21. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 4:21:1 ⧉וַתִּקְרָ֣אvatikraand she called or named 1 Samuel 4:21:2 ⧉לַנַּ֗עַרlanaarto the boy or child 1 Samuel 4:21:3 ⧉אִֽי־כָבוֹד֙ikhavodIchabod 1 Samuel 4:21:4 ⧉לֵאמֹ֔רlemorsaying 1 Samuel 4:21:5 ⧉גָּלָ֥הgalahas gone into exile or has departed 1 Samuel 4:21:6 ⧉כָב֖וֹדkhavodglory or honor 1 Samuel 4:21:7 ⧉מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑לmiyisraelfrom Israel 1 Samuel 4:21:8 ⧉אֶל־הִלָּקַח֙elhillakhakhbecause of being taken or because it was taken 1 Samuel 4:21:9 ⧉אֲר֣וֹןaronark 1 Samuel 4:21:10 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhaelohimof God 1 Samuel 4:21:11 ⧉וְאֶל־חָמִ֖יהָveelkhamihaand because of her father-in-law 1 Samuel 4:21:12 ⧉וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃veishahand her husband |
21. Formal Translation And she called the boy Ichabod, saying, “Glory has departed from Israel because the ark of God {Elohim, Divine Presence} was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.” |
21. Dynamic Translation She named the boy Ichabod, saying, “Israel’s glory is gone because the ark of God {Elohim, Divine Dweller} was captured and because her father-in-law and her husband died.” |