God & Savior

1 Samuel 4:16

“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.
1 Samuel 4:16
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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)

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָאִ֜ישׁ אֶל־עֵלִ֗י אָֽנֹכִי֙ הַבָּ֣א מִן־הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה וַאֲנִ֕י מִן־הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה נַ֣סְתִּי הַיּ֑וֹם וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מֶֽה־הָיָ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּנִֽי׃

  1. וַיֹּ֨אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. הָאִ֜ישׁha.'Ish“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  3. אֶל־'el-“to”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  4. עֵלִ֗י'e.Li“Eli”
    Noun, proper name of a man · from עֵלִי · “Eli” · Strong's H5941
  5. אָֽנֹכִי֙'a.no.Khi“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0595
  6. הַבָּ֣אha.Ba'“[am] the [one who] comes”
    Definite article + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  7. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  8. הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔הha.ma.'a.ra.Khah“the battle line”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַעֲרָכָה · “rank” · Strong's H4634
  9. וַאֲנִ֕יva.'a.Ni“and I”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  10. מִן־min-“from”
    Preposition · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  11. הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖הha.ma.'a.ra.Khah“the battle line”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַעֲרָכָה · “rank” · Strong's H4634
  12. נַ֣סְתִּיNas.ti“I have fled”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נוּס · “to flee” · Strong's H5127
  13. הַיּ֑וֹםhai.Yom“this day”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  14. וַיֹּ֛אמֶרvai.Yo.mer“and he said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  15. מֶֽה־meh-“what?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  16. הָיָ֥הha.Yah“was it”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  17. הַדָּבָ֖רha.da.Var“the word”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  18. בְּנִֽי׃be.Ni“O son my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)