1 Samuel 4:17
ତହକ୍ସ୍ଟଁ ସମାଗ୍ଭର ଆଣିଥିବା ଲୋକ ଉତ୍ତର ଦଇେ କହିଲା, ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ପଲେଷ୍ଟୀୟମାନଙ୍କ ସମ୍ମକ୍ସ୍ଟଖରକ୍ସ୍ଟ ଦୌଡି ପଳାଇଲେ। ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲୀୟ ସୈନ୍ଯବାହିନି ତାଙ୍କର ବହକ୍ସ୍ଟତ ସୈନ୍ଯ ହରାଇଲେ। ତୁମ୍ଭର ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟଇ ପକ୍ସ୍ଟତ୍ର ହଫନି ଓ ପୀନହସ ମଲେ ଓ ପଲେଷ୍ଟୀୟମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ପବିତ୍ର ସିନ୍ଦକ୍ସ୍ଟକ ନଇଗେଲେ।
| And the messenger | וַיַּ֨עַן | wayyaʿan | va-YA-an |
| answered | הַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜ר | hambaśśēr | hahm-va-SARE |
| said, and | וַיֹּ֗אמֶר | wayyōʾmer | va-YOH-mer |
| Israel | נָ֤ס | nās | nahs |
| is fled | יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| before | לִפְנֵ֣י | lipnê | leef-NAY |
| Philistines, the | פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | pĕlištîm | feh-leesh-TEEM |
| and there hath been | וְגַ֛ם | wĕgam | veh-ɡAHM |
| also | מַגֵּפָ֥ה | maggēpâ | ma-ɡay-FA |
| a great | גְדוֹלָ֖ה | gĕdôlâ | ɡeh-doh-LA |
| slaughter | הָֽיְתָ֣ה | hāyĕtâ | ha-yeh-TA |
| people, the among | בָעָ֑ם | bāʿām | va-AM |
| and thy two | וְגַם | wĕgam | veh-ɡAHM |
| sons | שְׁנֵ֨י | šĕnê | sheh-NAY |
| also, | בָנֶ֜יךָ | bānêkā | va-NAY-ha |
| Hophni | מֵ֗תוּ | mētû | MAY-too |
| and Phinehas, | חָפְנִי֙ | ḥopniy | hofe-NEE |
| dead, are | וּפִ֣ינְחָ֔ס | ûpînĕḥās | oo-FEE-neh-HAHS |
| and the ark | וַֽאֲר֥וֹן | waʾărôn | va-uh-RONE |
| of God | הָֽאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hāʾĕlōhîm | ha-ay-loh-HEEM |
| is taken. | נִלְקָֽחָה׃ | nilqāḥâ | neel-KA-ha |