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1 Samuel 4:18

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← 1 Samuel 4:17	1 Samuel 4:18 (KJV)	1 Samuel 4:19 →
And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.	And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years.	And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, [near] to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And it came to pass, when he made mention^H2142 of the ark^H727 of God^H430, that he fell^H5307 from off the seat^H3678 backward^H322 by^H1157 the side^H3027 of the gate^H8179, and his neck^H4665 brake^H7665, and he died^H4191: for he was an old^H2204 man^H376, and heavy^H3513. And he had judged^H8199 Israel^H3478 forty^H705 years^H8141.

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Original Hebrew

וַיְהִי כְּהַזְכִּירֹו ׀ אֶת־אֲרֹון הָאֱלֹהִים וַיִּפֹּל מֵעַל־הַכִּסֵּא אֲחֹרַנִּית בְּעַד ׀ יַד הַשַּׁעַר וַתִּשָּׁבֵר מַפְרַקְתֹּו וַיָּמֹת כִּי־זָקֵן הָאִישׁ וְכָבֵד וְהוּא שָׁפַט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵל אַרְבָּעִים שָׁנָה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יְהִ֞י	va/y.Hi	H1961	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ it was
כְּ/הַזְכִּיר֣/וֹ	ke./haz.ki.R/o	H2142	HR/Vhc/Sp3ms	when/ brought to remembrance/ he
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
אֲר֣וֹן	'a.Ron	H727	HNcbsc	(the) ark of
הָ/אֱלֹהִ֗ים	ha./'E.lo.Him	H430	HTd/Ncmpa	(the)/ God
וַ/יִּפֹּ֣ל	va/i.yi.Pol	H5307	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he fell
מֵֽ/עַל	me./'al-	H5921	HR/R	from/ on
הַ֠/כִּסֵּא	Ha./ki.se'	H3678	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ seat
אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית	'a.Cho.ra.Nit	H322	HD	backwards
בְּעַ֣ד	be.'Ad	H1157	HR	behind
יַ֣ד	yad	H3027	HNcbsc	(the) side of
הַ/שַּׁ֗עַר	ha./Sha.'ar	H8179	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ gate
וַ/תִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר	va./ti.sha.Ver	H7665	HC/VNw3fs	and/ it was broken
מַפְרַקְתּ/וֹ֙	maf.rak.T/o	H4665	HNcfsc/Sp3ms	neck/ his
וַ/יָּמֹ֔ת	va/i.ya.Mot	H4191	HC/Vqw3ms	and/ he died
כִּֽי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
זָקֵ֥ן	za.Ken	H2204	HVqp3ms	he was old
הָ/אִ֖ישׁ	ha./'Ish	H376	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ man
וְ/כָבֵ֑ד	ve./kha.Ved	H3515	HC/Aamsa	and/ heavy
וְ/ה֛וּא	ve./Hu'	H1931	HC/Pp3ms	and/ he
שָׁפַ֥ט	sha.Fat	H8199	HVqp3ms	he had judged
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל	Yis.ra.'El	H3478	HNp	Israel
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים	'ar.ba.'Im	H705	HAcbpa	forty
שָׁנָֽה	sha.Nah	H8141	HNcfsa	year(s)

