KJV King James Version
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until [they came] under Bethcar.
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1 Samuel 7:11
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until [they came] under Bethcar.
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BSB Berean Standard Bible
Then the men of Israel charged out of Mizpah and pursued the Philistines, striking them down all the way to an area below Beth-car.
WEB World English Bible
The men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and struck them, until they came under Beth Kar.
ASV American Standard Version
And the men of Israel went out of Mizpah, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until they came under Beth-car.
YLT Young’s Literal Translation
And the men of Israel go out from Mizpeh, and pursue the Philistines, and smite them unto the place of Beth-Car.
Surrounding context — 1 Samuel 7
8 And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto the LORD our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.
9 And Samuel took a sucking lamb, and offered [it for] a burnt offering wholly unto the LORD: and Samuel cried unto the LORD for Israel; and the LORD heard him.
10 And as Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel: but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten before Israel.
11 And the men of Israel went out of Mizpeh, and pursued the Philistines, and smote them, until [they came] under Bethcar.
12 Then Samuel took a stone, and set [it] between Mizpeh and Shen, and called the name of it Ebenezer, saying, Hitherto hath the LORD helped us.
13 So the Philistines were subdued, and they came no more into the coast of Israel: and the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.
14 And the cities which the Philistines had taken from Israel were restored to Israel, from Ekron even unto Gath; and the coasts thereof did Israel deliver out of the hands of the Philistines. And there was peace between Israel and the Amorites.
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וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּH3318 · ya.tsato come out: comeאַנְשֵׁ֤יH582 · e.noshhumanיִשְׂרָאֵל֙H3478 · yis.ra.elIsraelמִן־H4480 · minfromהַמִּצְפָּ֔הH4709 · mits.pahMizpahוַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּH7291 · ra.daphto pursueאֶת־H853 · et[Obj.]פְּלִשְׁתִּ֑יםH6430 · pe.lish.tiPhilistineוַיַּכּ֕וּםH5221 · na.khahto smiteעַד־H5704 · adtillמִתַּ֖חַתH8478 · ta.chatunderneath: underלְבֵ֥יתH1033 · bet karBeth-carכָּֽר׃H1033 · bet karBeth-car
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