Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 4:4-11

4So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971mento Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and they broughtוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375backמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033אֵ֣ת'etH853the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068of Hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,who sits enthronedיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427between the cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742.And the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,were thereוְשָׁ֞םve.ShamH8033withעִם־'im-H5973the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

5Whenוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the LORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068enteredכְּב֨וֹא אֶל־ke.Vo' 'el-H935 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allכָל־khol-H3605the Israelitesיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478raisedגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419such a greatתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643shoutוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321that the groundהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shookוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.

6On hearingוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643,the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853askedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “What isמֶ֠ה ק֣וֹלmeh KolH4100 H6963thisהַזֹּ֖אתha.ZotH2063loudהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutingהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680?”And when they realizedוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045thatכִּ֚יkiH3588the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had enteredבָּ֖א אֶל־ba' 'el-H935 H413the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264,

7the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372כִּ֣יkiH3588. “The godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430have enteredבָּ֥א אֶל־ba' 'el-H935 H413their campאָמְר֔וּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה'a.me.Ru ha.ma.cha.NehH4264 H559!”they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559. “Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us,forכִּ֣יkiH3588nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808like thisכָּזֹ֖אתka.ZotH2063has happenedהָיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961beforeאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃'et.Mol shil.ShomH865 H8032.

8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us!Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will deliver usיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337from the handמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428mightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?Theseאֵ֧לֶּה הֵ֣ם'E.leh hemH428 H1992are the godsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430who struckהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221אֶת־'et-H853the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with all kindsבְּכָל־be.kholH3605of plaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

9Take courageהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.KuH2388and beוִֽהְי֤וּvih.YuH1961menלַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙la.'a.na.ShimH582,O Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430!Otherwiseפֶּ֚ןpenH6435,you will serveתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647the Hebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680just asכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834they servedעָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.DuH5647you.Now beוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961menלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582and fightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898!”

10So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898,and Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was defeatedוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062,and each manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127to his tentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168.The slaughterהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347wasוַתְּהִ֥יva.te.HiH1961veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419—thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505foot soldiersרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7273of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307.

11The arkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430was capturedנִלְקָ֑חnil.KachH3947,and Eli’sעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,diedמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191.

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