Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 6186 [e] וַיַּעַרְכ֨וּ way-ya-‘ar-ḵū And put themselves in battle array Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 6430 [e] פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים p̄ə-liš-tîm the Philistines N-proper-mp 7122 [e] לִקְרַ֣את liq-raṯ against Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֗ל yiś-rā-’êl, Israel N-proper-ms 5203 [e] וַתִּטֹּשׁ֙ wat-tiṭ-ṭōš And when they joined Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs 4421 [e] הַמִּלְחָמָ֔ה ham-mil-ḥā-māh, battle Art | N-fs 5062 [e] וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף way-yin-nā-ḡep̄ and was defeated Conj-w | V-Nifal-ConsecImperf-3ms 3478 [e] יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל yiś-rā-’êl Israel N-proper-ms 6440 [e] לִפְנֵ֣י lip̄-nê by Prep-l | N-cpc 6430 [e] פְלִשְׁתִּ֑ים p̄ə-liš-tîm; the Philistines N-proper-mp 5221 [e] וַיַּכּ֤וּ way-yak-kū and who killed Conj-w | V-Hifil-ConsecImperf-3mp 4634 [e] בַמַּֽעֲרָכָה֙ ḇam-ma-‘ă-rā-ḵāh of the army Prep-b, Art | N-fs 7704 [e] בַּשָּׂדֶ֔ה baś-śā-ḏeh, in the field Prep-b, Art | N-ms 702 [e] כְּאַרְבַּ֥עַת kə-’ar-ba-‘aṯ about four Prep-k | Number-msc 505 [e] אֲלָפִ֖ים ’ă-lā-p̄îm thousand Number-mp 376 [e] אִֽישׁ׃ ’îš. men N-ms

New American Standard Bible
The Philistines drew up in battle array to meet Israel. When the battle spread, Israel was defeated before the Philistines who killed about four thousand men on the battlefield.

King James Bible
And the Philistines put themselves in array against Israel: and when they joined battle, Israel was smitten before the Philistines: and they slew of the army in the field about four thousand men.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The Philistines lined up in battle formation against Israel, and as the battle intensified, Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who struck down about4,000 men on the battlefield.

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1 Samuel 17:8,21 And he stood and cried to the armies of Israel, and said to them, …

they joined battle [heb] the battle was spread
Israel

Joshua 7:5-8,12 And the men of Ai smote of them about thirty and six men: for they …

Psalm 44:9,10 But you have cast off, and put us to shame; and go not forth with our armies…

and they

Psalm 79:7,8 For they have devoured Jacob, and laid waste his dwelling place…

Psalm 106:40,41 Therefore was the wrath of the LORD kindled against his people, so …

Lamentations 3:40 Let us search and try our ways, and turn again to the LORD.

the army [heb] the array

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