Hebrew Interlinear

1 Samuel 4:12 Interlinear

And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וַיָּ֤רָץH7323And there ranto run (for whatever reason, especially to rush)
2אִישׁH376a mana 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)
3בִּנְיָמִן֙H1144of Benjaminbinjamin, youngest son of jacob; also the tribe descended from him, and its territory
4מֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔הH4634out of the armyan arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array
5וַיָּבֹ֥אH935and cameto go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
6שִׁלֹ֖הH7887to Shilohshiloh, a place in palestine
7בַּיּ֣וֹםH3117the same daya day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
8הַה֑וּאH1931he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demo
9וּמַדָּ֣יוH4055with his clothesproperly, extent, i.e., height; also a measure; by implication, a vesture (as measured); also a carpet
10קְרֻעִ֔יםH7167rentto rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them)
11וַֽאֲדָמָ֖הH127and with earthsoil (from its general redness)
12עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
13רֹאשֽׁוֹ׃H7218upon his headthe head (as most easily shaken), whether literal or figurative (in many applications, of place, time, rank, itc.)

Verse Context

1 Samuel 4:11And the ark of God was taken and the two sons of Eli...
1 Samuel 4:12 (current)And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head
1 Samuel 4:13And when he came lo Eli sat upon a seat...

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