1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:18

¹⁸As 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^c Israel forty years.

Footnotes

c 4:18 Or governed or led

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As soon as	וַיְהִ֞י	way·hî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
was mentioned	כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀	kə·haz·kî·rōw	Preposition-k; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H2142 remember
Eli fell	וַיִּפֹּ֣ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
backward	אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית	’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ	Adverb	H322 backwards
from	מֵֽעַל־	mê·‘al-	Preposition-m	H5921 height
his chair	הַ֠כִּסֵּא	hak·kis·sê	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3678 seat
by	יַ֣ד	yaḏ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
the city gate	הַשַּׁ֗עַר	haš·ša·‘ar	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8179 gate
and being	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
old	זָקֵ֥ן	zā·qên	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H2204 be or become old
and heavy	וְכָבֵ֑ד	wə·ḵā·ḇêḏ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H3515 heavy
he broke	וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר	wat·tiš·šā·ḇêr	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H7665 break, break in pieces
his neck	מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙	map̄·raq·tōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H4665 neck
and died	וַיָּמֹ֔ת	way·yā·mōṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
And	וְה֛וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
had judged	שָׁפַ֥ט	šā·p̄aṭ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
forty	אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	’ar·bā·‘îm	Number - common plural	H705 forty
years	שָׁנָֽה׃	šā·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8141 year

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1 Samuel 4:21–22 · 1 Peter 4:17–18 · Psalm 69:9

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.