1 Samuel 4:12 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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 4:12 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 4:12 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 4:12 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“A man of Benjamin ran out of the army and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn and with dirt on his head.”
1 Samuel 4:12 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 4:12 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 4:12 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:12 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And a man of Benjamin runneth out of the ranks, and cometh into Shiloh, on that day, and his long robes <FI>are<Fi> rent, and earth on his head;”
1 Samuel 4:12 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 4:12 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the battle, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and with earth upon his head. ”
1 Samuel 4:12 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 4:12 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And there ranne a man of Beniamin out of the armie, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and earth vpon his head.”
1 Samuel 4:12 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 4:12 in Context — 1 Samuel 4
10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
11 And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
12 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.
13 And 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.
14 And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
What Does 1 Samuel 4:12 Mean?
1 Samuel 4:12 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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