Parallel Verses
Holman Bible
That same day, a Benjaminite man ran
New American Standard Bible
Now a man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh the same day with
King James Version
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.
International Standard Version
That very same day, a man who was a descendant of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh, with his garments torn and dirt on his head.
A Conservative Version
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn, and with dirt upon his head.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Now a man [from the tribe] of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came to Shiloh that same day with his clothes torn and dust on his head [as signs of mourning over the disaster].
Bible in Basic English
And a man of Benjamin went running from the fight and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothing out of order and earth on his head.
Darby Translation
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.
Julia Smith Translation
And a man of Benjamin will run from the array, and he will come to Shiloh in that day; and his garments rent and earth upon his head.
King James 2000
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn, and with earth upon his head.
Lexham Expanded Bible
A man of Benjamin ran from the battle line and came [to] Shiloh that same day, and his clothes [were] torn and earth [was] on his head.
Modern King James verseion
And a man of Benjamin ran out of the army. And he came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes torn and with earth upon his head.
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the array and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent and earth upon his head.
NET Bible
On that day a Benjaminite ran from the battle lines and came to Shiloh. His clothes were torn and dirt was on his head.
New Heart English Bible
There ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn, and with earth on his head.
The Emphasized Bible
And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and entered Shiloh on the same day, - with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
Webster
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.
World English Bible
There ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes torn, and with earth on his head.
Youngs Literal Translation
And a man of Benjamin runneth out of the ranks, and cometh into Shiloh, on that day, and his long robes are rent, and earth on his head;
Themes
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Taken to battle
Dust » Put on the head in mourning
Eli » His solicitude for the ark
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Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 4:12
Verse Info
Context Readings
Eli's Death And Ichabod's Birth
11
The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.
Cross References
Joshua 7:6
Then Joshua tore his clothes and fell before the ark of the Lord with his face to the ground until evening, as did the elders of Israel; they all put dust on their heads.
2 Samuel 1:2
On the third day a man with torn clothes and dust on his head
2 Samuel 15:32
When David came to the summit where he used to worship God, Hushai the Archite
Nehemiah 9:1
On the twenty-fourth day of this month
Job 2:12
When they looked from a distance, they could barely recognize him. They wept aloud,
2 Samuel 13:19
Tamar put ashes on her head and tore the long-sleeved garment she was wearing. She put her hand on her head