1 Samuel 4:10

The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter; for thirty thousand footmen of Israel fell.

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WEBBE

The Philistines fought, and Israel was defeated, and each man fled to his tent. There was a very great slaughter; for thirty thousand footmen of Israel fell.

BSB

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.

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.

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.

BBE

So the Philistines went to the fight, and Israel was overcome, and every man went in flight to his tent: and great was the destruction, for thirty thousand footmen of Israel were put to the sword.

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וַיִּלָּחֲמוּ vai·yi·la·cha·mu and they fought H3898 פְלִשְׁתִּים fe·lish·tim [the] Philistines H6430 וַיִּנָּגֶף vai·yi·na·gef and it was defeated H5062 יִשְׂרָאֵל yis·ra·'el Israel H3478 וַיָּנֻסוּ vai·ya·nu·su and they fled H5127 אִישׁ 'ish each man H376 לְאֹהָלָיו le·'o·ha·lav to own tents his H168 וַתְּהִי va·te·hi and it was H1961 הַמַּכָּה ha·ma·kah the slaughter H4347 גְּדוֹלָה ge·do·lah great H1419 מְאֹד me·'od exceedingly H3966 וַיִּפֹּל vai·yi·pol and he fell H5307 מִיִּשְׂרָאֵל mi·yis·ra·'el of Israel H3478 שְׁלֹשִׁים she·lo·shim thirty H7970 אֶלֶף 'e·lef thousand H505 רַגְלִי rag·li foot soldier[s] H7273

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 10–11

The taking of the ark was a great judgment upon Israel, and a certain token of God's displeasure. Let none think to shelter themselves from the wrath of God, under the cloak of outward profession.

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.