ପ୍ରଥମ ଶାମୁୟେଲ 4:1
ଆଉ ଶାମକ୍ସ୍ଟଯଲରେ କଥା ସମସ୍ତ ଇଶ୍ରାୟେଲ ମଧିଅରେ ପ୍ରଚଳିତ ହେଲା। ଏଲି ବୃଦ୍ଧ ହେଲେ, ତାଙ୍କର ପକ୍ସ୍ଟତ୍ରମାନେ ପରମେଶ୍ବରଙ୍କ ବିରକ୍ସ୍ଟଦ୍ଧ ରେ କକ୍ସ୍ଟକାର୍ୟ୍ଯ କରି ଚାଲିଲେ।
| And the word | וַיְהִ֥י | wayhî | vai-HEE |
| of Samuel | דְבַר | dĕbar | deh-VAHR |
| came | שְׁמוּאֵ֖ל | šĕmûʾēl | sheh-moo-ALE |
| all to | לְכָל | lĕkāl | leh-HAHL |
| Israel. | יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| Now Israel | וַיֵּצֵ֣א | wayyēṣēʾ | va-yay-TSAY |
| went out | יִשְׂרָאֵל֩ | yiśrāʾēl | yees-ra-ALE |
| against | לִקְרַ֨את | liqrat | leek-RAHT |
| Philistines the | פְּלִשְׁתִּ֜ים | pĕlištîm | peh-leesh-TEEM |
| to battle, | לַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה | lammilḥāmâ | la-meel-ha-MA |
| and pitched | וַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙ | wayyaḥănû | va-ya-huh-NOO |
| beside | עַל | ʿal | al |
| Eben-ezer: | הָאֶ֣בֶן | hāʾeben | ha-EH-ven |
| and the Philistines | הָעֵ֔זֶר | hāʿēzer | ha-A-zer |
| pitched | וּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים | ûpĕlištîm | oo-feh-leesh-TEEM |
| in Aphek. | חָנ֥וּ | ḥānû | ha-NOO |
| בַֽאֲפֵֽק׃ | baʾăpēq | VA-uh-FAKE |