1 Samuel 4:14
“And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, hee said; What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.”
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1 Samuel 4:14 Context
12¶ And there ran a man of Beniamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day with his clothes rent, and with earth vpon his head. 13And when hee came, loe, Eli sate vpon a seat by the way side, watching: for his heart trembled for the Arke of God. And when the man came into the citie, and told it, all the city cried out. 14And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, hee said; What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli. 15Now Eli was ninetie and eight yeeres old, and his eyes were dimme, that he could not see. 16And the man said vnto 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 sonne?
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And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What [meaneth] the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
- King James Version
When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What {does} the noise of this commotion {mean?} Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.
- Basic English Bible
And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.
- Darby Bible
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
- Webster's Bible
When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, "What does the noise of this tumult mean?" The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
- World English Bible
And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, `What -- the noise of this tumult!' And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?' And the man made haste, and came and told Eli.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible
- King James Version
When Eli heard the noise of the outcry, he said, "What {does} the noise of this commotion {mean?} Then the man came hurriedly and told Eli."
- New American Standard Version (1995)
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man hasted, and came and told Eli.
- American Standard Version (1901)
And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.
- Basic English Bible
And Eli heard the noise of the crying, and said, What is the noise of this tumult? And the man came hastily, and told Eli.
- Darby Bible
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What meaneth the noise of this tumult? And the man came in hastily, and told Eli.
- Webster's Bible
When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, "What does the noise of this tumult mean?" The man hurried, and came and told Eli.
- World English Bible
And Eli heareth the noise of the cry, and saith, `What -- the noise of this tumult!' And the man hasted, and cometh in, and declareth to Eli.
- Youngs Literal Bible
And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?' And the man made haste, and came and told Eli.
- Jewish Publication Society Bible