1 Samuel 4:9 — Bible Verse (KJV)

“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.”

1 Samuel 4:9 — King James Version (KJV), 1611

1 Samuel 4:9 in 6 Bible Translations

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1 Samuel 4:9 WEB — World English Bible (2000)

“Be strong and behave like men, O you Philistines, that you not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Strengthen yourselves like men, and fight!””

1 Samuel 4:9 — World English Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)

“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.”

1 Samuel 4:9 — American Standard Version

1 Samuel 4:9 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)

“Strengthen yourselves, and become men, O Philistines, lest ye do service to Hebrews, as they have done to you--then ye have become men, and have fought.'”

1 Samuel 4:9 — Young's Literal Translation

1 Samuel 4:9 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)

“Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.”

1 Samuel 4:9 — Darby Translation

1 Samuel 4:9 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)

“Be strong and play the men, O Philistims, that ye be not seruants vnto the Ebrewes, as they haue serued you: be valiant therefore, and fight.”

1 Samuel 4:9 — Geneva Bible

1 Samuel 4:9 in Context — 1 Samuel 4

7 Y los Filisteos tuvieron miedo, porque decían: Ha venido Dios al campo. Y dijeron: ¡Ay de nosotros! pues antes de ahora no fué así.

8 ¡Ay de nosotros! ¿Quién nos librará de las manos de estos dioses fuertes? Estos son los dioses que hirieron á Egipto con toda plaga en el desierto.

9 Esforzaos, oh Filisteos, y sed hombres, porque no sirváis á los Hebreos, como ellos os han servido á vosotros: sed hombres, y pelead.

10 Pelearon pues los Filisteos, é Israel fué vencido, y huyeron cada cual á sus tiendas; y fué hecha muy grande mortandad, pues cayeron de Israel treinta mil hombres de á pie.

11 Y el arca de Dios fué tomada, y muertos los dos hijos de Eli, Ophni y Phinees.

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What Does 1 Samuel 4:9 Mean?

1 Samuel 4:9 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 4. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.

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