Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 4:5-9

5And when the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of the covenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of Yhwhיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,all Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with a greatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643,so that the earthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776rang againוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.

6And when the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085the noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of the shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643,they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, What meaneththe noiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of this greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in the campבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of the Hebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680?And they understoodוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068was comeבָּ֖אba'H935into the campהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

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.ShomH8032 H865.

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.

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