1 Samuel 4:8

1 Samuel 4:8 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
• New International Version (NIV)We’re doomed! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? They are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
• English Standard Version (ESV)Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.
• New King James Version (NKJV)Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.

Context of 1 Samuel 4:8

6On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp, 7the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before. Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness. 9Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!” 10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

1 Samuel 4:8 word by word

א֣וֹי לָ֔נוּ מִ֣י יַצִּילֵ֔נוּ מִיַּ֛ד הָאֱלֹהִ֥ים הָאַדִּירִ֖ים הָאֵ֑לֶּה אֵ֧לֶּה הֵ֣ם הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים הַמַּכִּ֧ים אֶת־מִצְרַ֛יִם בְּכָל־מַכָּ֖ה בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃Read the interlinear

• Woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
• Whoמִיmîy · who?H4310
• will deliver usנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• from the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of theseאֵ֫לֶּה'êlleh · theseH428
• mightyאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• Theseהֵ֫מָּהhêm hêmmâh · they(masc.)H1992
• who struckנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• ·אֵת'êth · [Obj.]H853
• the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• with all kindsכֹּלkôl kôl · allH3605
• of plaguesמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 4:8

• Exodus 7:5And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”
• Exodus 9:14Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
• Psalms 78:43when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4:8

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 8These mighty Gods - האדרים האלהים מיד miyad haelohim haaddirim, from the hand of these illustrious Gods. Probably this should be translated in the singular, and not in the plural: Who shall deliver us from the hand of this illustrious God?Read the comment
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible · v. 8This is a remarkable testimony on the part of the Philistines to the truth of the events which are recorded in the Pentateuch. The Philistines would of course hear of them, just as Balak and the people of Jericho did Numbers 22:5; Joshua 2:10. With all the plagues … - Rather, “with every kind of plague” equivalent to “with utter destruction.Read the comment
• Tyndale Open Study Notes · v. 8the gods who struck the Egyptians: The Philistines, who worshiped many gods, knew about the Lord’s power. However, they did not understand that he was the one true God. Struck … with all kinds of plagues: The Lord later demonstrated his power against the Philistines in a similar way (see 1 Samuel 5:6–6:6).Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 3-93-9. Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us--Strange that they were so blind to the real cause of the disaster and that they did not discern, in the great and general corruption of religion and morals (1Sa 2:22-25; 7:3; Psa 78:58), the reason why the presence and aid of God were not extended to them. Their first measure for restoring the national spirit and energy ought to have been a complete reformation--a universal…Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 4:8

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
• Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
• Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
• Tyndale Open Study Notes
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
• Rashi on Tanakh
• Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
• John Wesley’s Notes
• Darby Translation Notes
• Geneva Bible Translation Notes
• Kingcomments
• Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
• Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings