1 Samuel 4:9

NETBible

Be strong and act like men, you Philistines, or else you will wind up serving the Hebrews the way they have served you! Act like men and fight!”

NIV ©

Be strong, Philistines! Be men, or you will be subject to the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Be men, and fight!"

NASB ©

"Take courage and be men, O Philistines, or you will become slaves to the Hebrews, as they have been slaves to you; therefore, be men and fight."

NLT ©

Fight as you never have before, Philistines! If you don’t, we will become the Hebrews’ slaves just as they have been ours!"

MSG ©

On your feet, Philistines! Courage! We're about to become slaves to the Hebrews, just as they have been slaves to us. Show what you're made of! Fight for your lives!"

BBE ©

Be strong, O Philistines, be men! Do not be servants to the Hebrews as they have been to you: go forward to the fight without fear.

NRSV ©

Take courage, and be men, O Philistines, in order not to become slaves to the Hebrews as they have been to you; be men and fight."

NKJV ©

"Be strong and conduct yourselves like men, you Philistines, that you do not become servants of the Hebrews, as they have been to you. Conduct yourselves like men, and fight!"

KJV
Be strong
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and quit
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yourselves like men
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O ye Philistines
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that ye be not servants
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unto the Hebrews
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as they have been
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to you: quit
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yourselves like men
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and fight
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{quit...: Heb. be men}
NASB ©
"Take
<2388>
courage
<2388>
and be men
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, O Philistines
<6430>
, or
<6435>
you will become
<5647>
slaves
<5647>
to the Hebrews
<5680>
, as they have been
<5647>
slaves
<5647>
to you; therefore, be men
<376>
and fight
<3898>
."
LXXM
krataiousye
<2901> 
V-PMD-2P
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
ginesye
<1096> 
V-PMD-2P
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
andrav
<435> 
N-APM
allofuloi
<246> 
N-NPM
mhpote
<3379> 
ADV
douleushte
<1398> 
V-AAS-2P
toiv
<3588> 
T-DPM
ebraioiv
<1445> 
N-DPM
kaywv
<2531> 
ADV
edouleusan
<1398> 
V-AAI-3P
hmin
<1473> 
P-DP
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
esesye
<1510> 
V-FMI-2P
eiv
<1519> 
PREP
andrav
<435> 
N-APM
kai
<2532> 
CONJ
polemhsate
<4170> 
V-AAD-2P
autouv
<846> 
D-APM
NET [draft] ITL
Be strong
<02388>
and act
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like men
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, you Philistines
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, or else
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you will wind up serving
<05647>
the Hebrews
<05680>
the way they have served
<05647>
you! Act
<01961>
like men
<0376>
and fight
<03898>
!”
HEBREW
Mtmxlnw
<03898>
Mysnal
<0376>
Mtyyhw
<01961>
Mkl
<0>
wdbe
<05647>
rsak
<0834>
Myrbel
<05680>
wdbet
<05647>
Np
<06435>
Mytslp
<06430>
Mysnal
<0376>
wyhw
<01961>
wqzxth (4:9)
<02388>