King James Version
1 Samuel 4:7-9
7And the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430is comeבָּ֥אba'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Woeא֣וֹי'oH188unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretoforeאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃'et.Mol shil.ShomH8032H865.
8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188unto us! who shall deliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us out of the handמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of these mightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117Godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? these arethe Godsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430that smoteהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with all the plaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.
9Be strongהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.KuH2388,and quitוִֽהְי֤וּvih.YuH1961yourselves like menלַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙la.'a.na.ShimH582,O ye Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,that ye be not servantsתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647unto the Hebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680,as they have beenעָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.DuH5647to you: quitוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961yourselves like menלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582,and 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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