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1 Samuel 4:4-11

4So thepeopleהָעָם֙ha.'AmH5971sentוַיִּשְׁלַ֤חvai.yish.LachH7971toShilohשִׁלֹ֔הshi.LohH7887, that they mightbringוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375from there thearkאֲר֧וֹן'a.RonH727of thecovenantבְּרִית־be.rit-H1285of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068ofhostsצְבָא֖וֹתtze.va.'otH6635, whodwellethיֹשֵׁ֣בyo.ShevH3427between thecherubimהַכְּרֻבִ֑יםha.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'H935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔הha.ma.cha.NehH4264, allIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478shoutedוַיָּרִ֥עוּvai.ya.Ri.'uH7321with agreatגְדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419shoutתְּרוּעָ֣הte.ru.'AhH8643, so that theearthהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776shookוַתֵּהֹ֖םva.te.HomH1949.

6And when thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430heardוַיִּשְׁמְע֤וּvai.yish.me.'UH8085thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of theshoutהַתְּרוּעָ֔הha.te.ru.'AhH8643, theysaidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, What meaneth thenoiseק֣וֹלKolH6963of thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֛הha.ge.do.LahH1419shoutהַתְּרוּעָ֧הha.te.ru.'AhH8643in thecampבְּמַחֲנֵ֣הbe.ma.cha.NehH4264of theHebrewsהָעִבְרִ֑יםha.'iv.RimH5680? And theyunderstoodוַיֵּ֣דְע֔וּvai.Ye.de.'UH3045that thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068hadcomeבָּ֖אba'H935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶֽה׃Ha.ma.cha.NehH4264.

7And thePhilistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.TimH6430wereafraidוַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH3372, for theysaidאָמְר֔וּ'a.me.RuH559,Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430hathcomeבָּ֥אba'H935into thecampהַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.NehH4264. And theysaidוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us! for there hath not been such a thingbeforeאֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃'et.Mol shil.ShomH865 H8032.

8Woeא֣וֹי'oH188to us! who shalldeliverיַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuH5337us out of thehandמִיַּ֛דmi.YadH3027of thesemightyהָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.RimH117Godsהָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? these are theGodsהָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.HimH430thatsmoteהַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.KimH5221theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4714with all theplaguesמַכָּ֖הma.KahH4347in thewildernessבַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃ba.mid.BarH4057.

9Bestrongהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּhit.cha.ze.KuH2388, andacquitוִֽהְי֤וּvih.YuH1961yourselves likemenלַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙la.'a.na.ShimH582, O yePhilistinesפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםpe.lish.TimH6430, that ye may not beservantsתַּעַבְד֣וּta.'av.DuH5647to theHebrewsלָעִבְרִ֔יםla.'iv.RimH5680, as they havebeenעָבְד֖וּ'a.ve.DuH5647to you:acquitוִהְיִיתֶ֥םvih.yi.TemH1961yourselves likemenלַאֲנָשִׁ֖יםla.'a.na.ShimH582, andfightוְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ve.nil.cham.TemH3898.

10And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430foughtוַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.MuH3898, andIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478wassmittenוַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefH5062, and theyfledוַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suH5127everymanאִ֣ישׁ'ishH376into 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, wereslainמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191.

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