KJV King James Version
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
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1 Samuel 4:7
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
WEB World English Bible
The Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp.” They said, “Woe to us! For there has not been such a thing before.
ASV American Standard Version
And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the Philistines are afraid, for they said, ‘God hath come in unto the camp;’ and they say, ‘Woe to us, for there hath not been like this heretofore.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 4
4 So the people sent to Shiloh, that they might bring from thence the ark of the covenant of the LORD of hosts, which dwelleth [between] the cherubims: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, [were] there with the ark of the covenant of God.
5 And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.
6 And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What [meaneth] the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.
7 And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
8 Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these [are] the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.
9 Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
10 And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.
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וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙H3372 · ya.reto fearהַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforאָמְר֔וּH559 · a.marto sayבָּ֥אH935 · boto come (in): comeאֱלֹהִ֖יםH430 · e.lo.himGodאֶל־H413 · elto(wards)הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הH4264 · ma.cha.nehcampוַיֹּאמְרוּ֙H559 · a.marto sayא֣וֹיH188 · oywoe!לָ֔נוּH9035 · nuusכִּ֣יH3588 · kiforלֹ֥אH3808 · lonotהָיְתָ֛הH1961 · ha.yahto beכָּזֹ֖אתH2063 · zotthisאֶתְמ֥וֹלH865 · et.molpreviouslyשִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃H8032 · shil.shomthree days ago
Cross-references
Deuteronomy 32:30How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, except their Rock had sold them, and the LORD had shut them up?Exodus 15:14-16The people shall hear, [and] be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the inhabitants of Palestina.Exodus 14:25And took off their chariot wheels, that they drave them heavily: so that the Egyptians said, Let us flee from the face of Israel; for the LORD fighteth for them against the Egyptians.
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