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1 Samuel 4:10

So the Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. The slaughter was very great—thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.

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ASV

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

KJV

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man into his tent: and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

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OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וַיִּלָּחֲמ֣וּvai.yi.la.cha.Muand they foughtH3898 →
פְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.Tim[the] PhilistinesH6430 →
וַיִּנָּ֤גֶףvai.yi.Na.gefand it was defeatedH5062 →
יִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElIsraelH3478 →
וַיָּנֻ֙סוּ֙vai.ya.Nu.suand they fledH5127 →
אִ֣ישׁ'isheach manH376 →
לְאֹהָלָ֔יוle.'o.ha.Lavto own tents hisH168 →
וַתְּהִ֥יva.te.Hiand it wasH1961 →
הַמַּכָּ֖הha.ma.Kahthe slaughterH4347 →
גְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahgreatH1419 →
מְאֹ֑דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →
וַיִּפֹּל֙vai.yi.Poland he fellH5307 →
מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֔לmi.Yis.ra.'Elof IsraelH3478 →
שְׁלֹשִׁ֥יםshe.lo.ShimthirtyH7970 →
אֶ֖לֶף'E.lefthousandH505 →
רַגְלִֽי׃rag.Lifoot soldier[s]H7273 →

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1 Samuel 4:2The Philistines arrayed themselves against Israel, and as the battle spread, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about four thousand men on the battlefield.Leviticus 26:17And I will set My face against you, so that you will be defeated by your enemies. Those who hate you will rule over you, and you will flee when no one pursues you.Deuteronomy 28:25The LORD will cause you to be defeated before your enemies. You will march out against them in one direction but flee from them in seven. You will be an object of horror to all the kingdoms of the earth.2 Kings 14:12And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his home.Psalms 78:60–64He abandoned the tabernacle of Shiloh, the tent He had pitched among men.2 Samuel 18:17They took Absalom, cast him into a large pit in the forest, and piled a huge mound of stones over him. Meanwhile, all the Israelites fled, each to his home.2 Chronicles 25:22And Judah was routed before Israel, and every man fled to his own home.1 Kings 22:36As the sun was setting, the cry rang out in the army: “Every man to his own city, and every man to his own land!”Psalms 78:9The archers of Ephraim turned back on the day of battle.2 Samuel 20:1Now a worthless man named Sheba son of Bichri, a Benjamite, happened to be there, and he blew the ram’s horn and shouted: “We have no share in David, no inheritance in Jesse’s son. Every man to his tent, O Israel!”2 Chronicles 28:5–6So the LORD his God delivered Ahaz into the hand of the king of Aram, who attacked him and took many captives to Damascus. Ahaz was also delivered into the hand of the king of Israel, who struck him with great force.1 Kings 12:16When all Israel saw that the king had refused to listen to them, they answered the king: “What portion do we have in David, and what inheritance in the son of Jesse? To your tents, O Israel! Look now to your own house, O David!” So the Israelites went home,2 Samuel 18:7There the people of Israel were defeated by David’s servants, and the slaughter was great that day—twenty thousand men.Isaiah 10:3–6What will you do on the day of reckoning when devastation comes from afar? To whom will you flee for help? Where will you leave your wealth?2 Chronicles 13:17Then Abijah and his people struck them with a mighty blow, and 500,000 chosen men of Israel fell slain.2 Samuel 19:8So the king got up and sat in the gate, and all the people were told: “Behold, the king is sitting in the gate.” So they all came before the king. Meanwhile, the Israelites had fled, each man to his home.Deuteronomy 1:42But the LORD said to me, “Tell them not to go up and fight, for I am not with you to keep you from defeat by your enemies.”

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