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1 Samuel 4:4-11

4Sothepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentH7971toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887;andtheybroughtfromthencethearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whositteth abovethecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742:andthetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,weretherewiththearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727ofthecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

5Andwhenthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofthecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285ofJehovahcameH935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321withagreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321,sothattheearthH776rangagain.

6AndwhenthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardH8085thenoiseoftheshoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643,theysaidH559,Whatmeaneththenoiseofthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643inthecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264oftheHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680?Andtheyunderstoodthatthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahwascomeבָּ֖אba'H935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

7AndthePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereH1961afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,fortheysaidH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935intothecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.AndtheysaidH559,Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untous!fortherehathnotbeenH1961suchathingheretofore.

8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untous!whoshalldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usoutofthehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027ofthesemightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?thesearethegodsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatsmotetheEgyptianswithallmannerofplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347inthewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

9BeH1961strongהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.KuH2388,andquit yourselveslikemenH376, O yePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,thatyebeH1961notservantsuntotheHebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680,astheyhavebeenH1961toyou: quit yourselveslikemenH376,andfightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898.

10AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtH3898,andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wasH1961smitten,andtheyfledH5127everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376tohistentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168:andtherewasH1961averyH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347;fortherefellH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmen.

11Andthearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430wastakenH3947;andthetwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,wereslain.

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