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1 Samuel 4:16

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4:16The man said to Eli, “I am the one who came from the battle lines! Just today I fled from the battle lines!” Eli23 asked, “How did things go, my son?”

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  1. 23 Heb “he”; the referent (Eli) has been specified in the translation for clarity.

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ESVEnglish Standard Version

And the man said to Eli, “I am he who has come from the battle; I fled from the battle today.” And he said, “How did it go, my son?”

NIVNew International Version (2011)

He told Eli, “I have just come from the battle line; I fled from it this very day.”

Eli asked, “What happened, my son?”

CSBChristian 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.

NLTNew Living Translation

He said to Eli, “I have just come from the battlefield—I was there this very day.”

“What happened, my son?” Eli demanded.

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

And the man said to Eli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line! I have fled today from the battle line!” And he said, “What exactly happened, my son?”

KJV 1900King James Version

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?