1 Samuel 4:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 4:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 4:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 4:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“Woe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.”
1 Samuel 4:8 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 4:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“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 manner of plagues in the wilderness.”
1 Samuel 4:8 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 4:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“Woe to us, who doth deliver us out of the hand of these honourable gods? these <FI>are<Fi> the gods who are smiting the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.”
1 Samuel 4:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 4:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mightygods? these are thegods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.”
1 Samuel 4:8 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 4:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wo vnto vs, who shall deliuer vs out of the hande of these mightie Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wildernes.”
1 Samuel 4:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 4:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 4
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.
What Does 1 Samuel 4:8 Mean?
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