1 Samuel 4:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When 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.

Young's Literal Translation
and 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.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
When he arrived,
וַיָּב֗וֹא (way·yā·ḇō·w)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

there
וְהִנֵּ֣ה (wə·hin·nêh)
Conjunctive waw | Interjection
Strong's 2009: Lo! behold!

was Eli
עֵ֠לִי (‘ê·lî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh

sitting
יֹשֵׁ֨ב (yō·šêḇ)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3427: To sit down, to dwell, to remain, to settle, to marry

on
עַֽל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his chair
הַכִּסֵּ֜א (hak·kis·sê)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne

beside
יַ֥ד (yaḏ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5221: To strike

the road,
דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ (de·reḵ)
Noun - common singular
Strong's 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

watching,
מְצַפֶּ֔ה (mə·ṣap·peh)
Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 6822: To lean forward, to peer into the distance, to observe, await

because
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

his heart
לִבּוֹ֙ (lib·bōw)
Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

trembled
חָרֵ֔ד (ḥā·rêḏ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2730: Fearful, reverential

for
עַ֖ל (‘al)
Preposition
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

the ark
אֲר֣וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 727: A chest, ark

of God.
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

When the man
וְהָאִ֗ישׁ (wə·hā·’îš)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

entered
בָּ֚א (bā)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 935: To come in, come, go in, go

the city
בָּעִ֔יר (bā·‘îr)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

to give a report,
לְהַגִּ֣יד (lə·hag·gîḏ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

city
הָעִֽיר׃ (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

cried out.
וַתִּזְעַ֖ק (wat·tiz·‘aq)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 2199: To shriek, to announce, convene publicly

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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