KJV King James Version
And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
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1 Samuel 2:34
And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
And this sign shall come to you concerning your two sons Hophni and Phinehas: They will both die on the same day.
WEB World English Bible
“‘This shall be the sign to you, that shall come on your two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall both die.
ASV American Standard Version
And this shall be the sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas: in one day they shall die both of them.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
and this is to thee the sign that cometh unto thy two sons, unto Hophni and Phinehas—in one day they die both of them;
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 2
31 Behold, the days come, that I will cut off thine arm, and the arm of thy father’s house, that there shall not be an old man in thine house.
32 And thou shalt see an enemy [in my] habitation, in all [the wealth] which [God] shall give Israel: and there shall not be an old man in thine house for ever.
33 And the man of thine, [whom] I shall not cut off from mine altar, [shall be] to consume thine eyes, and to grieve thine heart: and all the increase of thine house shall die in the flower of their age.
34 And this [shall be] a sign unto thee, that shall come upon thy two sons, on Hophni and Phinehas; in one day they shall die both of them.
35 And I will raise me up a faithful priest, [that] shall do according to [that] which [is] in mine heart and in my mind: and I will build him a sure house; and he shall walk before mine anointed for ever.
36 And it shall come to pass, [that] every one that is left in thine house shall come [and] crouch to him for a piece of silver and a morsel of bread, and shall say, Put me, I pray thee, into one of the priests’ offices, that I may eat a piece of bread.
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These Hebrew/Greek tokens are linked by Strong's number. Click one for its lexicon definition and other occurrences.
וְזֶה־H2088 · zehthisלְּךָ֣H9031 · kayouהָא֗וֹתH226 · otsign: miraculousאֲשֶׁ֤רH834 · a.sherwhichיָבֹא֙H935 · boto come (in): comeאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)שְׁנֵ֣יH8147 · she.na.yimtwoבָנֶ֔יךָH1121 · benson: childאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)חָפְנִ֖יH2652 · choph.niHophniוּפִֽינְחָ֑סH6372 · pin.chasPhinehasבְּי֥וֹםH3117 · yomdayאֶחָ֖דH259 · e.chadoneיָמ֥וּתוּH4191 · mutto dieשְׁנֵיהֶֽם׃H8147 · she.na.yimtwo
Cross-references
1 Samuel 4:11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.1 Kings 13:3And he gave a sign the same day, saying, This [is] the sign which the LORD hath spoken; Behold, the altar shall be rent, and the ashes that [are] upon it shall be poured out.1 Samuel 4:17And the messenger answered and said, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.1 Samuel 3:12In that day I will perform against Eli all [things] which I have spoken concerning his house: when I begin, I will also make an end.1 Kings 14:12Arise thou therefore, get thee to thine own house: [and] when thy feet enter into the city, the child shall die.
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