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1 Samuel 4:6

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And when the ark of the covenant of the LORD came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.	And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What [meaneth] the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of the LORD was come into the camp.	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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

And when the Philistines^H6430 heard^H8085 the noise^H6963 of the shout^H8643, they said^H559, What meaneth the noise^H6963 of this great^H1419 shout^H8643 in the camp^H4264 of the Hebrews^H5680? And they understood^H3045 that the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 was come^H935 into the camp^H4264.

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Original Hebrew

וַיִּשְׁמְעוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים אֶת־קֹול הַתְּרוּעָה וַיֹּאמְרוּ מֶה קֹול הַתְּרוּעָה הַגְּדֹולָה הַזֹּאת בְּמַחֲנֵה הָעִבְרִים וַיֵּדְעוּ כִּי אֲרֹון יְהוָה בָּא אֶל־הַמַּחֲנֶה׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
וַ/יִּשְׁמְע֤וּ	va/i.yish.me.'U	H8085	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they heard
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙	fe.lish.Tim	H6430	HNgmpa	(the) Philistines
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
ק֣וֹל	Kol	H6963	HNcmsc	(the) sound of
הַ/תְּרוּעָ֔ה	ha./te.ru.'Ah	H8643	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ shout
וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ	va/i.Yo.me.Ru	H559	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they said
מֶ֠ה	meh	H4100	HTi	what?
ק֣וֹל	Kol	H6963	HNcmsc	(is) (the) sound of
הַ/תְּרוּעָ֧ה	ha./te.ru.'Ah	H8643	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ shout
הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֛ה	ha./ge.do.Lah	H1419	HTd/Aafsa	(the)/ great
הַ/זֹּ֖את	ha./Zot	H2063	HTd/Pdxfs	(the)/ this
בְּ/מַחֲנֵ֣ה	be./ma.cha.Neh	H4264	HR/Ncbsc	in/ (the) camp of
הָ/עִבְרִ֑ים	ha./'iv.Rim	H5680	HTd/Ngmpa	the/ Hebrews
וַ/יֵּ֣דְע֔וּ	va/i.Ye.de.'U	H3045	HC/Vqw3mp	and/ they knew
כִּ֚י	ki	H3588	HC	that
אֲר֣וֹן	'a.Ron	H727	HNcbsc	(the) ark of
יְהוָ֔ה	Yah.weh	H3068	HNp	Yahweh
בָּ֖א	ba'	H935	HVqp3ms	it had come
אֶל	'el-	H413	HR	into
הַֽ/מַּחֲנֶֽה	Ha./ma.cha.Neh	H4264	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ camp

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H559 — אָמַר (ʼâmar, aw-mar'): a primitive root; to say (used with great latitude); answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [idiom] plainly, promise, publish, report, require, say, speak (against, of), [idiom] still, [idiom] suppose, talk, tell, term, [idiom] that is, [idiom] think, use (speech), utter, [idiom] verily, [idiom] yet.
• H727 — אָרוֹן (ʼârôwn, aw-rone'): or אָרֹן; from אָרָה (in the sense of gathering); a box; ark, chest, coffin.
• H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
• H1419 — גָּדוֹל (gâdôwl, gaw-dole'): or גָּדֹל; (shortened) from גָּדַל; great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent; [phrase] aloud, elder(-est), [phrase] exceeding(-ly), [phrase] far, (man of) great (man, matter, thing,-er,-ness), high, long, loud, mighty, more, much, noble, proud thing, [idiom] sore, ([idiom]) very.
• H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
• H3068 — יְהֹוָה (Yᵉhôvâh, yeh-ho-vaw'): from הָיָה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יָהּ, יְהֹוִה.
• H4264 — מַחֲנֶה (machăneh, makh-an-eh'): from חָנָה; an encampment (of travellers or troops); hence, an army, whether literal (of soldiers) or figurative (of dancers, angels, cattle, locusts, stars; or even the sacred courts); army, band, battle, camp, company, drove, host, tents.
• H5680 — עִבְרִי (ʻIbrîy, ib-ree'): patronymic from עֵבֵר; an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber; Hebrew(-ess, woman).
• H6430 — פְּלִשְׁתִּי (Pᵉlishtîy, pel-ish-tee'): patrial from פְּלֶשֶׁת; a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth; Philistine.
• H6963 — קוֹל (qôwl, kole): or קֹל; from an unused root meaning to call aloud; a voice or sound; [phrase] aloud, bleating, crackling, cry ([phrase] out), fame, lightness, lowing, noise, [phrase] hold peace, (pro-) claim, proclamation, [phrase] sing, sound, [phrase] spark, thunder(-ing), voice, [phrase] yell.
• H8085 — שָׁמַע (shâmaʻ, shaw-mah'): a primitive root; to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.); [idiom] attentively, call (gather) together, [idiom] carefully, [idiom] certainly, consent, consider, be content, declare, [idiom] diligently, discern, give ear, (cause to, let, make to) hear(-ken, tell), [idiom] indeed, listen, make (a) noise, (be) obedient, obey, perceive, (make a) proclaim(-ation), publish, regard, report, shew (forth), (make a) sound, [idiom] surely, tell, understand, whosoever (heareth), witness.
• H8643 — תְּרוּעָה (tᵉrûwʻâh, ter-oo-aw'): from רוּעַ; clamor, i.e. acclamation of joy or a battle-cry; especially clangorof trumpets, as an alarum; alarm, blow(-ing) (of, the) (trumpets), joy, jubile, loud noise, rejoicing, shout(-ing), (high, joyful) sound(-ing).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H413 — אֵל (ʼêl, ale): (but only used in the shortened constructive form אֶל ); a primitive particle; properly, denoting motion towards, but occasionally used of a quiescent position, i.e.; near, with or among; often in general, to; about, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H2063 — זֹאת (zôʼth, zothe'): irregular feminine of זֶה; this (often used adverb); hereby (-in, -with), it, likewise, the one (other, same), she, so (much), such (deed), that, therefore, these, this (thing), thus.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה; or מָ; or מַ; also מֶה; a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• What meaneth — Exodus 32:17-18

Reciprocal references (4): Exodus 7:16, 1 Samuel 4:14, Psalms 60:10, Jeremiah 34:9

Related Topics

• Torrey’s: PHILISTINES, THE
• Nave’s: APHEK, ARK, ARMIES, ISRAEL, PHILISTINES

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