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1 Samuel 4:1-3

1And thewordדְבַר־de.var-H1697ofSamuelשְׁמוּאֵ֖לshe.mu.'ElH8050came to allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478. NowIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֩Yis.ra.'ElH3478wentoutוַיֵּצֵ֣אvai.ye.Tze'H3318againstH7125thePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֜יםpe.lish.TimH6430tobattleלַמִּלְחָמָ֗הla.mil.cha.MahH4421, andencampedוַֽיַּחֲנוּ֙vai.ya.cha.NuH2583besideEbenezerH72: and thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםu.fe.lish.TimH6430encampedחָנ֥וּcha.NuH2583inAphekבַאֲפֵֽק׃va.'a.FekH663.

2And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430put themselves inarrayוַיַּעַרְכ֨וּvai.ya.'ar.KhuH6186againstH7125Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֗לYis.ra.'ElH3478: and when theyjoinedוַתִּטֹּשׁ֙va.ti.ToshH5203battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔הha.mil.cha.MahH4421,Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478wassmittenוַיִּנָּ֥גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430: and theyslewוַיַּכּ֤וּvai.ya.KuH5221of thearmyבַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙va.ma.'a.ra.KhahH4634in thefieldבַּשָּׂדֶ֔הba.sa.DehH7704aboutfourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַתke.'ar.Ba.'atH702thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים'a.la.FimH505menאִֽישׁ׃'IshH376.

3And when thepeopleהָעָם֮ha.'AmH5971hadcomeוַיָּבֹ֣אvai.ya.Vo'H935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒ha.ma.cha.NehH4264, theeldersזִקְנֵ֣יzik.NeiH2205ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Why hath theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068smittenנְגָפָ֧נוּne.ga.Fa.nuH5062us todayהַיּ֖וֹםhai.YomH3117beforeלִפְנֵ֣יlif.NeiH6440thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםfe.lish.TimH6430? Let usbringנִקְחָ֧הnik.ChahH3947thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of thecovenantבְּרִ֣יתbe.RitH1285of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068out ofShilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗הmi.shi.LohH7887to us, that, when itcomethוְיָבֹ֣אve.ya.Vo'H935amongבְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּve.kir.Be.nuH7130us, it maysaveוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּve.yo.shi.'E.nuH3467us from thehandמִכַּ֥ףmi.KafH3709of ourenemiesאֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃'o.ye.Vei.nuH341.

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