1 Samuel 7:8 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“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.”
1 Samuel 7:8 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 7:8 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 7:8 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The children of Israel said to Samuel, “Don’t stop crying to Yahweh our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines.””
1 Samuel 7:8 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 7:8 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry unto Jehovah our God for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. ”
1 Samuel 7:8 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 7:8 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the sons of Israel say unto Samuel, `Keep not silent for us from crying unto Jehovah our God, and He doth save us out of the hand of the Philistines.'”
1 Samuel 7:8 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 7:8 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the children of Israel said to Samuel, Cease not to cry to Jehovah ourGod for us, that he will save us out of the hand of the Philistines. ”
1 Samuel 7:8 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 7:8 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And the children of Israel sayd to Samuel, Cease not to crie vnto the Lord our God for vs, that hee may saue vs out of the hand of the Philistims.”
1 Samuel 7:8 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 7:8 in Context — 1 Samuel 7
6 And they gathered together to Mizpeh, and drew water, and poured it out before the Lord, and fasted on that day, and said there, We have sinned against the Lord. And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpeh.
7 And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpeh, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.
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.
What Does 1 Samuel 7:8 Mean?
1 Samuel 7:8 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 7. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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