Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 4:1-3

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.

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