New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 4:6-9

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!”

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