1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:17

¹⁷The messenger answered, “Israel has fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter among the people. Your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are both dead, and the ark of God has been captured.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The messenger	הַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜ר	ham·ḇaś·śêr	Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular	H1319 bear tidings
answered	וַיַּ֨עַן	way·ya·‘an	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6030 answer, respond
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
has fled	נָ֤ס	nās	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5127 flee, escape
before	לִפְנֵ֣י	lip̄·nê	Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct	H6440 face, before
the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
and	וְגַ֛ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
there has been	הָיְתָ֣ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
a great	גְדוֹלָ֖ה	ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
slaughter	מַגֵּפָ֥ה	mag·gê·p̄āh	Noun - feminine singular	H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence
among the people	בָעָ֑ם	ḇā·‘ām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H5971 people
Your two	שְׁנֵ֨י	šə·nê	Number - masculine dual construct	H8147 two
sons	בָנֶ֜יךָ	ḇā·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H1121 son
Hophni	חָפְנִי֙	ḥā·p̄ə·nî	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H2652 Chophni
and Phinehas	וּפִ֣ינְחָ֔ס	ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās	Conjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6372 Pinechas
are both dead	מֵ֗תוּ	mê·ṯū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H4191 die
and the ark	וַאֲר֥וֹן	wa·’ă·rō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has been captured	נִלְקָֽחָה׃פ	nil·qā·ḥāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H3947 take

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.