Study it in the app“And the Philistines heard the sound of the shout and said, “What is the sound of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews?” And they learned that the ark of YHWH had come into the camp.”
And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםheardוַיִּשְׁמְעוּthe soundאֶת קוֹלof the shoutהַתְּרוּעָהand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Whatמֶהisthe soundקוֹלof thisהַזֹּאתgreatהַגְּדוֹלָהshoutהַתְּרוּעָהin the campבְּמַחֲנֵהof the Hebrews?”הָעִבְרִיםAnd they learnedוַיֵּדְעוּthatכִּיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWHיְהוָהhad comeבָּאintoאֶלthe camp.הַמַּחֲנֶה
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “felishtim” appearshear
To hear a sound, or learn of something.
Where else “yishmu” appearssound
What is heard: a noise, a sound or a din.
Where else “kol” appearsacclamation
A glad outcry, or a festive trumpet blast.
Where else “terua” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsgreat
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedola” appearscamp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appearsHebrew
Hebrew: a descendant of Eber; the name that other peoples gave to Abram and to the Israelites.
Where else “ivrim” appearsknow
To know something, realize.
Where else “yedu” appearsark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appears5And it happened, as the ark of the covenant of YHWH came into the camp, that all Israel shouted a great shout, and the earth was in an uproar.
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7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, “Elohim has come into the camp!” And they said, “Woe to us! For nothing like this has happened before.
