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I Samuel 4:Verse 21

KJV
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And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

Psalms 26:8Psalms 26:8Psalms 78:61Psalms 78:61Jeremiah 2:11
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What Does I Samuel 4:21 Mean?

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"With her dying breath, she prophetically names the child Ichabod branding the infant with the huge national trauma of the moment: the glory had depart..."

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King James VersionPrimary
KJV

And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

American Standard Version
ASV

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

American King James Version
AKJV

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

KJV with Apocrypha
KJVA

And she named the child I–chabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

Bible in Basic English
BBE

And she gave the child the name of Ichabod, saying, The glory has gone from Israel: because the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Young's Literal Translation
YLT

and she calleth the youth I-Chabod, saying, `Honour hath removed from Israel,' because of the taking of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

New Heart English Bible
NHEB

She named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel"; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

NHEB Messianic Edition
NHEBME

She named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel"; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

NHEB Jehovah Edition
NHEBJE

She named the child Ichabod, saying, "The glory has departed from Israel"; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Darby Translation
Darby

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel; because the ark ofGod was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Webster Bible
Webster

And she named the child I-chabod, saying, The glory hath departed from Israel. (Because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.)

Geneva Bible 1599
Geneva1599

And she named the childe Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel, because the Arke of God was taken, and because of her father in lawe and her husband.

Douay-Rheims
DRC

And she called the child Ichabod, saying: The glory is gone from Israel, because the ark of God was taken, and for her father in law, and for her husband:

Rotherham Bible
Rotherham

And she called the boy I-chabod [="Where’s the glory?"]! saying, Exiled is the glory from Israel,—In regard to the taking of the ark of God, and to her father-in-law, and to her husband.

Literal Translation
LITV

And she called the child Ichabod, saying, The glory has departed from Israel, because of the taking of the ark of God, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Modern King James
MKJV

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory has departed from Israel, because the ark of God had been taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Updated King James
UKJV

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory is departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

Lexham English Bible
LEB

She called the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” referring to the capture of the ark of God and concerning her father-in-law and husband.

Jewish Publication Society
JPS

And she named the child Ichabod, saying: 'The glory is departed from Israel'; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Catholic Public Domain
CPDV

And she called the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory of Israel has been taken away,” because the ark of God was captured, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

Berean Study Bible
BSB

And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.

Revised Webster
RWebster

And she named the child Ichabod, saying, The glory hath departed from Israel: because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father in law and her husband.

Wycliffe Bible (1395)
Wycliffe

And sche clepide the child Ichaboth, and seide, The glorie of the Lord is translatid fro Israel, for the arke of God is takun; and for hir fadir in lawe and for hir hosebonde sche seide,

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Psalms 26:8Psalms 26:8Psalms 78:61Psalms 78:61Jeremiah 2:11Jeremiah 2:11Psalms 78:64Psalms 78:641 Samuel 4:11Hosea 9:12
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