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1 Samuel 4:7

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4:7The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp.13 They said, “Too bad for14 us! We’ve never seen anything like this!

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Footnotes

  1. 13 The Hebrew text has a direct quote, “because they said, ‘Gods have come to the camp.’ ” Even though the verb translated “have come” is singular, the following subject should be taken as plural (“gods”), as v. 8 indicates. Some emend the verb to a plural form.
  2. 14 Traditionally “woe to.” They thought disaster was imminent.

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “A god has come into the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

NIVNew International Version (2011)

the Philistines were afraid. “A god has come into the camp,” they said. “Oh no! Nothing like this has happened before.

CSBChristian Standard Bible

they panicked. “A god has entered their camp!” they said. “Woe to us! Nothing like this has happened before.

NLTNew Living Translation

they panicked. “The gods have come into their camp!” they cried. “This is a disaster! We have never had to face anything like this before!

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come to the camp.” And they said, “Woe to us, for this has never happened before!

KJV 1900King James Version

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.