1 Samuel 4:7 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 4:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אָמְר֔וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
בָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה
machăneh
H4264
camp
וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
א֣וֹי
ʼôwy
H188
woe
לָ֔נוּ
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָיְתָ֛ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כָּזֹ֖את
zôʼth
H2063
this
אֶתְמ֥וֹל
ʼethmôwl
H865
yesterday
שִׁלְשֹֽׁם
shilshôwm
H8032
heretofore
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World English Bible Public Domain
The Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. They said, Woe to us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the Philistines feared, for they said, “A god has come into the camp!” And they said, “Woe to us! For it was not like this yesterday the third day!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).