Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1961 [e] וַיְהִ֞י way-hî And it came to pass Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 2142 [e] כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ kə-haz-kî-rōw at his mentioning of Prep-k | V-Hifil-Inf | 3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 727 [e] אֲר֣וֹן ’ă-rō-wn the ark N-csc 430 [e] הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm of God Art | N-mp 5307 [e] וַיִּפֹּ֣ל way-yip-pōl that he fell Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 5921 [e] מֵֽעַל־ mê-‘al- off Prep-m 3678 [e] הַ֠כִּסֵּא hak-kis-sê the seat Art | N-ms 322 [e] אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית ’ă-ḥō-ran-nîṯ backward Adv 1157 [e] בְּעַ֣ד׀ bə-‘aḏ by Prep 3027 [e] יַ֣ד yaḏ the side N-fsc 8179 [e] הַשַּׁ֗עַר haš-ša-‘ar of the gate Art | N-ms 7665 [e] וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר wat-tiš-šā-ḇêr and was broken Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3fs 4665 [e] מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙ map̄-raq-tōw his neck N-fsc | 3ms 4191 [e] וַיָּמֹ֔ת way-yā-mōṯ and he died Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- for Conj 2204 [e] זָקֵ֥ן zā-qên was old V-Qal-Perf-3ms 376 [e] הָאִ֖ישׁ hā-’îš the man Art | N-ms 3515 [e] וְכָבֵ֑ד wə-ḵā-ḇêḏ and heavy Conj-w | Adj-ms 1931 [e] וְה֛וּא wə-hū And he Conj-w | Pro-3ms 8199 [e] שָׁפַ֥ט šā-p̄aṭ had judged V-Qal-Perf-3ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś-rā-’êl Israel N-proper-ms 705 [e] אַרְבָּעִ֥ים ’ar-bā-‘îm forty Number-cp 8141 [e] שָׁנָֽה׃ šā-nāh years N-fs

Berean Study Bible
As soon as the ark of God was mentioned, Eli fell backward from his chair by the city gate, and being old and heavy, he broke his neck and died. And Eli had judged Israel forty years.

Young's Literal Translation
And it cometh to pass, at his mentioning the ark of God, that he falleth from off the throne backward, by the side of the gate, and his neck is broken, and he dieth, for the man [is] old and heavy, and he hath judged Israel forty years.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell backward off the chair by the city gate,  and since he was old and heavy, his neck broke and he died. Eli had judged Israel 40 years.

New American Standard Bible
When he mentioned the ark of God, Eli fell off the seat backward beside the gate, and his neck was broken and he died, for he was old and heavy. Thus he judged Israel forty years.

King James Bible
And it came to pass, when he made mention of the ark of God, that he fell from off the seat backward by the side of the gate, and his neck brake, and he died: for he was an old man, and heavy. And he had judged Israel forty years. 1 Samuel 4:18 • 1 Samuel 4:18 NIV • 1 Samuel 4:18 NLT • 1 Samuel 4:18 ESV • 1 Samuel 4:18 NASB • 1 Samuel 4:18 KJV • 1 Samuel 4:18 Biblia Paralela • 1 Samuel 4:18 Chinese Bible • 1 Samuel 4:18 French Bible • 1 Samuel 4:18 German Bible

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