Parallel Verses
Julia Smith Translation
Be strong, and be for men, Philisteim, lest ye shall serve to the Hebrews as they served to you: and be for men and fight
New American Standard Bible
King James Version
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.
Holman Bible
Show some courage and be men, Philistines!
International Standard Version
Philistines, be strong and be men, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews just as they have been slaves to you! Be men and fight!"
A Conservative Version
Be strong, and strengthen yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Conduct yourselves like men, and fight.
American Standard Version
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.
Amplified
Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, so that you do not become servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you; act like men and fight!”
Bible in Basic English
Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.
Darby Translation
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.
King James 2000
Be strong, and conduct yourselves like men, O you Philistines, that you be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you: conduct yourselves like men, and fight.
Lexham Expanded Bible
Take courage and be men, [you] Philistines, lest you end up serving the Hebrews just like they have served you. Be men and fight!"
Modern King James verseion
Be strong and fight like men, O, Philistines, so that you may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Be men and fight!
Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale
Be strong and quit yourselves like men, ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Be men therefore and fight."
NET Bible
Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!"
New Heart English Bible
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."
The Emphasized Bible
Take courage, and quit yourselves like men, ye Philistines, lest ye come into bondage to the Hebrews, as they have been in bondage unto you, - therefore must ye quit yourselves like men, and fight.
Webster
Be strong, and acquit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: acquit yourselves like men, and fight.
World English Bible
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!"
Youngs Literal Translation
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.'
Themes
Aphek » A city » A city of the tribe of issachar » Philistines defeat israelites at
Ark » In the tabernacle. Called the ark » Taken to battle
Armies » March in ranks » Ark taken to battle
Interlinear
Chazaq
'enowsh
אנושׁ
'enowsh
man, certain, husbands, some, merchantmen, persons,
Usage: 42
`abad
`abad
References
Word Count of 20 Translations in 1 Samuel 4:9
Verse Info
Context Readings
The Ark Captured By The Philistines
8 Wo to us! who shall deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? these those gods smiting Egypt with every blow in the desert 9 Be strong, and be for men, Philisteim, lest ye shall serve to the Hebrews as they served to you: and be for men and fight 10 And Philisteim will fight and smite Israel, and they will flee, a man to his tent: and the blow will be very great, and there will fall from Israel thirty thousand footmen.
Phrases
Cross References
Judges 13:1
And the sons of Israel will add to do evil in the eyes of Jehovah; and Jehovah will give them into the hand of Philisteim forty years.
1 Corinthians 16:13
Watch ye, stand in the faith, be manly, be strengthened..
2 Samuel 10:12
Be strong, and we will be strong for our people, and for the cities of our God: and Jehovah shall do the good in his eyes.
Deuteronomy 28:47-48
Because that thou servedst not Jehovah thy God injoy and in a good heart for the multitude of all things.
Judges 10:7
And the wrath of Jehovah will kindle against Israel, and he will sell them into the hand of Philisteim, and into the hand of the sons of Ammon.
Isaiah 14:2
And peoples took them and brought them to their place, and the house of Israel inherited them upon the land of Jehovah for servants and for maids: and they were captives to those having been made captives, and they came down upon those pressing them.
Isaiah 33:1
Wo to thee oppressing, and thou not oppressed; and spoiling, and they spoiled not upon thee! when thou finishing to oppress, thou shalt be oppressed; when thou ceasing to spoil, they shall spoil upon thee.
Ephesians 6:10-11
As to the rest, my brethren, be strengthened in the Lord, and in the strength of his power.