ପ୍ରଥମ ଶାମୁୟେଲ 4:18
ଯେତବେେଳେ ଏଲି ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ପବିତ୍ର ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକ ବିଷଯ ରେ ଶୁଣିଲେ, ଏଲି ଆପଣା ଚୌକି ପଛଆଡେ ପଡିଗଲେ, ତହକ୍ସ୍ଟଁ ତାଙ୍କର ବକେ ଭାଙ୍ଗିଗଲା ଓ ସେ ମୃତକ୍ସ୍ଟ୍ଯବରଣ କଲେ, କାରଣ ସେ ବୃଦ୍ଧ ଓ ଭାରୀ ଥିଲେ। ସେ ଗ୍ଭଳିଶବର୍ଷ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲର ନତେୃତ୍ବ ନେଲେ।
| And it came to pass, | וַיְהִ֞י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| mention made he when | כְּהַזְכִּיר֣וֹ׀ | kĕhazkîrô | keh-hahz-kee-ROH |
| of | אֶת | ʾet | et |
| the ark | אֲר֣וֹן | ʾărôn | uh-RONE |
| God, of | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֗ים | hāʾĕlōhîm | ha-ay-loh-HEEM |
| that he fell | וַיִּפֹּ֣ל | wayyippōl | va-yee-POLE |
| from off | מֵֽעַל | mēʿal | MAY-al |
| seat the | הַ֠כִּסֵּא | hakkissēʾ | HA-kee-say |
| backward | אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית | ʾăḥōrannît | uh-HOH-ra-NEET |
| by | בְּעַ֣ד׀ | bĕʿad | beh-AD |
| the side | יַ֣ד | yad | yahd |
| gate, the of | הַשַּׁ֗עַר | haššaʿar | ha-SHA-ar |
| and his neck | וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר | wattiššābēr | va-tee-sha-VARE |
| brake, | מַפְרַקְתּוֹ֙ | mapraqtô | mahf-rahk-TOH |
| died: he and | וַיָּמֹ֔ת | wayyāmōt | va-ya-MOTE |
| for | כִּֽי | kî | kee |
| old an was he | זָקֵ֥ן | zāqēn | za-KANE |
| man, | הָאִ֖ישׁ | hāʾîš | ha-EESH |
| and heavy. | וְכָבֵ֑ד | wĕkābēd | veh-ha-VADE |
| he And | וְה֛וּא | wĕhûʾ | veh-HOO |
| had judged | שָׁפַ֥ט | šāpaṭ | sha-FAHT |
| אֶת | ʾet | et | |
| Israel | יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| forty | אַרְבָּעִ֥ים | ʾarbāʿîm | ar-ba-EEM |
| years. | שָׁנָֽה׃ | šānâ | sha-NA |