Discovery Box1 Samuel 4:1
Context4:1 Samuel revealed the word of the Lord 1 to all Israel.
Then the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. 2 They camped at Ebenezer, 3 and the Philistines camped at Aphek.
1 Samuel 4:1
Context4:1 Samuel revealed the word of the Lord 4 to all Israel.
Then the Israelites went out to fight the Philistines. 5 They camped at Ebenezer, 6 and the Philistines camped at Aphek.
1 Samuel 20:26
Context20:26 However, Saul said nothing about it 7 that day, for he thought, 8 “Something has happened to make him ceremonially unclean. Yes, he must be unclean.”
[4:1] 1 tn Heb “and the word of Samuel was.” The present translation understands Samuel to be the speaker of the divine word (“Samuel” is a subjective genitive in this case), although the statement could mean that he was the recipient of the divine word (“Samuel” is an objective genitive in this case) who in turn reported it to Israel.
[4:1] 2 tn Heb “and Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle.”
[4:1] 3 tn Heb “the stone, the help.” The second noun is in apposition to the first one and apparently is the name by which the stone was known. Contrast the expression used in 5:1 and 7:12, where the first word lacks the definite article, unlike 4:1.
[4:1] 4 tn Heb “and the word of Samuel was.” The present translation understands Samuel to be the speaker of the divine word (“Samuel” is a subjective genitive in this case), although the statement could mean that he was the recipient of the divine word (“Samuel” is an objective genitive in this case) who in turn reported it to Israel.
[4:1] 5 tn Heb “and Israel went out to meet the Philistines for battle.”
[4:1] 6 tn Heb “the stone, the help.” The second noun is in apposition to the first one and apparently is the name by which the stone was known. Contrast the expression used in 5:1 and 7:12, where the first word lacks the definite article, unlike 4:1.
[20:26] 7 tn The words “about it” are not present in the Hebrew text, although they are implied.
