1 Samuel
1 Samuel 4:8
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.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
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Exodus 7:5 · Psalm 78:43–51 · Exodus 9:14
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.