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I Samuel 4:Verse 16

KJV
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And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

2 Samuel 1:42 Samuel 1:4Joshua 7:191 Samuel 3:6Joshua 7:19
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What Does I Samuel 4:16 Mean?

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"The messenger breathlessly identifies himself to Eli as a direct eyewitness, stressing that he had fled from the front lines, confirming the freshest,..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

American Standard Version
ASV

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

American King James Version
AKJV

And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

And the man saith unto Eli, `I am he who hath come out of the ranks, and I out of the ranks have fled to-day;' and he saith, `What hath been the matter, my son?'

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

The man said to Eli, "I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army." He said, "How did the matter go, my son?"

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

The man said to Eli, "I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army." He said, "How did the matter go, my son?"

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

The man said to Eli, "I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army." He said, "How did the matter go, my son?"

Darby Translation
Darby

And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?

Webster Bible
Webster

And the man said to Eli, I [am] he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And the man sayd vnto Eli, I came from the armie, and I fled this day out of the hoste: and he sayd, What thing is done, my sonne?

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

So the man said unto Eli, I, am he that came in from the army, yea, I, from the army, fled to-day. And he said—What is the thing that hath happened, my son?

Literal Translation
LITV

And the man said to Eli, I am he who has come from the ranks, and I fled today out of the battle line. And he said, How did the matter go, my son?

Modern King James
MKJV

And the man said to Eli, I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, How did the matter go, my son?

Updated King James
UKJV

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

Lexham English Bible
LEB

And the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line! I have fled today from the battle line!” And he said, “⌞What exactly happened⌟, my son?”

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And the man said unto Eli: 'I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army.' And he said: 'How went the matter, my son?'

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And he said to Eli: “I am the one who came from the battle. And it is I who fled from the troops today.” And he said to him, “What has happened, my son?”

Berean Study Bible
BSB

“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And he seide to Heli, Y am that cam fro batel, and Y am that flei to dai fro the scheltrun. To whom Ely seide, My sone, what is doon?

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