Shmuel Alef 4:8-10
Orthodox Jewish Bible
8 Oy lanu! Who shall save us out of the yad of these elohim ha’adirim (mighty g-ds)? These are the g-ds that struck the Mitzrayim with kol makkah (all the plagues) in the midbar.
9 Be strong and conduct yourselves like anashim, O ye Pelishtim (Philistines), that ye be not avadim unto the Ivrim (Hebrews), as they have been subject to you; conduct yourselves like anashim, and fight.
10 And the Pelishtim fought, and Yisroel was defeated, and they fled every ish into his ohel; and there was makkah gedolah me’od (a very great slaughter); for there fell of Yisroel shloshim elef foot soldiers.
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1 Samuel 4:8-10
English Standard Version
8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the power of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness. 9 (A)Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, lest you become slaves to the Hebrews (B)as they have been to you; be men and fight.”
10 So the Philistines fought, (C)and Israel was defeated, (D)and they fled, every man to his home. And there was a very great slaughter, for thirty thousand foot soldiers of Israel fell.
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