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1 Samuel 4:16

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

KJV

Et dixit ad Heli : Ego sum qui veni de prælio, et ego qui de acie fugi hodie. Cui ille ait : Quid actum est, fili mi ?

Vulgate

καὶ ὁ ἀνὴρ σπεύσας προσῆλθεν Ἠλεὶ καὶ εἶπεν αὐτῷ Ἐγώ εἰμι ὁ ἥκων ἐκ τῆς παρεμβολῆς, κἀγὼ πέφευγα ἐκ τῆς παρατάξεως σήμερον. καὶ εἶπεν Τί τὸ γεγονὸς ῥῆμα, τέκνον;

LXX

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

ASV

וַ/יֹּ֨אמֶר הָ/אִ֜ישׁ אֶל עֵלִ֗י אָֽנֹכִי֙ הַ/בָּ֣א מִן הַ/מַּעֲרָכָ֔ה וַ/אֲנִ֕י מִן הַ/מַּעֲרָכָ֖ה נַ֣סְתִּי הַ/יּ֑וֹם וַ/יֹּ֛אמֶר מֶֽה הָיָ֥ה הַ/דָּבָ֖ר בְּנִֽ/י

Hebrew

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In this verse

People Eli

In the original Hebrew

15 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אֲנִ֥י
'ny
pronoun · 862×
אִ֣ישׁ
'ysh
noun · 2171×
אֶל
'l
preposition · 5475×
אָנֹכִ֖י
'nky
pronoun · 356×
בֶּן
bn
noun · 4909×
בָּ֣א
b'
verb · 2573×
דְבַר
dbr
noun · 1449×
יְהִי֙
yhy
verb · 3549×
יּ֣וֹם
yvm
noun · 2285×
יֹּ֣אמֶר
y'mr
verb · 5290×
מִן
mn
preposition · 1223×
מַה
mh
particle · 745×
מַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה
m'rkh
noun · 20×
נָ֖סוּ
nsv
verb · 161×
עֵלִ֖י
'ly
proper_noun · 33×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 2Sam 1:4 — And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan hi
  • 2Sam 1:4 — And David said unto him, How went the matter? I pray thee, tell me. And he answered, That the people are fled from the battle, and many of the people also are fallen and dead; and Saul and Jonathan hi
  • Jer 48:19 — O inhabitant of Aroer, stand by the way, and espy; ask him that fleeth, and her that escapeth, and say, What is done?