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And the arkוַאֲרוֹןof Elohimאֱלֹהִיםwas taken,נִלְקָחand the twoוּשְׁנֵיsonsבְנֵיof Eliעֵלִיdied,מֵתוּHophniחָפְנִיand Phinehas.וּפִינְחָס
1 Samuel 4:11
Study it in the app“And the ark of Elohim was taken, and the two sons of Eli died, Hophni and Phinehas.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 4:11, word by word
- And the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- was takenנִלְקָחnilkach
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “nilkach” appears- and the twoשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- sonsבְנֵיvene
son
The male born of a father and mother; in the plural, also sons and daughters.
Where else “vene” appears- of Eliעֵלִיeli
Eli
Eli, priest at Shiloh who judged Israel forty years (1 Samuel 4:18); Samuel grew up with him.
Where else “eli” appears- diedמֵתוּmetu
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “metu” appears- Hophniחָפְנִיchafni
Hophni
Hophni, one of the two sons of the priest Eli; he died together with his brother Phinehas (1 Samuel 4:11).
Where else “chafni” appears- and Phinehasפִינְחָסfinchas
Phinehas
Phinehas, the name of two priests: the son of Eleazar and grandson of Aaron (Numbers 25:7) and one of the two sons of Eli (1 Samuel 1:3); also the father of a priest after the exile (Ezra 8:33).
Where else “finchas” appears
The context
10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was struck down, and they fled each to his tent; and the blow was very great, and there fell of Israel thirty thousand foot soldiers.
11 · This verse (above)
12And a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh that day, with his clothes torn and earth on his head.