1 Samuel 4 · Verse 8

1 Samuel 4:8

Woe 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.
1 Samuel 4:8, King James Version

1 Samuel 4:8 in other translations

BSBWoe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
WEBWoe to us! Who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods that struck the Egyptians with all kinds of plagues in the wilderness.
ASVWoe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues in the wilderness.
YLTWoe to us, who doth deliver us out of the hand of these honourable gods? these are the gods who are smiting the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.
DARBYWoe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mightygods? these are thegods that smote the Egyptians with every plague in the wilderness.
BBETrouble is ours! Who will give us salvation from the hands of these great gods? These are the gods who sent all sorts of blows on the Egyptians in the waste land.
WebsterWoe to 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.

What does 1 Samuel 4:8 mean?

Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 4:3-9

3-9. Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us--Strange that they were so blind to the real cause of the disaster and that they did not discern, in the great and general corruption of religion and morals (1Sa 2:22-25; 7:3; Psa 78:58), the reason why the presence and aid of God were not extended to them. Their first measure for restoring the national spirit and energy ought to have been a…

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Adam Clarke's Commentary
Verse 8 These mighty Gods - מיד האלהים האדרים miyad haelohim haaddirim, from the hand of these illustrious Gods. Probably this should be translated in the singular, and not in the plural: Who shall deliver us from the hand of this illustrious God?

Adam Clarke, 1831 · public domain

Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 4:1-9

Israel is smitten before the Philistines. Sin, the accursed thing, was in the camp, and gave their enemies all the advantage they could wish for. They own the hand of God in their trouble; but, instead of submitting, they speak angrily, as not aware of any just provocation they had given him. The foolishness of man perverts his way, and then his heart frets against the Lord, Pr 19:3, and finds fault with him. They…

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1 Samuel 4:8 in the original Hebrew

Word-by-word with transliteration, English gloss and Strong's number. Tap a number for the full definition and every place the word is used.

א֣וֹי'owoe!H188
לָ֔נוּLa.nuto <the> us
מִ֣יmiwho?H4310
יַצִּילֵ֔נוּya.tzi.Le.nuwill he deliver usH5337
מִיַּ֛דmi.Yadfrom [the] hand ofH3027
הָאֱלֹהִ֥יםha.'E.lo.Himthe godsH430
הָאַדִּירִ֖יםha.'a.di.Rim<the> mightyH117
הָאֵ֑לֶּהha.'E.leh<the> theseH428
אֵ֧לֶּה'E.lehtheseH428
הֵ֣םhemtheyH1992
הָאֱלֹהִ֗יםha.'E.lo.Him[are] the godsH430
הַמַּכִּ֧יםha.ma.Kimwho struckH5221
אֶת\־'et-<obj.>H853
מִצְרַ֛יִםmitz.Ra.yimEgyptH4714
בְּכָל\־be.kholwith everyH3605
מַכָּ֖הma.KahplagueH4347
בַּמִּדְבָּֽר\׃ba.mid.Barin the wildernessH4057

Source: STEPBible TAHOT/TAGNT (Tyndale House, CC BY 4.0).

Cross references for 1 Samuel 4:8

  • Psalms 78:43-51

    How he had wrought his signs in Egypt, and his wonders in the field of Zoan: And had turned their rivers into blood; and their floods, that they could not drink. He sent divers sorts of flies among them, which devoured them; and frogs, which destroyed them. He gave also their increase unto the caterpiller, and their labour unto the locust. …

  • Exodus 7:5

    And the Egyptians shall know that I am the Lord, when I stretch forth mine hand upon Egypt, and bring out the children of Israel from among them.

  • Exodus 9:14

    For I will at this time send all my plagues upon thine heart, and upon thy servants, and upon thy people; that thou mayest know that there is none like me in all the earth.

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Treasury of Scripture Knowledge
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Ex 7:5; 9:14; Ps 78:43-51

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Context

  • 1 Samuel 4:7

    And 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.

  • 1 Samuel 4:8

    Woe 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.

  • 1 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.

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1 Samuel 4:8 in other languages

Spanish
Reina-Valera 1909		¡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.
French
Bible J.N. Darby 1885		Malheur à nous! Qui nous délivrera de la main de ces dieux puissants? Ce sont là les dieux qui ont frappé les Égyptiens de toutes sortes de plaies dans le désert.
German
Elberfelder 1871		Wehe uns! wer wird uns aus der Hand dieser mächtigen Götter erretten? Das sind die Götter, welche die Ägypter schlugen mit allerlei Plagen in der Wüste.
Latin
Clementine Vulgate		Væ nobis: non enim fuit tanta exultatio heri et nudiustertius: væ nobis. Quis nos salvabit de manu deorum sublimium istorum? hi sunt dii, qui percusserunt Ægyptum omni plaga in deserto.