Cross References Take courage, and behave like men, ye Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage and fight. 1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye: stand fast in the faith: do manfully and be strengthened. Judges 13:1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines forty years. 1 Samuel 4:8 Woe to us: for there was no such great joy yesterday, and the day before: Woe to us. Who shall deliver us from the hand of these high Gods? these are the Gods that struck Egypt with all the plagues in the desert. 1 Samuel 14:21 Moreover, the Hebrews that had been with the Philistines yesterday and the day before, and went up with them into the camp, returned to be with the Israelites, who were with Saul and Jonathan. Treasury of Scripture Knowledge Take courage, and behave like men, ye Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage and fight. Be strong 2 Samuel 10:12 Be of good courage, and let us fight for our people, and for the city of our God: and the Lord will do what is good in his sight. 1 Corinthians 16:13 Watch ye: stand fast in the faith: do manfully and be strengthened. Ephesians 6:10,11 Finally, brethren, be strengthened in the Lord and in the might of his power. . . . as they have Deuteronomy 28:47,48 Because thou didst not serve the Lord thy God with joy and gladness of heart, for the abundance of all things: . . . Judges 10:7 And the Lord being angry with them, delivered them into the hands of the Philistines, and of the children of Ammon. Judges 13:1 And the children of Israel did evil again in the sight of the Lord: and he delivered them into the hands of the Philistines forty years. Isaiah 14:2 And the people shall take them, and bring them into their place: and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of the Lord for servants and handmaids: and they shall make them captives that had taken them, and shall subdue their oppressors. Isaiah 33:1 Woe to thee that spoilest, shalt not thou thyself also be spoiled? and thou that despisest, shalt not thyself also be despised? when thou shalt have made an end of spoiling, thou shalt be spoiled: when being wearied thou shalt cease to despise, thou shalt be despised. quit yourselves like men. Context The Philistines Capture the Ark…8Woe to us: for there was no such great joy yesterday, and the day before: Woe to us. Who shall deliver us from the hand of these high Gods? these are the Gods that struck Egypt with all the plagues in the desert. 9Take courage, and behave like men, ye Philistines: lest you come to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have served you: take courage and fight.10So the Philistines fought, and Israel was overthrown, and every man fled to his own dwelling: and there was an exceeding great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.… Lexicon Take courageהִֽתְחַזְּק֞וּ (hiṯ·ḥaz·zə·qū) Verb - Hitpael - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 2388: To fasten upon, to seize, be strong, obstinate, to bind, restrain, conquer and be וִֽהְי֤וּ (wih·yū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be men, לַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (la·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person O Philistines! פְּלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (pə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia Otherwise, פֶּ֚ן (pen) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 6435: Removal, lest you will serve תַּעַבְד֣וּ (ta·‘aḇ·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave the Hebrews לָעִבְרִ֔ים (lā·‘iḇ·rîm) Preposition-l | Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 5680: Hebrews -- perhaps descendant of Eber, also another name for an Israelite just as כַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר (ka·’ă·šer) Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative Strong's Hebrew 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that they served עָבְד֖וּ (‘ā·ḇə·ḏū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's Hebrew 5647: To work, to serve, till, enslave you. לָכֶ֑ם (lā·ḵem) Preposition | second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew Now be וִהְיִיתֶ֥ם (wih·yî·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be men לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים (la·’ă·nā·šîm) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 376: A man as an individual, a male person and fight!” וְנִלְחַמְתֶּֽם׃ (wə·nil·ḥam·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 3898: To feed on, to consume, to battle Additional Translations Take courage and be men, O Philistines! Otherwise, you will serve the Hebrews just as they served you. Now be men and fight!”Be strong and quit yourselves like men, O you Philistines, that you be not servants to the Hebrews, as they have been to you: quit yourselves like men, and fight. 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. Strengthen yourselves and behave yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye may not serve the Hebrews as they have served us, but be ye men and fight with them. 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. 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. 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. 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!" 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.' Jump to Previous Acquit Behave Courage Hebrews Philistines Quit Servants Shew Slaves Strengthen Strong Subject Valiant YourselvesJump to Next Acquit Behave Courage Hebrews Philistines Quit Servants Shew Slaves Strengthen Strong Subject Valiant YourselvesExternal Links 1 Samuel 4:9 NIV1 Samuel 4:9 NLT 1 Samuel 4:9 ESV 1 Samuel 4:9 NASB 1 Samuel 4:9 ASV 1 Samuel 4:9 Bible Apps 1 Samuel 4:9 Biblia Paralela 1 Samuel 4:9 Chinese Bible 1 Samuel 4:9 French Bible 1 Samuel 4:9 German Bible Alphabetical: and as Be become been courage fight have Hebrews men O or Philistines slaves strong subject Take the therefore they to will you OT History: 1 Samuel 4:9 Be strong and behave yourselves like men (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools |