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1 Samuel 4:9

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

8 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.

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.

11 The ark of God was captured, and Eli’s two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, died.

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BSB
Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”
KJV
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.
WEB
Be strong and behave like men, O you Philistines, that you not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Strengthen yourselves like men, and fight!”
ASV
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.
DARBY
Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.
BLB
Be strong and be like men, O Philistines, that you⁺ do not become servants of the Hebrews as they have been to you⁺. Be like men and fight.”
ÅB
Ta mot til dere og vær menn, dere filistrer, for at dere ikke skal komme til å slave for hebreerne, slik som de har slavet for dere! Vær menn og strid!
OTB
Ta mot til dere og vær menn, filistere, ellers vil dere bli slaver for hebreerne, slik de var for dere. Vær menn, og kjemp!”
B1930
Ta mot til eder og vær menn, I filistrer, forat I ikke skal komme til å træle for hebreerne, likesom de har trælet for eder! Vær menn og strid!

Study notes (Tyndale)

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Cross references

  • 1 Corinthians 16:13

    Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.

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  • Judges 13:1

    Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.

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  • Ephesians 6:10–11

    Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.

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  • 2 Samuel 10:12

    Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”

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  • Isaiah 33:1

    Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.

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  • Judges 10:7

    So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,

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  • Isaiah 14:2

    The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.

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  • Deuteronomy 28:47–48

    Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,

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