Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 4:1-11

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050cameH1961toallלְכָל־le.kholH3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478.NowH1961Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentH3318outH3318againstH5921thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, andpitchedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideH5921Eben-ezer: and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430pitchedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inAphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.

2And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430put themselves inarrayH4421againstלִקְרַ֣אתlik.RatH7122Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and when they joinedbattleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wassmittenH5221beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430: and theyslewH5221of thearmyבַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙va.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704aboutH5221fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

3And when thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971werecomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935intoH413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264, theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Wherefore hath theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068smittenusH413todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430? Let as fetch thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068outH4100ofShilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887untousH413, that it maycomeוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935amongusH413, andsaveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467usH413outH4100of thehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of ourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341.

4SoH7971thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentH7971toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887, and theybroughtוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from thence thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635,whichH8033sittethuponיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.ke.ru.VimH3742: and thetwoשְׁנֵ֣יshe.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִ֗י'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372, were there with thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.

5And when thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָה֙Yah.wehH3068cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264,allכָל־khol-H3605Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutH7321,soH1961that theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776rangagainH1961.

6And when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of theshoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Whatמֶ֠הmehH4100meaneth thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680? And theyunderstoodוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068wascomeבָּ֖אba'H935intoאֶל־'el-H413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

7And thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereafraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372, for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430iscomeבָּ֥אba'H935intoH413thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264. And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untousH413! for there hathnotלֹ֥אlo'H3808beensuchH2063athingH2063heretofore.

8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188untousH5337! who shalldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337usH5337outH3605of thehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027oftheseH428mightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?theseH428are thegodsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatsmoteהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714withallH3605mannerH428ofplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

9Bestrongהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.KuH2388, and quit yourselves likemenH376, O yePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, that ye benotפֶּ֚ןpenH6435servantsH5647unto theHebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680, as they have been toyouכַּאֲשֶׁ֥רka.'a.SherH834: quit yourselves likemenH376, andfightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898.

10And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478was smitten, and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127everyH376manאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376to histentלְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.LavH168: and there was averyמְאֹ֑דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419slaughterהַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.KahH4347; for therefellוַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.PolH5307ofIsraelמִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'ElH3478thirtyשְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimH7970thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505footmenרַגְלִֽי׃rag.LiH7273.

11And thearkוַאֲר֥וֹןva.'a.RonH727ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430wastakenנִלְקָ֑חnil.KachH3947; and thetwoוּשְׁנֵ֤יu.she.NeiH8147sonsבְנֵֽי־ve.nei-H1121ofEliעֵלִי֙'e.LiH5941,Hophniחָפְנִ֖יcha.fe.NiH2652andPhinehasוּפִֽינְחָֽס׃u.Fi.ne.ChasH6372, were slain.

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