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1 Samuel 14:3

including Ahijah, who was wearing an ephod. He was the son of Ichabod’s brother Ahitub son of Phinehas, the son of Eli the priest of the LORD in Shiloh. But the troops did not know that Jonathan had left.

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ASV

and Ahijah, the son of Ahitub, Ichabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the priest of Jehovah in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

KJV

And Ahiah, the son of Ahitub, I–chabod’s brother, the son of Phinehas, the son of Eli, the Lord’s priest in Shiloh, wearing an ephod. And the people knew not that Jonathan was gone.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַאֲחִיָּ֣הva.'a.chi.Yahand AhijahH281 →
בֶן־ven-[the] son ofH1121 →
אֲחִט֡וּב'a.chi.TuvAhitubH285 →
אֲחִ֡י'a.Chi[the] brother ofH251 →
אִיכָב֣וֹד׀'i.kha.VodIchabodH350 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
פִּינְחָ֨סpin.ChasPhinehasH6372 →
בֶּן־ben-[the] son ofH1121 →
עֵלִ֜י'e.LiEliH5941 →
כֹּהֵ֧ן׀ko.Hen[the] priest ofH3548 →
יְהוָ֛הYah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בְּשִׁל֖וֹbe.shi.Loin ShilohH7887 →
נֹשֵׂ֣אno.Se'[was] bearingH5375 →
אֵפ֑וֹד'e.Fodan ephodH646 →
וְהָעָם֙ve.ha.'Amand the peopleH5971 →
לֹ֣אlo'notH3808 →
יָדַ֔עya.Da'it knewH3045 →
כִּ֥יkithatH3588 →
הָלַ֖ךְha.Lakhhe had goneH1980 →
יוֹנָתָֽן׃yo.na.TanJonathanH3129 →

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1 Samuel 4:21And she named the boy Ichabod, saying, “The glory has departed from Israel,” because the ark of God had been captured and her father-in-law and her husband had been killed.1 Samuel 2:28And out of all the tribes of Israel I selected your father to be My priest, to offer sacrifices on My altar, to burn incense, and to wear an ephod in My presence. I also gave to the house of your father all the offerings of the Israelites made by fire.1 Samuel 22:20But one of the sons of Ahimelech son of Ahitub escaped. His name was Abiathar, and he fled to David.1 Samuel 21:1Then David came to Nob, to Ahimelech the priest. And when Ahimelech met David, he trembled and asked him, “Why are you alone? Why is no one with you?”1 Samuel 22:9–12But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.Exodus 28:26–32Make two more gold rings and attach them to the other two corners of the breastpiece, on the inside edge next to the ephod.1 Samuel 14:36And Saul said, “Let us go down after the Philistines by night and plunder them until dawn, leaving no man alive!” “Do what seems good to you,” the troops replied. But the priest said, “We must consult God here.”1 Samuel 2:31Behold, the days are coming when I will cut off your strength and the strength of your father’s house, so that no older man will be left in your house.1 Samuel 22:9But Doeg the Edomite, who had stationed himself with Saul’s servants, answered: “I saw the son of Jesse come to Ahimelech son of Ahitub at Nob.1 Samuel 23:6(Now Abiathar son of Ahimelech had brought the ephod with him when he fled to David at Keilah.)Hosea 3:4For the Israelites must live many days without king or prince, without sacrifice or sacred pillar, and without ephod or idol.

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