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Parallel 1SA 4:13

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BI 1Sa 4:13 ©

Text critical issues=small word differences Clarity of original=clearImportance=normal(All still tentative.)

OET (OET-RV)When he arrived there, Eli was sitting on a roadside seat watching, because he was very concerned about the sacred chest. As the man entered the city with the news, all the people started wailing loudly.

OET-LVAnd_arrived and_see/lo/see ˊĒlī [was]_sitting on the_seat [the]_side[fn] of_[the]_road watching if/because it_was his/its_heart trembling on the_ark the_ʼElohīm and_the_man he_came to_announce in/on/at/with_city and_cried_out all the_city.


4:13 Variant note: יך: (x-qere) ’יַ֥ד’: lemma_3027 morph_HNcbsc id_09KHf יַ֥ד

UHBוַ⁠יָּב֗וֹא וְ⁠הִנֵּ֣ה עֵ֠לִי יֹשֵׁ֨ב עַֽל־הַ⁠כִּסֵּ֜א יַ֥ד[fn] דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ מְצַפֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־הָיָ֤ה לִבּ⁠וֹ֙ חָרֵ֔ד עַ֖ל אֲר֣וֹן הָ⁠אֱלֹהִ֑ים וְ⁠הָ⁠אִ֗ישׁ בָּ֚א לְ⁠הַגִּ֣יד בָּ⁠עִ֔יר וַ⁠תִּזְעַ֖ק כָּל־הָ⁠עִֽיר׃
   (va⁠yyāⱱōʼ və⁠hinnēh ˊēlī yoshēⱱ ˊal-ha⁠kkişşēʼ yad derek məʦapeh kiy-hāyāh lib⁠ō ḩārēd ˊal ʼₐrōn hā⁠ʼₑlohim və⁠hā⁠ʼiysh bāʼ lə⁠haggid bā⁠ˊir va⁠ttizˊaq kāl-hā⁠ˊir.)

Key: khaki:verbs, blue:Elohim.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).


K יך

BrLXXΚαὶ ἦλθε, καὶ ἰδοὺ Ἡλὶ ἐπὶ τοῦ δίφρου παρὰ τὴν πύλην σκοπεύων τὴν ὁδὸν, ὅτι ἦν καρδία αὐτοῦ ἐξεστηκυῖα περὶ τῆς κιβωτοῦ τοῦ Θεοῦ· καὶ ὁ ἄνθρωπος εἰσῆλθεν εἰς τὴν πόλιν ἀπαγγεῖλαι· καὶ ἀνεβόησεν ἡ πόλις.
   (Kai aʸlthe, kai idou Haʸli epi tou difrou para taʸn pulaʸn skopeuōn taʸn hodon, hoti aʸn kardia autou exestaʸkuia peri taʸs kibōtou tou Theou; kai ho anthrōpos eisaʸlthen eis taʸn polin apangeilai; kai aneboaʸsen haʸ polis. )

BrTrAnd he came, and behold, Heli was upon the seat by the gate looking along the way, for his heart was greatly alarmed for the ark of God: and the man entered into the city to bring tidings; and the city cried out.

ULTAnd he came, and behold, Eli was sitting on the seat at the hand of the road watching because his heart was trembling concerning the Box of God. Now the man came to report in the city, and all the city cried out.

USTEli was waiting beside the road. He wanted to hear news about the battle, and he was also very anxious to know if anything bad had happened to God’s sacred chest. When the messenger arrived and told people what had happened, everyone in the town started to cry loudly.

BSBWhen he arrived, there was Eli, sitting on his chair beside the road and watching, because his heart trembled for the ark of God.
§ When the man entered the city to give a report, the whole city cried out.


OEBJust as he came, Eli was sitting upon his seat beside the gate watching the road, for his heart was trembling for the ark of God. When the man came to the city to inform it, all the city cried out.

WEBBEWhen he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching, for his heart trembled for God’s ark. When the man came into the city and told about it, all the city cried out.

WMBB (Same as above)

NETWhen he arrived in Shiloh, Eli was sitting in his chair watching by the side of the road, for he was very worried about the ark of God. As the man entered the city to give his report, the whole city cried out.

LSVand he comes in, and behold, Eli is sitting on the throne by the side of the way, watching, for his heart has been trembling for the Ark of God, and the man has come into the city and declares [it], and all the city cries out.

FBVWhen he arrived, Eli was sitting there on his chair by the road, watching out for news because he was worried about the Ark of God. When the man came into town and gave his report, the whole town cried out loud.

T4TEli was waiting beside the road. He wanted to hear news about the battle, and he was also very anxious to know if anything bad had happened to God’s sacred chest. When the messenger arrived and told people what had happened, everyone in the town started to cry loudly.

LEBWhen he came, there was[fn] Eli sitting on his chair by the side of the road[fn] watching, because his heart was anxious about the ark of God. Now the man had come to give his report[fn] in the city, and all the city cried out.


