1 Samuel 4:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The manהָאִ֜ישׁ
(ha·'ish)
376: manfrom an unused word
saidוַיֹּ֨אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
to Eli,עֵלִ֗י
(e·li)
5941: a priest at Shilohfrom alah
"I am the one who cameהַבָּ֣א
(hab·ba)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
from the battleהַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה
(ham·ma·'a·ra·chah,)
4634: row, rank, battle linefrom arak
line.הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה
(ham·ma·'a·ra·chah)
4634: row, rank, battle linefrom arak
Indeed, I escapedנַ֣סְתִּי
(nas·ti)
5127: to flee, escapea prim. root
from the battle line 
 
4634: row, rank, battle linefrom arak
today."הַיֹּ֑ום
(hai·yo·vm;)
3117: daya prim. root
And he said,וַיֹּ֛אמֶר
(vai·yo·mer)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Howמֶֽה־
(meh-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
did thingsהַדָּבָ֖ר
(had·da·var)
1697: speech, wordfrom dabar
go,הָיָ֥ה
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
my son?"בְּנִֽי׃
(be·ni.)
1121: sona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And the man
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
unto Eli
`Eliy  (ay-lee')
lofty; Eli, an Israelite high-priest -- Eli.
I am he that came
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
out of the army
ma`arakah  (mah-ar-aw-kaw')
an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array -- army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row.
and I fled
nuwc  (noos)
to flit, i.e. vanish away (subside, escape; causatively, chase, impel, deliver)
to day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
out of the army
ma`arakah  (mah-ar-aw-kaw')
an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array -- army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row.
And he said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
What is there done
dabar  (daw-baw')
a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
my son
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle line. Indeed, I escaped from the battle line today." And he said, "How did things go, my son?"

King James Bible
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, What is there done, my son?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The man said to Eli, "I'm the one who came from the battle. I fled from there today." "What happened, my son?" Eli asked.

International Standard Version
The man told Eli, "I've just come from the battle line, and I escaped from the battle today." He asked, "What happened, my son?"

NET Bible
The man said to Eli, "I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!" Eli asked, "How did things go, my son?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The man told Eli, "I'm the one who came from the battle. I fled from the front line today." "What happened, son?" Eli asked.

King James 2000 Bible
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, What is there done, my son?
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