1 Samuel 4:8 BSB — MannaFest

1 Samuel 4:8

Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.

BSB

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ASV

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness.

KJV

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty Gods? these are the Gods that smote the Egyptians with all the plagues in the wilderness.

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Commentary

4 voices

Adam Clarke

1762–1832

Commentary on the Bible (1832)

These mighty Gods - מיד האלהים האדרים miyad haelohim haaddirim, from the hand of these illustrious Gods. Probably this should be translated in the singular, and not in the plural: Who shall deliver us from the hand of this illustrious God?

The record, by era

The Puritans and the Awakening2 voices

John Wesley

1703–1791

Explanatory Notes upon the Old Testament (1765)

Wilderness - They mention the wilderness, not as if all the plagues of the Egyptians came upon them in the wilderness, but because the last and sorest of all, which is therefore put for all, the destruction of Pharaoh and all his host, happened in the wilderness, namely, in the Red- sea, which having the wilderness on both sides of it, may well be said to be in the wilderness.

Matthew Henry

1662–1714

Commentary on the Whole Bible (1710)

Here they were as much out in their history as in their divinity: the plagues of Egypt were inflicted before the ark was made and before Israel came into the wilderness; but some confused traditions they had of wonders wrought by or for Israel when this ark was carried before them, which they attributed, not to Jehovah, but to the ark.

The Nineteenth Century1 voice

Jamieson, Fausset & Brown

1802–1910

Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible (1871)

In short, the shout raised in the Hebrew camp, on the arrival of the ark, indicated very plainly the prevalence among the Israelites at this time of a belief in national deities--whose influence was local, and whose interest was especially exerted in behalf of the people who adored them.

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Original language & word study

17 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
א֣וֹי	'o	woe!	H188 →
לָ֔נוּ	La.nu	to <the> us
מִ֣י	mi	who?	H4310 →
יַצִּילֵ֔נוּ	ya.tzi.Le.nu	will he deliver us	H5337 →
מִיַּ֛ד	mi.Yad	from [the] hand of	H3027 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֥ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	the gods	H430 →
הָאַדִּירִ֖ים	ha.'a.di.Rim	<the> mighty	H117 →
הָאֵ֑לֶּה	ha.'E.leh	<the> these	H428 →
אֵ֧לֶּה	'E.leh	these	H428 →
הֵ֣ם	hem	they	H1992 →
הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים	ha.'E.lo.Him	[are] the gods	H430 →
הַמַּכִּ֧ים	ha.ma.Kim	who struck	H5221 →
אֶת־	'et-	<obj.>	H853 →
מִצְרַ֛יִם	mitz.Ra.yim	Egypt	H4714 →
בְּכָל־	be.khol	with every	H3605 →
מַכָּ֖ה	ma.Kah	plague	H4347 →
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר׃	ba.mid.Bar	in the wilderness	H4057 →

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Where the connections lead

Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Exodus 7:5
And the Egyptians will know that I am the LORD, when I stretch out My hand against Egypt and bring the Israelites out from among them.”
leads to
- Exodus 14:18
  The Egyptians will know that I am the LORD when I am honored through Pharaoh, his chariots, and his horsemen.”
- Exodus 8:22
  But on that day I will give special treatment to the land of Goshen, where My people live; no swarms of flies will be found there. In this way you will know that I,…
- Exodus 7:17
  This is what the LORD says: By this you will know that I am the LORD. Behold, with the staff in my hand I will strike the water of the Nile, and it will…
- Exodus 14:4
  And I will harden Pharaoh’s heart so that he will pursue them. But I will gain honor by means of Pharaoh and all his army, and the Egyptians will know that I am the…
- Exodus 3:20
  So I will stretch out My hand and strike the Egyptians with all the wonders I will perform among them. And after that, he will release you.
Through
Exodus 9:14
Otherwise, I will send all My plagues against you and your officials and your people, so you may know that there is no one like Me in all the earth.
leads to
- Exodus 8:10
  “Tomorrow,” Pharaoh answered. “May it be as you say,” Moses replied, “so that you may know that there is no one like the LORD our God.
- 1 Chronicles 17:20
  O LORD, there is none like You, and there is no God but You, according to everything we have heard with our own ears.
- 1 Kings 8:38
  then may whatever prayer or petition Your people Israel make—each knowing his own afflictions and spreading out his hands toward this temple—

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02Original language & word study

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Where the connections lead

04Related verses

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06About 1 Samuel

The record, by era

Where the connections lead

Commentary

Original language & word study

The walk

Related verses

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About 1 Samuel