1 Samuel
1 Samuel 4:14
14Eli heard the outcry and asked, “Why this commotion?”
So the man hurried over and reported to Eli.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eli | עֵלִי֙ | ‘ê·lî | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5941 Eli |
| heard | וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע | way·yiš·ma‘ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H8085 hear |
| the outcry | ק֣וֹל | qō·wl | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6963 sound, voice |
| and asked | וַיֹּ֕אמֶר | way·yō·mer | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H559 utter, say |
| Why | מֶ֛ה | meh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| this | הַזֶּ֑ה | haz·zeh | Article; Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| commotion | הֶהָמ֖וֹן | he·hā·mō·wn | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H1995 sound, murmur, roar, crowd, abundance |
| So the man | וְהָאִ֣ישׁ | wə·hā·’îš | Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| hurried over | מִהַ֔ר | mi·har | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H4116 hasten |
| and reported | וַיַּגֵּ֥ד | way·yag·gêḏ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5046 be conspicuous |
| to Eli | לְעֵלִֽי׃ | lə·‘ê·lî | Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine singular | H5941 Eli |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.