Berean Standard Bible
1 Samuel 4:7-9
7the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372כִּ֣יkiH3588. “The godsאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430have enteredבָּ֥א אֶל־ba' 'el-H935H413their campאָמְר֔וּ הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה'a.me.Ru ha.ma.cha.NehH4264H559!”they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559. “Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us,forכִּ֣יkiH3588nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808like thisכָּזֹ֖אתka.ZotH2063has happenedהָיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961beforeאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃'et.Mol shil.ShomH865H8032.
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 hemH428H1992are 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!”
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
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