1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:12

¹²That same day a Benjamite ran from the battle line all the way to Shiloh, with his clothes torn and dirt on his head.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
That same	הַה֑וּא	ha·hū	Article; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
day	בַּיּ֣וֹם	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
a Benjamite	בִּנְיָמִן֙	bin·yā·min	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1144 Binjamin
ran	וַיָּ֤רָץ	way·yā·rāṣ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7323 run
from the battle line	מֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה	mê·ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh	Preposition-m, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4634 row, rank, battle-line
all the way	וַיָּבֹ֥א	way·yā·ḇō	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
to Shiloh	שִׁלֹ֖ה	ši·lōh	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H7887 Shiloh
with his clothes	וּמַדָּ֣יו	ū·mad·dāw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H4055 measure
torn	קְרֻעִ֔ים	qə·ru·‘îm	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine plural	H7167 tear
and dirt	וַאֲדָמָ֖ה	wa·’ă·ḏā·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H127 ground, land
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
his head	רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃	rō·šōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.