English Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:8
8Woe 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.
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.
- 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.
- New Living Translation (NLT)Help! Who can save us from these mighty gods of Israel? They are the same gods who destroyed the Egyptians with plagues when Israel was in the wilderness.
Context of 1 Samuel 4:8
6And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shouting, they said, "What does this great shouting in the camp of the Hebrews mean?" And when they learned that the ark of the Lord had come to the camp, 7the Philistines were afraid, for they said, "A god has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before. 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. 9Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; be men and fight." 10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
Read all of 1 Samuel 41 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 7:5The Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch out my hand against Egypt and bring out the people of Israel from among them."
- Exodus 9:14For this time I will send all my plagues on you yourself, and on your servants and your people, so that you may know that there is none like me in all the earth.
- Psalms 78:43when he performed his signs in Egypt and his marvels 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
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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
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