1 Samuel 4:18
When he made mention of God’s ark, Eli fell from off his seat backward by the side of the gate; and his neck broke, and he died, for he was an old man and heavy. He had judged Israel forty years.This verse in the real world
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- מִפְרֶקֶתmiphreqethproperly, a fracture, i.e. joint (vertebrae) of the neck
- אֲחֹרַנִּיתʼăchôrannîythbackwards
- בְּעַדbᵉʻadin up to or over against; generally at, beside, among, behind, for, etc.
- זָקֵןzâqênto be old
- כָּבַדkâbadto be heavy, i.e. in a bad sense (burdensome, severe, dull) or in a good sense (numerous,
- כִּסֵּאkiççêʼproperly, covered, i.e. a throne (as canopied)
- אַרְבָּעִיםʼarbâʻîymforty
- שָׁבַרshâbarto burst (literally or figuratively)
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Sa 4:21–22, 1Pe 4:17–18, Psa 69:9, 1Co 11:30–32, 1Sa 3:12–13, Lam 2:15–19, Lev 10:3, Psa 42:10