1 Samuel 4:16
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And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?

What is there done.

2 Samuel 1:4 And David said unto him: What is the matter that is come to pass? tell me: He said: The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people are fallen and dead: moreover Saul and Jonathan his son are slain.

my son

1 Samuel 3:6 And the Lord called Samuel again. And Samuel arose and went to Heli, and said: Here am I: for thou calledst me. He answered: I did not call thee, my son: return and sleep.

Joshua 7:19 And Joshua said to Achan: My son, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and confess, and tell me what thou hast done, hide it not.

Context
The Death of Eli
15Now Heli was ninety and eight years old, and his eyes were dim, and he could not see. 16And he said to Heli: I am he that came from the battle, and have fled out of the field this day. And he said to him: What is there done, my son?17And he that brought the news answered, and said: Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter of the people: moreover thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees, are dead: and the ark of God is taken.…
Cross References
1 Samuel 4:17
And he that brought the news answered, and said: Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there has been a great slaughter of the people: moreover thy two sons, Ophni and Phinees, are dead: and the ark of God is taken.

2 Samuel 1:4
And David said unto him: What is the matter that is come to pass? tell me: He said: The people are fled from the battle, and many of the people are fallen and dead: moreover Saul and Jonathan his son are slain.

Lexicon
“I
אָֽנֹכִי֙ (’ā·nō·ḵî)
Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 595: I

have just come
הַבָּ֣א (hab·bā)
Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 935: To come in, come, go in, go

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

the battle,”
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה (ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4634: An arrangement, a pile, a military array

the man
הָאִ֜ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person

said
וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say

to
אֶל־ (’el-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 413: Near, with, among, to

Eli.
עֵלִ֗י (‘ê·lî)
Noun - proper - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5941: Eli -- a priest at Shiloh

“I
וַאֲנִ֕י (wa·’ă·nî)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 589: I

fled
נַ֣סְתִּי (nas·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5127: To flit, vanish away

from
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: A part of, from, out of

there today.”
הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה (ham·ma·‘ă·rā·ḵāh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4634: An arrangement, a pile, a military array

“What
מֶֽה־ (meh-)
Interrogative
Strong's Hebrew 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

happened,
הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

my son?”
בְּנִֽי׃ (bə·nî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1121: A son

Eli asked.
וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (way·yō·mer)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 559: To utter, say


Additional Translations
“I have just come from the battle,” the man said to Eli. “I fled from there today.” “What happened, my son?” Eli asked.And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

And Heli said to them that stood round about him, What is the voice of this sound? And the man hasted and advanced to Heli, and said to him, I am he that is come out of the camp, and I have fled from the battle to-day: and Heli said, What is the even, my son?

And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the battle, and I have fled to-day out of the battle. And he said, What has taken place, my son?

And the man said unto Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army. And he said, How went the matter, my son?

And the man said to Eli, I am he that came out of the army, and I fled to-day out of the army. And he said, What is there done, my son?

The man said to Eli, "I am he who came out of the army, and I fled today out of the army." He said, "How did the matter go, my son?"

And the man saith unto Eli, 'I am he who hath come out of the ranks, and I out of the ranks have fled to-day;' and he saith, 'What hath been the matter, my son?'
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