New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 4:3-11

3When the peopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971cameוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264,the eldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whyלָ֣מָּהLa.mahH4100has the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068defeatedנְגָפָ֧נוּne.ga.Fa.nuH5062us todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430?Let us takeנִקְחָ֧הnik.ChahH3947to ourselves from Shilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, thatit may comeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935amongבְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130us and deliverוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us from the powerמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesH340.”

4So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971to Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033they carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068of hostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635who sitsיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427abovethe cherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742;and the twoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372, werethereוְשָׁ֞םve.ShamH8033with the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

5As the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643,so that the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776resoundedוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.

6When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמֶ֠הmehH4100doesthe noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680mean?”Then they understoodוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068had comeבָּ֖אba'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

7The Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430were afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372,for they saidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559, “Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430has comeבָּ֥אba'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264.”And they saidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us! For nothingלֹ֥אlo'H3808like thisH2088has happenedהָיְתָ֛הha.ye.TahH1961beforeשִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃shil.ShomH8543 H8032.

8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us! Whoמִ֣יmiH4310shall deliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the handמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428mightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?Theseאֵ֧לֶּה'E.lehH428are the godsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430who smoteהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kinds ofplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

9TakeH2388courageH2388and be menH376,O Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430,orפֶּ֚ןpenH6435you will becomeH5647slavesH5647to the Hebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680,as they have beenH5647slavesH5647to you; therefore, be menH376and fightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898.”

10So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wasdefeatedוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062, andeveryH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127to his tentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168;and the slaughterהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419,for there fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7273soldiersH7273.

11And the arkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430was takenנִלְקָ֑חnil.KachH3947; andthe twoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121of Eliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652and Phinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372,diedמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191.

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