Study it in the app“And 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.”
And the Philistinesהַפְּלִשְׁתִּיםwere afraid,וַיִּרְאוּforכִּיthey said,אָמְרוּ“Elohimאֱלֹהִיםhas comeבָּאintoאֶלthe camp!”הַמַּחֲנֶהAnd they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Woeאוֹיto us!לָנוּForכִּיnothingלֹאlike thisכָּזֹאתhas happenedהָיְתָהbefore.אֶתְמוֹל שִׁלְשֹׁם
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 “pelishtim” appearsfear
To feel fear before danger or before someone stronger.
Where else “yiru” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearscome
To come, arrive: "days are coming".
Where else “ba” appearscamp
A place where a group settles to live temporarily, with order and limits.
Where else “machane” appearswoe, alas
Woe! A cry of lament or a warning of disaster.
Where else “oy” appearshappen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “hayta” appearsyesterday, before
Yesterday; together with "the day before" it forms the expression "before", "in the past".
Where else “etmol” appearsday before yesterday
The day before yesterday; formerly. With "yesterday" it forms the idiom "as before".
Where else “shilshom” appears6And 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.
7 · This verse (above)
8Woe to us! Who will deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck Egypt with every kind of blow in the wilderness.
