה׃

שמואל א 4:18 Hebrew Bible
ויהי כהזכירו את ארון האלהים ויפל מעל הכסא אחרנית בעד יד השער ותשבר מפרקתו וימת כי זקן האיש וכבד והוא שפט את ישראל ארבעים שנה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for he was old and heavy. Thus he judged Israel forty years.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off the chair by the city gate, and since he was old and heavy, his neck broke and he died. Eli had judged Israel 40 years.
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