I Samuel 4:9
“Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.”
King James Version (KJV)
🌐 I Samuel 4:9 in 8 Translations
King James Version (KJV)English
Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
American Standard Version (ASV)English
Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
Open English Bible (OEB)English
Elberfelder Bibel (ELB)Deutsch
Fasset Mut und seid Männer, ihr Philister, daß ihr nicht den Hebräern dienen müsset, wie sie euch gedient haben; so seid denn Männer und streitet!
Reina-Valera (RV)Español
Esforzaos, oh Filisteos, y sed hombres, porque no sirváis á los Hebreos, como ellos os han servido á vosotros: sed hombres, y pelead.
Bíblia Livre (BL)Português
Esforçai-vos, ó filisteus, e sede homens, porque não sirvais aos hebreus, como eles vos serviram a vós: sede homens, e lutai.
Nova Versão (NVA)Português
Tende coragem e sede homens, filisteus! Ou vos tornareis escravos dos hebreus, como eles têm sido vossos escravos. Sede homens e lutai!".
📖 I Samuel 4:9 in Context
7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
8Woe 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.
9Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight.
10And 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.
11And the ark of God was taken; and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were slain.
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