בַאֲפֵֽק׃ at Aphek . ḇa·’ă·p̄êq 1 Samuel 4:2 פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים The Philistines p̄ə·liš·tîm וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ arrayed themselves way·ya·‘ar·ḵū לִקְרַ֣את against liq·raṯ יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל Israel , yiś·rā·’êl הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה and as the battle ham·mil·ḥā·māh וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙ spread , wat·tiṭ·ṭōš יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל Israel yiś·rā·’êl וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף was defeated way·yin·nā·ḡep̄ לִפְנֵ֣י by lip̄·nê פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים the Philistines , p̄ə·liš·tîm וַיַּכּ֤וּ who struck down way·yak·kū כְּאַרְבַּ֥עַת about four kə·’ar·ba·‘aṯ אֲלָפִ֖ים thousand ’ă·lā·p̄îm אִֽישׁ׃ men ’îš בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ on the battlefield ḇam·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה . . . . baś·śā·ḏeh 1 Samuel 4:3 הָעָם֮ When the troops hā·‘ām וַיָּבֹ֣א returned way·yā·ḇō אֶל־ to ’el- הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ the camp , ham·ma·ḥă·neh זִקְנֵ֣י the elders ziq·nê יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל of Israel yiś·rā·’êl וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ asked , way·yō·mə·rū לָ֣מָּה “ Why lām·māh יְהוָ֛ה has YHWH Yah·weh נְגָפָ֧נוּ brought defeat on us nə·ḡā·p̄ā·nū לִפְנֵ֣י before lip̄·nê פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים the Philistines p̄ə·liš·tîm הַיּ֖וֹם today ? hay·yō·wm נִקְחָ֧ה Let us bring niq·ḥāh אֵלֵ֣ינוּ . . . ’ê·lê·nū אֲרוֹן֙ the ark ’ă·rō·wn בְּרִ֣ית of the covenant bə·rîṯ יְהוָ֔ה of YHWH Yah·weh מִשִּׁלֹ֗ה from Shiloh , miš·ši·lōh אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וְיָבֹ֣א so that it may go wə·yā·ḇō בְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ with us ḇə·qir·bê·nū וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ to save us wə·yō·ši·‘ê·nū מִכַּ֥ף from the hand mik·kap̄ אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃ of our enemies .” ’ō·yə·ḇê·nū 1 Samuel 4:4 הָעָם֙ So the people hā·‘ām וַיִּשְׁלַ֤ח sent way·yiš·laḥ שִׁלֹ֔ה [men] to Shiloh , ši·lōh וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ and they brought way·yiś·’ū מִשָּׁ֗ם back miš·šām אֵ֣ת - ’êṯ אֲר֧וֹן the ark ’ă·rō·wn בְּרִית־ of the covenant bə·rîṯ- יְהוָ֛ה of YHWH Yah·weh צְבָא֖וֹת of Hosts , ṣə·ḇā·’ō·wṯ יֹשֵׁ֣ב who sits enthroned yō·šêḇ הַכְּרֻבִ֑ים between the cherubim . hak·kə·ru·ḇîm שְׁנֵ֣י And the two šə·nê בְנֵֽי־ sons ḇə·nê- עֵלִ֗י of Eli , ‘ê·lî חָפְנִ֖י Hophni ḥā·p̄ə·nî וּפִֽינְחָֽס׃ and Phinehas , ū·p̄î·nə·ḥās וְשָׁ֞ם were there wə·šām עִם־ with ‘im- אֲרוֹן֙ the ark ’ă·rō·wn בְּרִ֣ית of the covenant bə·rîṯ הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים of God . hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm 1 Samuel 4:5 וַיְהִ֗י When way·hî אֲר֤וֹן the ark ’ă·rō·wn בְּרִית־ of the covenant bə·rîṯ- יְהוָה֙ of YHWH Yah·weh כְּב֨וֹא entered kə·ḇō·w אֶל־ . . . ’el- הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה the camp , ham·ma·ḥă·neh כָל־ all ḵāl יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל the Israelites yiś·rā·’êl גְדוֹלָ֑ה raised ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh תְּרוּעָ֣ה such a great tə·rū·‘āh וַיָּרִ֥עוּ shout way·yā·ri·‘ū וַתֵּהֹ֖ם that it shook wat·tê·hōm הָאָֽרֶץ׃ the ground . hā·’ā·reṣ 1 Samuel 4:6 וַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּ On hearing way·yiš·mə·‘ū ק֣וֹל the noise qō·wl הַתְּרוּעָ֔ה of the shout , hat·tə·rū·‘āh פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ the Philistines p̄ə·liš·tîm אֶת־ - ’eṯ- וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ asked , way·yō·mə·rū מֶ֠ה “ What is meh

