1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:7–8

⁷the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered^b their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before. ⁸Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

Footnotes

b 4:7 Or A god has entered

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1 Samuel 4:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
the Philistines	הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	hap·pə·liš·tîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
were afraid	וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H3372 fear
The gods	אֱלֹהִ֖ים	’ĕ·lō·hîm	Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
have entered	בָּ֥א	bā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
their camp	הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה	ham·ma·ḥă·neh	Article; Noun - common singular	H4264 encampment, camp
they said	אָמְר֔וּ	’ā·mə·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
Woe	א֣וֹי	’ō·w	Interjection	H188 woe!
to us	לָ֔נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
nothing	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
like this	כָּזֹ֖את	kā·zōṯ	Preposition-k; Pronoun - feminine singular	H2063 this
has happened	הָיְתָ֛ה	hā·yə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
before	אֶתְמ֥וֹל	’eṯ·mō·wl	Adverb	H865 heretofore, yesterday

1 Samuel 4:8

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Woe	א֣וֹי	’ō·w	Interjection	H188 woe!
to us	לָ֔נוּ	lā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural
Who	מִ֣י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
will deliver us	יַצִּילֵ֔נוּ	yaṣ·ṣî·lê·nū	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common plural	H5337 strip, plunder
from the hand	מִיַּ֛ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of these	הָאֵ֑לֶּה	hā·’êl·leh	Article; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
mighty	הָאַדִּירִ֖ים	hā·’ad·dî·rîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H117 majestic
gods	הָאֱלֹהִ֥ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
These	אֵ֧לֶּה	’êl·leh	Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
are the gods	הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
who struck	הַמַּכִּ֧ים	ham·mak·kîm	Article; Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine plural	H5221 smite
the Egyptians	מִצְרַ֛יִם	miṣ·ra·yim	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H4714 Egypt, Egyptians
with all kinds	בְּכָל־	bə·ḵāl	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
of plagues	מַכָּ֖ה	mak·kāh	Noun - feminine singular	H4347 blow, wound, slaughter
in the wilderness	בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	bam·miḏ·bār	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4057 mouth

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1 Samuel 4:8 Exodus 7:5 · Psalm 78:43–51 · Exodus 9:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.