God & Savior

1 Samuel 4:18

As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.
1 Samuel 4:18
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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)

וַיְהִ֞י כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיִּפֹּ֣ל מֵֽעַל־הַ֠כִּסֵּא אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית בְּעַ֣ד׀ יַ֣ד הַשַּׁ֗עַר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙ וַיָּמֹ֔ת כִּֽי־זָקֵ֥ן הָאִ֖ישׁ וְכָבֵ֑ד וְה֛וּא שָׁפַ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃

  1. וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hi“and it was”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  2. כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ke.haz.ki.Ro“when brought to remembrance he”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָכַר · “to remember” · Strong's H2142
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. אֲר֣וֹן'a.Ron“[the] ark of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אֲרוֹן · “ark” · Strong's H0727
  5. הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  6. וַיִּפֹּ֣לvai.yi.Pol“and he fell”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָפַל · “fall” · Strong's H5307G
  7. מֵֽעַל־me.'al-“from on”
    Preposition + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. הַ֠כִּסֵּאHa.ki.se'“the seat”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כִּסֵּא · “seat” · Strong's H3678I
  9. אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית'a.Cho.ra.Nit“backwards”
    Adverb · from אֲחֹרַנִּית · “backwards” · Strong's H0322
  10. בְּעַ֣ד׀be.'Ad“behind”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from בַּ֫עַד · “about|through|for” · Strong's H1157
  11. יַ֣דyad“[the] side of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “to” · Strong's H3027K
  12. הַשַּׁ֗עַרha.Sha.'ar“the gate”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שַׁ֫עַר · “gate” · Strong's H8179G
  13. וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤רva.ti.sha.Ver“and it was broken”
    Conjunction + Verb, niphal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from שָׁבַר · “to break” · Strong's H7665
  14. מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙maf.rak.To“neck his”
    Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מַפְרֶקֶת · “neck” · Strong's H4665
  15. וַיָּמֹ֔תvai.ya.Mot“and he died”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מוּת · “to die” · Strong's H4191
  16. כִּֽי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  17. זָקֵ֥ןza.Ken“he was old”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from זָקֵן · “be old” · Strong's H2204
  18. הָאִ֖ישׁha.'Ish“the man”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אִישׁ · “man” · Strong's H0376G
  19. וְכָבֵ֑דve.kha.Ved“and heavy”
    Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כָּבֵד · “heavy” · Strong's H3515
  20. וְה֛וּאve.Hu'“and he”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  21. שָׁפַ֥טsha.Fat“he had judged”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַט · “to judge” · Strong's H8199
  22. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  23. יִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'El“Israel”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from יִשְׂרָאֵל · “Israel” · Strong's H3478
  24. אַרְבָּעִ֥ים'ar.ba.'Im“forty”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַרְבָּעִים · “forty” · Strong's H0705
  25. שָׁנָֽה׃sha.Nah“year[s]”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שָׁנָה · “year” · Strong's H8141
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)