1 Samuel 4:9 BSB — MannaFest

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13 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
הִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ	hit.cha.ze.Ku	show yourselves strong	H2388 →
וִֽהְי֤וּ	vih.Yu	and become	H1961 →
לַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙	la.'a.na.Shim	<into> men	H582 →
פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים	pe.lish.Tim	O Philistines	H6430 →
פֶּ֚ן	pen	lest	H6435 →
תַּעַבְד֣וּ	ta.'av.Du	you should serve	H5647 →
לָעִבְרִ֔ים	la.'iv.Rim	<to> the Hebrews	H5680 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר	ka.'a.Sher	just as	H834 →
עָבְד֖וּ	'a.ve.Du	they have served	H5647 →
לָכֶ֑ם	la.Khem	<to> <the> you
וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם	vih.yi.Tem	and you will become	H1961 →
לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים	la.'a.na.Shim	<into> men	H582 →
וְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃	ve.nil.cham.Tem	and you will fight	H3898 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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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
1 Corinthians 16:13
Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
leads to
- Joshua 1:9
  Have I not commanded you to be strong and courageous? Do not be afraid; do not be discouraged, for the LORD your God is with you wherever you go.”
- Ephesians 6:13–18
  Therefore take up the full armor of God, so that when the day of evil comes, you will be able to stand your ground, and having done everything, to stand.
- Ephesians 6:10
  Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.
- 1 Corinthians 15:58
  Therefore, my beloved brothers, be steadfast and immovable. Always excel in the work of the Lord, because you know that your labor in the Lord is not in vain.
- 2 Corinthians 12:9–10
  But He said to me, “My grace is sufficient for you, for My power is perfected in weakness.” Therefore I will boast all the more gladly in my weaknesses, so that the power of…
Through
2 Samuel 10:12
Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”
leads to
- 1 Corinthians 16:13
  Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.
- Deuteronomy 31:6
  Be strong and courageous; do not be afraid or terrified of them, for it is the LORD your God who goes with you; He will never leave you nor forsake you.”
Through
Isaiah 33:1
Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.
leads to
- Matthew 7:2
  For with the same judgment you pronounce, you will be judged; and with the measure you use, it will be measured to you.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

1 Corinthians 16:13Be on the alert. Stand firm in the faith. Be men of courage. Be strong.Judges 13:1Again the Israelites did evil in the sight of the LORD, so He delivered them into the hand of the Philistines for forty years.Joshua 1:6Be strong and courageous, for you shall give these people the inheritance of the land that I swore to their fathers I would give them.Ephesians 6:10–11Finally, be strong in the Lord and in His mighty power.2 Samuel 10:12Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”1 Chronicles 19:13Be strong and let us fight bravely for our people and for the cities of our God. May the LORD do what is good in His sight.”Isaiah 33:1Woe to you, O destroyer never destroyed, O traitor never betrayed! When you have finished destroying, you will be destroyed. When you have finished betraying, you will be betrayed.Judges 10:7So the anger of the LORD burned against Israel, and He sold them into the hands of the Philistines and Ammonites,Deuteronomy 28:47–48Because you did not serve the LORD your God with joy and gladness of heart in all your abundance,Isaiah 14:2The nations will escort Israel and bring it to its homeland. Then the house of Israel will possess the nations as menservants and maidservants in the LORD’s land. They will make captives of their captors and rule over their oppressors.2 Samuel 2:7Now then, be strong and courageous, for though Saul your lord is dead, the house of Judah has anointed me as their king.”Judges 18:9They answered, “Come on, let us go up against them, for we have seen the land, and it is very good. Why would you fail to act? Do not hesitate to go there and take possession of the land!Jeremiah 34:9that each man should free his Hebrew slaves, both male and female, and no one should hold his fellow Jew in bondage.

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