1 Samuel 4:2
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים
(fe·lish·tim)
6430: inhab. of Philistiafrom Pelesheth
drew up in battleוַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ
(vai·ya·'ar·chu)
6186a: to arrange or set in ordera prim. root
array to meetלִקְרַ֣את
(lik·rat)
7122: to encounter, befalla prim. root
Israel.יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
When the battleהַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה
(ham·mil·cha·mah,)
4421: a battle, warfrom lacham
spread,וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙
(vat·tit·tosh)
5203: to leave, forsake, permita prim. root
Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל
(yis·ra·'el)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
was defeatedוַיִּנָּ֥גֶף
(vai·yin·na·gef)
5062: to strike, smitea prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵ֣י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
(fe·lish·tim;)
6430: inhab. of Philistiafrom Pelesheth
who killedוַיַּכּ֤וּ
(vai·yak·ku)
5221: to smitea prim. root
about fourכְּאַרְבַּ֥עַת
(ke·'ar·ba·'at)
702: fourof uncertain derivation
thousandאֲלָפִ֖ים
(a·la·fim)
505: a thousanda prim. root
menאִֽישׁ׃
(ish.)
376: manfrom an unused word
on the battlefield.בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙
(vam·ma·'a·ra·chah)
4634: row, rank, battle linefrom arak


















KJV Lexicon
And the Philistines
Plishtiy  (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
put themselves in array
`arak  (aw-rak')
to set in a row, i.e. arrange, put in order (in a very wide variety of applications)
against
qir'ah  (keer-aw')
an encountering, accidental, friendly or hostile (also adverbially, opposite) -- against (he come), help, meet, seek, to, in the way.
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
and when they joined
natash  (naw-tash')
cast off, drawn, let fall, forsake, join (battle), leave (off), lie still, loose, spread (self) abroad, stretch out, suffer.
battle
milchamah  (mil-khaw-maw')
a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare) -- battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
was smitten
nagaph  (naw-gaf')
to push, gore, defeat, stub (the toe), inflict (a disease) -- beat, dash, hurt, plague, slay, smite (down), strike, stumble, surely, put to the worse.
before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
the Philistines
Plishtiy  (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
and they slew
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
of the army
ma`arakah  (mah-ar-aw-kaw')
an arrangement; concretely, a pile; specifically a military array -- army, fight, be set in order, ordered place, rank, row.
in the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
about four
'arba`  (ar-bah')
four -- four.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The Philistines drew up in battle array to meet Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.

King James Bible
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Philistines lined up in battle formation against Israel, and as the battle intensified, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about4,000 men on the battlefield.

International Standard Version
The Philistines deployed their forces to meet Israel, and as the battle spread Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.

NET Bible
The Philistines arranged their forces to fight Israel. As the battle spread out, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed about four thousand men in the battle line in the field.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The Philistines organized their troops to meet Israel in battle. As the battle spread, the Philistines defeated Israel and killed about 4,000 soldiers in the field.

King James 2000 Bible
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was defeated before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.
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