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H322 — אֲחֹרַנִּית (ʼăchôrannîyth, akh-o-ran-neeth'): prolonged from אָחוֹר; backwards; back (-ward, again).
• H376 — אִישׁ (ʼîysh, eesh): contracted for אֱנוֹשׁ (or perhaps rather from an unused root meaning to be extant); a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation); also, another, any (man), a certain, [phrase] champion, consent, each, every (one), fellow, (foot-, husband-) man, (good-, great, mighty) man, he, high (degree), him (that is), husband, man(-kind), [phrase] none, one, people, person, [phrase] steward, what (man) soever, whoso(-ever), worthy. Compare אִשָּׁה.
• H430 — אֱלֹהִים (ʼĕlôhîym, el-o-heem'): plural of אֱלוֹהַּ; gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative; angels, [idiom] exceeding, God (gods) (-dess, -ly), [idiom] (very) great, judges, [idiom] mighty.
• H705 — אַרְבָּעִים (ʼarbâʻîym, ar-baw-eem'): multiple of אַרְבַּע; forty; -forty.
• H727 — אָרוֹן (ʼârôwn, aw-rone'): or אָרֹן; from אָרָה (in the sense of gathering); a box; ark, chest, coffin.
• H1157 — בְּעַד (bᵉʻad, beh-ad'): from עַד with prepositional prefix; in up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.; about, at by (means of), for, over, through, up (-on), within.
• H2142 — זָכַר (zâkar, zaw-kar'): a primitive root; also as denominative from זָכָר; properly, to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention; to be male; [idiom] burn (incense), [idiom] earnestly, be male, (make) mention (of), be mindful, recount, record(-er), remember, make to be remembered, bring (call, come, keep, put) to (in) remembrance, [idiom] still, think on, [idiom] well.
• H2204 — זָקֵן (zâqên, zaw-kane'): a primitive root; to be old; aged man, be (wax) old (man).
• H3027 — יָד (yâd, yawd): a primitive word; in distinction from כַּף, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote (as follows); a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),; ([phrase] be) able, [idiom] about, [phrase] armholes, at, axletree, because of, beside, border, [idiom] bounty, [phrase] broad, (broken-) handed, [idiom] by, charge, coast, [phrase] consecrate, [phrase] creditor, custody, debt, dominion, [idiom] enough, [phrase] fellowship, force, [idiom] from, hand(-staves, -y work), [idiom] he, himself, [idiom] in, labour, [phrase] large, ledge, (left-) handed, means, [idiom] mine, ministry, near, [idiom] of, [idiom] order, ordinance, [idiom] our, parts, pain, power, [idiom] presumptuously, service, side, sore, state, stay, draw with strength, stroke, [phrase] swear, terror, [idiom] thee, [idiom] by them, [idiom] themselves, [idiom] thine own, [idiom] thou, through, [idiom] throwing, [phrase] thumb, times, [idiom] to, [idiom] under, [idiom] us, [idiom] wait on, (way-) side, where, [phrase] wide, [idiom] with (him, me, you), work, [phrase] yield, [idiom] yourselves.
• H3478 — יִשְׂרָאֵל (Yisrâʼêl, yis-raw-ale'): from שָׂרָה and אֵל; he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity; Israel.
• H3513 — כָּבַד (kâbad, kaw-bad'): or כָּבֵד; a primitive root; to be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous, rich, honorable; causatively, to make weighty (in the same two senses); abounding with, more grievously afflict, boast, be chargeable, [idiom] be dim, glorify, be (make) glorious (things), glory, (very) great, be grievous, harden, be (make) heavy, be heavier, lay heavily, (bring to, come to, do, get, be had in) honour (self), (be) honourable (man), lade, [idiom] more be laid, make self many, nobles, prevail, promote (to honour), be rich, be (go) sore, stop.
• H3678 — כִּסֵּא (kiççêʼ, kis-say'): or כִּסֵּה; from כָּסָה; properly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied); seat, stool, throne.
• H4191 — מוּת (mûwth, mooth): a primitive root; to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill; [idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) wise.
• H4665 — מִפְרֶקֶת (miphreqeth, mif-reh'-keth): xlit miphreketh corrected to miphreqeth; from פָּרַק; properly, a fracture, i.e. joint (vertebrae) of the neck; neck.
• H5307 — נָפַל (nâphal, naw-fal'): a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.
• H7665 — שָׁבַר (shâbar, shaw-bar'): a primitive root; to burst (literally or figuratively); break (down, off, in pieces, up), broken (-hearted), bring to the birth, crush, destroy, hurt, quench, [idiom] quite, tear, view (by mistake for שָׂבַר).
• H8141 — שָׁנֶה (shâneh, shaw-neh'): (in plural or (feminine) שָׁנָה; from שָׁנָה; a year (as a revolution of time); [phrase] whole age, [idiom] long, [phrase] old, year([idiom] -ly).
• H8179 — שַׁעַר (shaʻar, shah'-ar): from שָׁעַר in its original sense; an opening, i.e. door or gate; city, door, gate, port ([idiom] -er).
• H8199 — שָׁפַט (shâphaṭ, shaw-fat'): a primitive root; to judge, i.e. pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literally or figuratively); [phrase] avenge, [idiom] that condemn, contend, defend, execute (judgment), (be a) judge(-ment), [idiom] needs, plead, reason, rule.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1931 — הוּא (hûwʼ, hoo): of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is הִיא; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular; he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are; he, as for her, him(-self), it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.
• H1961 — הָיָה (hâyâh, haw-yaw): a primitive root (compare הָוָא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.
• H3515 — כָּבֵד (kâbêd, kaw-bade'): from כָּבַד; heavy; figuratively in a good sense (numerous) or in a bad sense (severe, difficult, stupid); (so) great, grievous, hard(-ened), (too) heavy(-ier), laden, much, slow, sore, thick.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H5921 — עַל (ʻal, al): properly, the same as עַל used as a preposition (in the singular or plural often with prefix, or as conjunction with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications; above, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of, (from) (off), (up-) on, over, than, through(-out), to, touching, [idiom] with.

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