God & Savior

1 Samuel 4:7

the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.
1 Samuel 4:7
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים כִּ֣י אָמְר֔וּ בָּ֥א אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ א֣וֹי לָ֔נוּ כִּ֣י לֹ֥א הָיְתָ֛ה כָּזֹ֖את אֶתְמ֥וֹל שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃

  1. וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'U“and they were afraid”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from יָרֵא · “frightening(DANGER)” · Strong's H3372G
  2. הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔יםha.pe.lish.Tim“the Philistines”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from פְּלִשְׁתִּי · “Philistine” · Strong's H6430G
  3. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  4. אָמְר֔וּ'a.me.Ru“they said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  5. בָּ֥אba'“he has come”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from בּוֹא · “come” · Strong's H0935G
  6. אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him“a god”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  7. אֶל־'el-“into”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  8. הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑הha.ma.cha.Neh“the camp”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from מַחֲנֶה · “camp” · Strong's H4264
  9. וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.Ru“and they said”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  10. א֣וֹי'o“woe!”
    Particle, interjection · from אוֹי · “woe!” · Strong's H0188
  11. לָ֔נוּLa.nu“to <the> us”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from Op1c · “us” · Strong's H9035
  12. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  13. לֹ֥אlo'“not”
    Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  14. הָיְתָ֛הha.ye.Tah“it has been”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  15. כָּזֹ֖אתka.Zot“like this”
    Preposition + Particle, demonstrative · from זֹאת · “this” · Strong's H2063
  16. אֶתְמ֥וֹל'et.Mol“yesterday”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אֶתְמוֹל · “previously” · Strong's H0865
  17. שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃shil.Shom“three days ago”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from שִׁלְשֹׁם · “before” · Strong's H8032
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)