1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:7

⁷the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered^b their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.

Footnotes

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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

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.