New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 4:1-3

1So the wordדְבַר־de.var-H1697of Samuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameוַיְהִ֥יvay.HiH1961to allלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.Now Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outH3318to meetלִקְרַ֨אתlik.RatH7122the Philistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430in battleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421,and they campedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideעַל־'al-H5921EbenezerH72,while the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430campedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inAphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.

2Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430drewH6186upH6186inH6186battleH6186formationH6186to meetלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478.When the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421spreadוַתִּטֹּשׁ֙va.ti.ToshH5203,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wasdefeatedוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062by the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430,who killedוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376on the battlefieldבַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ בַּשָּׂדֶ֔הva.ma.'a.ra.Khah ba.sa.DehH4634 H7704.

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’s takeנִקְחָ֧הnik.ChahH3947the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the covenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068from Shilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887,so that He may comeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935amongבְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130us and saveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us from the powerמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of our enemiesH340.”

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