God & Savior

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 4:13
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיָּב֗וֹא וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵ֠לִי יֹשֵׁ֨ב עַֽל־הַכִּסֵּ֜א יַ֥ד דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ מְצַפֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־הָיָ֤ה לִבּוֹ֙ חָרֵ֔ד עַ֖ל אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְהָאִ֗ישׁ בָּ֚א לְהַגִּ֣יד בָּעִ֔יר וַתִּזְעַ֖ק כָּל־הָעִֽיר׃

  1. וַיָּב֗וֹאvai.ya.Vo'“and he came”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  2. וְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.Neh“and there!”
    Conjunction + Particle, interjection · from הִנֵּה · “behold” · Strong's H2009
  3. עֵ֠לִי'E.li“Eli”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵלִי · “Eli” · Strong's H5941
  4. יֹשֵׁ֨בyo.Shev“[was] sitting”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from יָשַׁב · “to dwell” · Strong's H3427
  5. עַֽל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  6. הַכִּסֵּ֜אha.ki.Se'“the seat”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כִּסֵּא · “seat” · Strong's H3678I
  7. יַ֥דyach“[the] side of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “by” · Strong's H3027J
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  8. דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekh“[the] road”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from דֶּ֫רֶךְ · “road” · Strong's H1870K
  9. מְצַפֶּ֔הme.tza.Peh“watching”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from צָפָה · “to watch” · Strong's H6822
  10. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. הָיָ֤הha.Yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  12. לִבּוֹ֙li.Bo“heart his”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  13. חָרֵ֔דcha.Red“trembling”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָרֵד · “trembling” · Strong's H2730
  14. עַ֖ל'al“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron“[the] ark of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
  16. הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  17. וְהָאִ֗ישׁve.ha.'Ish“and the man”
    Conjunction + Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  18. בָּ֚אba'“he came”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  19. לְהַגִּ֣ידle.ha.Gid“to tell”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from נָגַד · “to tell” · Strong's H5046
  20. בָּעִ֔ירba.'Ir“in the city”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  21. וַתִּזְעַ֖קva.tiz.'Ak“and it cried out”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from זָעַק · “to cry out” · Strong's H2199
  22. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  23. הָעִֽיר׃ha.'Ir“the city”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from עִיר · “city” · Strong's H5892B
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)