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1 Samuel 4:8

6 On hearing the noise of the shout, the Philistines asked, “What is this loud shouting in the camp of the Hebrews?” And when they realized that the ark of the LORD had entered the camp,

7 the Philistines were afraid. “The gods have entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us, for nothing like this has happened before.

Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

9 Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”

10 So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

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Here the Bible tells a story about someone else. Ask yourself what it can say to us today. Do read the surrounding verses too, because the context often says more than a single verse.

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BSB
Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
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.
WEB
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.
ASV
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.
DARBY
Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.
BLB
Woe to us! Who will snatch us up from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck Egypt with all the plagues in the wilderness.
ÅB
Ve oss! Hvem skal fri oss av disse veldige guders hånd? Dette er de guder som slo Egypt med alle slags plager i ørkenen.
OTB
Ve oss! Hvem kan redde oss fra hendene til disse mektige gudene? Dette er gudene som slo egypterne med alle slags plager i ørkenen.
B1930
Ve oss! Hvem skal fri oss av disse veldige guders hånd? Dette er de guder som slo Egypten med alle slags plager i ørkenen.

Study notes (Tyndale)

Original text and word study

Cross references

  • Psalms 78:43–51

    when He performed His signs in Egypt and His wonders in the fields of Zoan.

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  • Exodus 7:5

    And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”

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  • Exodus 9:14

    Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.

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