1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:19

¹⁹Now Eli’s daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was pregnant and about to give birth. When she heard the news of the capture of God’s ark and the deaths of her father-in-law and her husband, she collapsed and gave birth, for her labor pains overtook her.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now Eli’s daughter-in-law	וְכַלָּת֣וֹ	wə·ḵal·lā·ṯōw	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3618 daughter-in-law, bride
the wife	אֵֽשֶׁת־	’ê·šeṯ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H802 woman, wife, female
of Phinehas	פִּינְחָס֮	pî·nə·ḥās	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H6372 Pinechas
was pregnant	הָרָ֣ה	hā·rāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H2030 pregnant
and about to give birth	לָלַת֒	lā·laṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
When she heard	וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע	wat·tiš·ma‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H8085 hear
the news	הַשְּׁמֻעָ֔ה	haš·šə·mu·‘āh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8052 report
of	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the capture	הִלָּקַח֙	hil·lā·qaḥ	Verb - Nifal - Infinitive construct	H3947 take
of God’s	הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
and the deaths	וּמֵ֥ת	ū·mêṯ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
of her father-in-law	חָמִ֖יהָ	ḥā·mî·hā	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H2524 husband's father
and her husband	וְאִישָׁ֑הּ	wə·’î·šāh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person feminine singular	H376 man
she collapsed	וַתִּכְרַ֣ע	wat·tiḵ·ra‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3766 bow down
and gave birth	וַתֵּ֔לֶד	wat·tê·leḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
her labor pains	צִרֶֽיהָ׃	ṣi·re·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H6735 envoy, messenger
overtook	נֶהֶפְכ֥וּ	ne·hep̄·ḵū	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person common plural	H2015 turn, overturn
her	עָלֶ֖יהָ	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.