1 Samuel 4:3

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And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”

In other translations

And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath the Lord smitten us to day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the Lord out of Shiloh unto us, that, when it cometh among us, it may save us out of the hand of our enemies.When the troops returned to the camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why has the LORD brought defeat on us before the Philistines today? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh, so that it may go with us to save us from the hand of our enemies.”

Hebrew words

וַיָּבֹאvaiyavo'and it cameH935הָעָםha'amthe peopleH5971אֶל־'el-intoH413הַמַּחֲנֶהhamachanehthe campH4264וַיֹּאמְרוּvaiyomeruand they saidH559זִקְנֵיziknei[the] elders ofH2205יִשְׂרָאֵלyisra'elIsraelH3478לָמָּהlamah<to> why?H4100נְגָפָנוּnegafanuhas he defeated usH5062יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068הַיּוֹםhaiyomthis dayH3117לִפְנֵיlifnei<to> beforeH6440פְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430נִקְחָהnikchahlet us bringH3947אֵלֵינוּ'eleinuto ourselvesH413מִשִּׁלֹהmishilohfrom ShilohH7887אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853אֲרוֹן'aron[the] ark ofH727בְּרִיתberit[the] covenant ofH1285יְהוָהyahwehYahwehH3068וְיָבֹאveyavo'so it may comeH935בְקִרְבֵּנוּvekirbenuin midst ourH7130וְיֹשִׁעֵנוּveyoshi'enuso it may deliver usH3467מִכַּףmikaffrom [the] hand ofH3709אֹיְבֵינוּ׃'oyeveinuenemies ourH341

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People and places

People: Jacob

Places: Shiloh

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