So the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “God has come into the camp!” And they said, “(A)Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before. Woe to us! Who will save us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness. (B)Take courage and be men, Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, (C)as they have been slaves to you; so be men and fight!”

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the Philistines were afraid.(A) “A god has[a] come into the camp,” they said. “Oh no! Nothing like this has happened before. We’re doomed! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? They are the gods who struck(B) the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues(C) in the wilderness. Be strong, Philistines! Be men, or you will be subject to the Hebrews, as they(D) have been to you. Be men, and fight!”

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Footnotes

  1. 1 Samuel 4:7 Or “Gods have (see Septuagint)