1 Samuel

1 Samuel 4:9

⁹Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Take courage	הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ	hiṯ·ḥaz·zə·qū	Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural	H2388 be or grow firm, strong, strengthen
and be	וִֽהְי֤וּ	wih·yū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
men	לַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙	la·’ă·nā·šîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
O Philistines	פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
Otherwise	פֶּ֚ן	pen	Conjunction	H6435 lest
you will serve	תַּעַבְד֣וּ	ta·‘aḇ·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H5647 work, serve
the Hebrews	לָעִבְרִ֔ים	lā·‘iḇ·rîm	Preposition-l; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H5680 Hebrew
just as	כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they served	עָבְד֖וּ	‘ā·ḇə·ḏū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5647 work, serve
you	לָכֶ֑ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
Now be	וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם	wih·yî·ṯem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
men	לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	la·’ă·nā·šîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H582 man, mankind
and fight	וְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃	wə·nil·ḥam·tem	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural	H3898 fight, do battle

Cross-references

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1 Corinthians 16:13 · Judges 13:1 · 2 Samuel 10:12 · Ephesians 6:10–11 · Judges 10:7 · Isaiah 33:1

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.