1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:16

¹⁶“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.”

“What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אָֽנֹכִי֙	’ā·nō·ḵî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H595 I
have just come	הַבָּ֣א	hab·bā	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
the battle	הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה	ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4634 row, rank, battle-line
the man	הָאִ֜ישׁ	hā·’îš	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
said	וַיֹּ֨אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
to	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
Eli	עֵלִ֗י	‘ê·lî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H5941 Eli
I	וַאֲנִ֕י	wa·’ă·nî	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
fled	נַ֣סְתִּי	nas·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5127 flee, escape
from	מִן־	min-	Preposition	H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not
there today	הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה	ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4634 row, rank, battle-line
What	מֶֽה־	meh-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
happened	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
my son	בְּנִֽי׃	bə·nî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H1121 son
Eli asked	וַיֹּ֛אמֶר	way·yō·mer	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H559 utter, say

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.