1 Samuel 4:19 KJV

And his daughter in law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father in law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and travailed; for her pains came upon her.

Old Words

travailed labor, especially in childbirth; toil Webster’s 1828 · Travail

What these words meant when the King James Bible was translated.

Matthew Henry

The birth of IchabodThe wife of Phinehas seems to have been a person of piety. Her dying regret was for the loss of the ark, and the departure of the glory from Israel. What is...

Topics

Ark Taken to battle
Ebenezer Philistines defeat the Israelites at
Israel Led by Eli for forty years
Judgments Eli’s house
Parents Involved in children’s wickedness
Patriotism Phinehas’ wife

Timeline

Timeline of the Bible1117 BC · The Ark Taken by the Philistines

Bible Dictionary

PhinehasMouth of brass, or from old Egypt, the negro. (1.) Son of Eleazar, the high priest (Ex 6:25). While yet a youth he distinguished himself...
God(A.S. and Dutch God; Dan. Gud; Ger. Gott), the name of the Divine Being. It is the rendering (1) of the Hebrew ’El, from a word meaning...

Hebrew and Strong’s

And his daughter in law וְכַלָּתוֹ wĕkallātô כַּלָּה Noun · feminine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person masculine singular
Phinehas' פִּינְחָס pînĕḥās פִּינְחָס Proper name
wife אֵשֶׁת ʾēšet אִשָּׁה Noun · feminine singular construct
was with child הָרָה hārâ הָרֶה Adjective · feminine singular
to be delivered לָלַת lālat יָלַד Verb · qal infinitive construct · with preposition
and when she heard וַתִּשְׁמַע wattišmaʿ שָׁמַע Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
the tidings אֶת ʾet Object marker הַשְּׁמֻעָה haššĕmuʿâ שְׁמוּעָה Noun · feminine singular · with the
that אֶל ʾel אֵל Preposition
the ark אֲרוֹן ʾărôn אָרוֹן Noun · masculine or feminine singular construct
of God הָאֱלֹהִים hāʾĕlōhîm אֱלֹהִים Noun · masculine plural · with the
was taken הִלָּקַח hillāqaḥ לָקַח Verb · niphal infinitive construct
and that her father in law חָמִיהָ ḥāmîhā חָם Noun · masculine singular construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular כִּי kî Conjunction
and her husband וְאִישָׁהּ wĕʾîšāh אִישׁ Noun · masculine singular construct · with and, suffix: third person feminine singular
were dead וּמֵת ûmēt מוּת Verb · qal perfect, third person masculine singular · with and
she bowed וַתִּכְרַע wattikraʿ כָּרַע Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
herself and travailed וַתֵּלֶד wattēled יָלַד Verb · qal sequential imperfect, third person feminine singular · with and
for her pains עָלֶיהָ ʿālêhā Preposition · with suffix: third person feminine singular צִרֶיהָ ṣirêhā צִיר Noun · masculine plural construct · with suffix: third person feminine singular
came נֶהֶפְכוּ nehepkû הָפַךְ Verb · niphal perfect, third person common plural

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