Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3372 [e] וַיִּֽרְאוּ֙ way-yir-’ū So were afraid Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 6430 [e] הַפְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים hap-pə-liš-tîm, the Philistines Art | N-proper-mp 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî for Conj 559 [e] אָמְר֔וּ ’ā-mə-rū, they said V-Qal-Perf-3cp 935 [e] בָּ֥א bā has come V-Qal-Perf-3ms 430 [e] אֱלֹהִ֖ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm God N-mp 413 [e] אֶל־ ’el- into Prep 4264 [e] הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֑ה ham-ma-ḥă-neh; the camp Art | N-cs 559 [e] וַיֹּאמְרוּ֙ way-yō-mə-rū And they said Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 188 [e] א֣וֹי ’ō-w Woe Interjection   לָ֔נוּ lā-nū, to us Prep | 1cp 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî for Conj 3808 [e] לֹ֥א lō has never happened Adv-NegPrt 1961 [e] הָיְתָ֛ה hā-yə-ṯāh been V-Qal-Perf-3fs 2063 [e] כָּזֹ֖את kā-zōṯ such as this Prep-k | Pro-fs 865 [e] אֶתְמ֥וֹל ’eṯ-mō-wl before Adv 8032 [e] שִׁלְשֹֽׁם׃ šil-šōm. now Adv

New American Standard Bible
The Philistines were afraid, for they said, "God has come into the camp." And they said, "Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
they panicked. "The gods have entered their camp!" they said. "Woe to us, nothing like this has happened before.

were afraid

Exodus 14:25 And took off their chariot wheels, that they drove them heavily: …

Exodus 15:14-16 The people shall hear, and be afraid: sorrow shall take hold on the …

Deuteronomy 32:30 How should one chase a thousand, and two put ten thousand to flight, …

heretofore. [heb] yesterday or the third day

1 Samuel 4:7 • 1 Samuel 4:7 NIV • 1 Samuel 4:7 NLT • 1 Samuel 4:7 ESV • 1 Samuel 4:7 NASB • 1 Samuel 4:7 KJV • 1 Samuel 4:7 Bible Apps • 1 Samuel 4:7 Biblia Paralela • 1 Samuel 4:7 Chinese Bible • 1 Samuel 4:7 French Bible • 1 Samuel 4:7 German Bible • Bible Hub