1 Samuel 4:7 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 4:7 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 4:7 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 4:7 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“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.”
1 Samuel 4:7 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 4:7 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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. ”
1 Samuel 4:7 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:7 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“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.”
1 Samuel 4:7 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 4:7 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the Philistines were afraid, for they said,God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore. ”
1 Samuel 4:7 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 4:7 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the Philistims were afraide, and saide, God is come into the hoste: therefore saide they, Wo vnto vs: for it hath not bene so heretofore.”
1 Samuel 4:7 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 4:7 in Context — 1 Samuel 4
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.
What Does 1 Samuel 4:7 Mean?
1 Samuel 4:7 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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