1 Samuel 4:16

The man said to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.” He said, “How did the matter go, my son?”

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WEBBE

The man said to Eli, “I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army.” He said, “How did the matter go, my son?”

BSB

“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

KJV

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

ASV

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

BBE

And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

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וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 הָאִישׁ ha·'ish the man H376 אֶל־ 'el- to H413 עֵלִי 'e·li Eli H5941 אָנֹכִי 'a·no·khi I H595 הַבָּא ha·ba' [am] the [one who] comes H935 מִן־ min- from H4480 הַמַּעֲרָכָה ha·ma·'a·ra·khah the battle line H4634 וַאֲנִי va·'a·ni and I H589 מִן־ min- from H4480 הַמַּעֲרָכָה ha·ma·'a·ra·khah the battle line H4634 נַסְתִּי nas·ti I have fled H5127 הַיּוֹם hai·yom this day H3117 וַיֹּאמֶר vai·yo·mer and he said H559 מֶה־ meh- what H4100 הָיָה ha·yah was it H1961 הַדָּבָר ha·da·var the word H1697 בְּנִי be·ni O son my H1121

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 12–18

The defeat of the army was very grievous to Eli as a judge; the tidings of the death of his two sons, to whom he had been so indulgent, and who, as he had reason to fear, died impenitent, touched him as a father; yet there was a greater concern on his spirit. And when the messenger concluded his story with, "The ark of God is taken," he is struck to the heart, and died immediately. A man may die miserably, yet not die eternally; may come to an untimely end, yet the end be peace.

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