1 Samuel 4:18
Parallel Strong's
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.

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.

Hebrew
As soon as
וַיְהִ֞י (way·hî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the ark
אֲר֣וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)
Noun - common singular construct
Strong's 727: A chest, ark

of God
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

was mentioned,
כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ ׀ (kə·haz·kî·rōw)
Preposition-k | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

Eli fell
וַיִּפֹּ֣ל (way·yip·pōl)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5307: To fall, lie

backward
אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית (’ă·ḥō·ran·nîṯ)
Adverb
Strong's 322: Backwards

from
מֵֽעַל־ (mê·‘al-)
Preposition-m
Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against

his chair
הַ֠כִּסֵּא (hak·kis·sê)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3678: Seat of honor, throne

by
יַ֣ד (yaḏ)
Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 3027: A hand

the city gate,
הַשַּׁ֗עַר (haš·ša·‘ar)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 8179: An opening, door, gate

and being
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

old
זָקֵ֥ן (zā·qên)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2204: To be or become old

and heavy,
וְכָבֵ֑ד (wə·ḵā·ḇêḏ)
Conjunctive waw | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 3515: Heavy

he broke
וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר (wat·tiš·šā·ḇêr)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 7665: To break, break in pieces

his neck
מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙ (map̄·raq·tōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4665: A fracture, joint, of the neck

and died.
וַיָּמֹ֔ת (way·yā·mōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4191: To die, to kill

Eli
וְה֛וּא (wə·hū)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

had judged
שָׁפַ֥ט (šā·p̄aṭ)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8199: To judge, pronounce sentence, to vindicate, punish, to govern, to litigate

Israel
יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל (yiś·rā·’êl)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's 3478: Israel -- 'God strives', another name of Jacob and his desc

forty
אַרְבָּעִ֥ים (’ar·bā·‘îm)
Number - common plural
Strong's 705: Forty

years.
שָׁנָֽה׃ (šā·nāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8141: A year

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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