1 Samuel 4:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
When the peopleהָעָם֮
(ha·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
cameוַיָּבֹ֣א
(vai·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
into the camp,הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒
(ham·ma·cha·neh)
4264: an encampment, campfrom chanah
the eldersזִקְנֵ֣י
(zik·nei)
2205: oldfrom the same as zaqan
of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל
(yis·ra·'el,)
3478: "God strives," another name of Jacob and his desc.from sarah and el
said,וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙
(vai·yo·me·ru)
559: to utter, saya prim. root
"Whyלָ֣מָּה
(lam·mah)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
has the LORDיְהוָ֛ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
defeatedנְגָפָ֧נוּ
(ne·ga·fa·nu)
5062: to strike, smitea prim. root
us todayהַיֹּ֖ום
(hai·yo·vm)
3117: daya prim. root
beforeלִפְנֵ֣י
(lif·nei)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
the Philistines?פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים
(fe·lish·tim;)
6430: inhab. of Philistiafrom Pelesheth
Let us takeנִקְחָ֧ה
(nik·chah)
3947: to takea prim. root
to ourselves from Shilohמִשִּׁלֹ֗ה
(mi·shi·loh)
7887: a city in Ephraimfrom shalah
the arkאֲרֹון֙
(a·ro·vn)
727: a chest, arkof uncertain derivation
of the covenantבְּרִ֣ית
(be·rit)
1285: a covenantfrom an unused word
of the LORD,יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
that it may comeוְיָבֹ֣א
(ve·ya·vo)
935: to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
amongבְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּ
(ve·kir·be·nu,)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word
us and deliverוְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּ
(ve·yo·shi·'e·nu)
3467: to delivera prim. root
us from the powerמִכַּ֥ף
(mik·kaf)
3709: hollow or flat of the hand, palm, sole (of the foot), a panfrom kaphaph
of our enemies." 
( )
340: to be hostile toa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
And when the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
were come
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
into the camp
machaneh  (makh-an-eh')
an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts)
the elders
zaqen  (zaw-kane')
old -- aged, ancient (man), elder(-est), old (man, men and...women), senator.
of Israel
Yisra'el  (yis-raw-ale')
he will rule as God; Jisrael, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity: --Israel.
said
'amar  (aw-mar')
to say (used with great latitude)
Wherefore hath the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
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.
us to day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
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.
Let us fetch
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
the ark
'arown  (aw-rone')
a box -- ark, chest, coffin.
of the covenant
briyth  (ber-eeth')
a compact (because made by passing between pieces of flesh) -- confederacy, (con-)feder(-ate), covenant, league.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
out of Shiloh
Shiyloh  (shee-lo')
Shiloh, a place in Palestine -- Shiloh.
unto us that when it cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
among
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
us it may save
yasha`  (yaw-shah')
to be open, wide or free, i.e. (by implication) to be safe; causatively, to free or succor
us out of the hand
kaph  (kaf)
the hollow hand or palm (so of the paw of an animal, of the sole, and even of the bowl of a dish or sling, the handle of a bolt, the leaves of a palm-tree); figuratively, power
of our enemies
'oyeb  (o-yabe')
hating; an adversary -- enemy, foe.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
When the people came into the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us take to ourselves from Shiloh the ark of the covenant of the LORD, that it may come among us and deliver us from the power of our enemies."

King James Bible
And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, "Why did the LORD let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let's bring the ark of the LORD's covenant from Shiloh. Then it will go with us and save us from the hand of our enemies."

International Standard Version
When the people came to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why did the LORD defeat us today when we fought the Philistines? Let's take the Ark of the Covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so it may go with us and deliver us from the power of our enemies."

NET Bible
When the army came back to the camp, the elders of Israel said, "Why did the LORD let us be defeated today by the Philistines? Let's take with us the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh. When it is with us, it will save us from the hand of our enemies.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
When the troops came back to the camp, the leaders of Israel asked, "Why has the LORD used the Philistines to defeat us today? Let's get the ark of the LORD's promise from Shiloh so that he may be with us and save us from our enemies."

King James 2000 Bible
And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has the LORD defeated us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it comes among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.
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