New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 4:4-11

4So the peopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971mento Shilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887,and from thereמִשָּׁ֗םmi.ShamH8033they carriedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375the arkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068of armiesצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635who isH3427enthronedH3427abovethe 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.

5And as the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of the Lordיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068was comingכְּב֨וֹאke.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.

6And when 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.

7So the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereH3372afraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.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! Whoמִ֣יmiH4310will saveיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us from the handמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of theseהָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.lehH428mightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?Theseאֵ֧לֶּה'E.lehH428are the godsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430who struckהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221the Egyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605kinds ofplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in the wildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

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

10So the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was defeatedוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062, andeveryH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376fledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127to his tentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168;and the defeatהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347was veryמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419,for thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7273soldiersH7273of Israelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478fellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307.

11Moreover, 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.

Read all of 1 Samuel 4

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 4