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

6The Philistines heard the loud noise. They asked each other, ‘What is happening there among the Hebrew people's army?’ Then they realized that the Lord's Covenant Box had arrived there. 7They were afraid and they said, ‘Their gods have come to help them fight! We are in bad trouble. Nothing like this has happened to us before. This is terrible! Nobody can save us from those powerful gods. Those gods punished the Egyptians with many bad diseases in the desert. 9Philistine soldiers, you must be brave! You must fight as strong men! If not, we will become slaves of these Hebrew people, as they were once our slaves. So be ready to fight bravely!’ 10So the Philistines did fight strongly and they won again. They killed 30,000 Israelite soldiers in the battle. The other Israelite soldiers all ran home.

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

Words taken from the KJV.

• Woeאוֹי'ôy · woe!H188
• unto us! who shall deliverנָצַלnâtsal · to rescueH5337
• us out of the handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027
• of these mightyאַדִּיר'addîyr · greatH117
• Godsאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• that smoteנָכָהnâkâh · to smiteH5221
• the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֫יִםmitsrayim · EgyptH4714
• with all the plaguesמַכָּהmakkâh makkeh · woundH4347
• in the wildernessמִדְבָּרmidbâr · wildernessH4057

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 4:8

• Exodus 7:5Then the Egyptians will know that I am the Lord. I will show my great strength in Egypt and I will lead the Israelites out from there.’
• Exodus 9:14This time, I will send all my troubles to punish you. I will send them against you, your officers and your people. I want you to know that there is nobody as great as me in the whole earth. That is why I am doing this.
• Psalms 78:43He did powerful miracles in Egypt, in the region 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

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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