4:13 Literally “look”

4:13 Literally “by the hand of the road”

4:13 Literally “to tell”

BBEAnd when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

MoffNo Moff 1SA book available

JPSAnd when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

ASVAnd when he came, lo, Eli was sitting upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

DRAAnd when he was come, Heli sat upon a stool over against the way watching. For his heart was fearful for the ark of God. And when the man was come into the city, he told it: and all the city cried out.

YLTand he cometh in, and lo, Eli is sitting on the throne by the side of the way, watching, for his heart hath been trembling for the ark of God, and the man hath come in to declare [it] in the city, and all the city crieth out.

DrbyAnd when he came, behold, Eli was sitting upon the seat by the way-side watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of [fn]God. And the man came to tell it in the city, and all the city cried out.


4.13 Elohim

RVAnd when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat by the way side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

WbstrAnd when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way-side watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it , all the city cried out.

KJB-1769And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside watching: for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

KJB-1611And when hee came, loe, Eli sate vpon a seat by the way side, watching: for his heart trembled for the Arke of God. And when the man came into the citie, and told it, all the city cried out.
   (And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the way side, watching: for his heart trembled for the Ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.)

BshpsAnd when he came, lo, Eli sat vpon a stoole by the way side, wayting: for his heart feared for the arke of God. And when the man came into the citie, and tolde it, all the citie cryed.
   (And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a stoole by the way side, wayting: for his heart feared for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried.)

GnvaAnd when hee came, loe, Eli sate vpon a seate by the wayside, wayting: for his heart feared for the Arke of God and when the man came into the citie to tell it, all the citie cried out.
   (And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon a seat by the wayside, wayting: for his heart feared for the Ark of God and when the man came into the city to tell it, all the city cried out. )

CvdlAnd whan he came in, Heli sat vpon the seate, that he mighte loke towarde the waye: for his herte was fearfull aboute ye Arke of God. And whan the man came in to the cite, he tolde it forth: and all the cite cried.
   (And when he came in, Heli sat upon the seate, that he might look towarde the way: for his heart was fearfull about ye/you_all Ark of God. And when the man came in to the city, he told it forth: and all the cite cried.)

WycHeli sat `on an hiye seete, `and bihelde ayens the weie; for his herte was dredyng for the arke of the Lord. Sotheli aftir that thilke man entride, he telde to the citee, and al the citee yellide.
   (Heli sat `on an hiye seete, `and bihelde against the weie; for his heart was dredyng for the ark of the Lord. Truly after that that man entered, he told to the city, and all the city yellide.)

LuthUnd siehe, als er hineinkam, saß Eli auf dem Stuhl, daß er auf den Weg sähe; denn sein Herz war zaghaft über der Lade Gottes. Und da der Mann in die Stadt kam, sagte er‘s an; und die ganze Stadt schrie.
   (And look, als he hineinkam, sat Eli on to_him Stuhl, that he on the path sähe; because his heart what/which zaghaft above the/of_the box/chest God’s. And there the/of_the man in the city came, said er‘s an; and the ganze city schrie.)

ClVgCumque ille venisset, Heli sedebat super sellam contra viam spectans. Erat enim cor ejus pavens pro arca Dei. Vir autem ille postquam ingressus est, nuntiavit urbi: et ululavit omnis civitas.[fn]
   (Cumque ille venisset, Heli sedebat over sellam on_the_contrary road spectans. Erat because heart his pavens for box of_God. Vir however ille postquam ingressus it_is, nuntiavit urbi: and ululavit everyone civitas. )


4.13 Cumque. RAB. Hæc Josephus ita refert, etc., usque ad ex domo Eleazari denuo receperunt.


4.13 Cumque. RAB. This Yosephus ita refert, etc., until to from domo Eleazari denuo receperunt.


TSNTyndale Study Notes:

4:1b–7:2 The crisis surrounding the Ark of the Covenant demonstrated Israel’s need for Samuel’s leadership and fulfilled prophecies about Eli and his sons (3:11-14).


UTNuW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom

(Occurrence 0) his heart trembled with concern

(Some words not found in UHB: and,arrived and=see/lo/see! ˊĒlī was_sitting on/upon the=seat by road/way_of watching that/for/because/then/when it_became his/its=heart anxious on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ark the=ʼElohīm and,the,man he/it_came to=announce in/on/at/with,city and,cried_out all/each/any/every the=city )

This is an idiom which means he was very fearful or terribly concerned about something.

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy

(Occurrence 0) the whole city

(Some words not found in UHB: and,arrived and=see/lo/see! ˊĒlī was_sitting on/upon the=seat by road/way_of watching that/for/because/then/when it_became his/its=heart anxious on/upon/above/on_account_of//he/it_went_in ark the=ʼElohīm and,the,man he/it_came to=announce in/on/at/with,city and,cried_out all/each/any/every the=city )

This is a metonym for “all the people in the city.”

BI 1Sa 4:13 ©