3. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 4:3:1 ⧉וַיָּבֹ֣אvayaboand he came 1 Samuel 4:3:2 ⧉הָעָם֮haamthe people 1 Samuel 4:3:3 ⧉אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶה֒elhamakhaneto the camp 1 Samuel 4:3:4 ⧉וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vayomeruand they said 1 Samuel 4:3:5 ⧉זִקְנֵ֣יzikneelders of 1 Samuel 4:3:6 ⧉יִשְׂרָאֵ֔לyisraelIsrael 1 Samuel 4:3:7 ⧉לָ֣מָּהlamawhy 1 Samuel 4:3:8 ⧉נְגָפָ֧נוּnegafanuhas struck us 1 Samuel 4:3:9 ⧉יְהוָ֛הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 4:3:10 ⧉הַיּ֖וֹםhayomtoday 1 Samuel 4:3:11 ⧉לִפְנֵ֣יlifnebefore 1 Samuel 4:3:12 ⧉פְלִשְׁתִּ֑יםpelishtimthe Philistines 1 Samuel 4:3:13 ⧉נִקְחָ֧הnikkhalet us take 1 Samuel 4:3:14 ⧉אֵלֵ֣ינוּelenuto us 1 Samuel 4:3:15 ⧉מִשִּׁלֹ֗הmishshilofrom Shiloh 1 Samuel 4:3:16 ⧉אֶת־אֲרוֹן֙etaronthe ark of 1 Samuel 4:3:17 ⧉בְּרִ֣יתberitcovenant of 1 Samuel 4:3:18 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 4:3:19 ⧉וְיָבֹ֣אveyaboand let it come 1 Samuel 4:3:20 ⧉בְקִרְבֵּ֔נוּvekirbenuinto our midst 1 Samuel 4:3:21 ⧉וְיֹשִׁעֵ֖נוּveyoshienuand save us 1 Samuel 4:3:22 ⧉מִכַּ֥ףmikkaffrom the hand of 1 Samuel 4:3:23 ⧉אֹיְבֵֽינוּ׃oyevenuour enemies |
3. Formal Translation And the people came to the camp, and the elders of Israel said, “Why has the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} struck us today before the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Shiloh so that it may come among us and deliver us from the hand of our enemies.” |
3. Dynamic Translation When the people returned to camp, the elders of Israel asked, “Why did the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Ruler} allow us to be struck today by the Philistines? Let us bring the ark of the LORD’s covenant from Shiloh to our midst, so that it will be with us and rescue us from our enemies.” |