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 Pelearon pues los Filisteos, é Israel fué vencido, y huyeron cada cual á sus tiendas; y fué hecha muy grande mortandad, pues cayeron de Israel treinta mil hombres de á pie.

11 Y el arca de Dios fué tomada, y muertos los dos hijos de Eli, Ophni y Phinees.

12 Y corriendo de la batalla un hombre de Benjamín, vino aquel día á Silo, rotos sus vestidos y tierra sobre su cabeza:

13 Y cuando llegó, he aquí Eli que estaba sentado en una silla atalayando junto al camino; porque su corazón estaba temblando por causa del arca de Dios. Llegado pues aquel hombre á la ciudad, y dadas las nuevas, toda la ciudad gritó.

14 Y como Eli oyó el estruendo de la gritería, dijo: ¿Qué estruendo de alboroto es éste? Y aquel hombre vino apriesa, y dió las nuevas á Eli.

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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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