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1 Samuel 4

1 Sam. 4:9 KJV (With Strong’s)

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Bef strong
chazaq (Hebrew #2388)
to fasten upon; hence, to seize, be strong (figuratively, courageous, causatively strengthen, cure, help, repair, fortify), obstinate; to bind, restrain, conquer
KJV usage: aid, amend, X calker, catch, cleave, confirm, be constant, constrain, continue, be of good (take) courage(-ous, -ly), encourage (self), be established, fasten, force, fortify, make hard, harden, help, (lay) hold (fast), lean, maintain, play the man, mend, become (wax) mighty, prevail, be recovered, repair, retain, seize, be (wax) sore, strengthen (self), be stout, be (make, shew, wax) strong(-er), be sure, take (hold), be urgent, behave self valiantly, withstand.
Pronounce: khaw-zak'
Origin: a primitive root
, and quit
hayah (Hebrew #1961)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
KJV usage: beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-)self, require, X use.
Pronounce: haw-yaw
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1933)
yourselves like men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
, O ye Philistines
Plishtiy (Hebrew #6430)
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
KJV usage: Philistine.
Pronounce: pel-ish-tee'
Origin: patrial from 6429
, that ye be not servants
`abad (Hebrew #5647)
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
KJV usage: X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, + husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
Pronounce: aw-bad'
Origin: a primitive root
unto the Hebrews
`Ibriy (Hebrew #5680)
an Eberite (i.e. Hebrew) or descendant of Eber
KJV usage: Hebrew(-ess, woman).
Pronounce: ib-ree'
Origin: patronymic from 5677
, ash they have been
`abad (Hebrew #5647)
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
KJV usage: X be, keep in bondage, be bondmen, bond-service, compel, do, dress, ear, execute, + husbandman, keep, labour(-ing man, bring to pass, (cause to, make to) serve(-ing, self), (be, become) servant(-s), do (use) service, till(-er), transgress (from margin), (set a) work, be wrought, worshipper,
Pronounce: aw-bad'
Origin: a primitive root
to you: quit
hayah (Hebrew #1961)
to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
KJV usage: beacon, X altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, + follow, happen, X have, last, pertain, quit (one-)self, require, X use.
Pronounce: haw-yaw
Origin: a primitive root (compare 1933)
ζyourselves like men
'enowsh (Hebrew #582)
properly, a mortal (and thus differing from the more dignified 120); hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)
KJV usage: another, X (blood-)thirsty, certain, chap(-man); divers, fellow, X in the flower of their age, husband, (certain, mortal) man, people, person, servant, some ( X of them), + stranger, those, + their trade. It is often unexpressed in the English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word . Compare 376.
Pronounce: en-oshe'
Origin: from 605
, and fight
lacham (Hebrew #3898)
to feed on; figuratively, to consume; by implication, to battle (as destruction)
KJV usage: devour, eat, X ever, fight(-ing), overcome, prevail, (make) war(-ring).
Pronounce: law-kham'
Origin: a primitive root
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1 Cor. 16:13• 13Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong. (1 Cor. 16:13)
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Judg. 13:1• 1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. (Judg. 13:1)
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be men.

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Cross References

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Be strong.
2 Sam. 10:12• 12Be strong, and let us shew ourselves valiant for our people and for the cities of our God; and Jehovah do what is good in his sight. (2 Sam. 10:12)
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1 Cor. 16:13• 13Be vigilant; stand fast in the faith; quit yourselves like men; be strong. (1 Cor. 16:13)
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Eph. 6:10‑11• 10For the rest, brethren, be strong in the Lord, and in the might of his strength.
 11Put on the panoply of God, that ye may be able to stand against the artifices of the devil: (Eph. 6:10‑11)
as they have.
Deut. 28:47‑48• 47Because thou servedst not Jehovah thy God with joyfulness, and with gladness of heart, for the abundance of everything,
 48thou shalt serve thine enemies whom Jehovah will send against thee, in hunger, and in thirst, and in nakedness, and in want of everything; and he shall put a yoke of iron upon thy neck, until he have destroyed thee. (Deut. 28:47‑48)
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Judg. 10:7• 7And the anger of Jehovah was hot against Israel, and he sold him into the hand of the Philistines, and into the hand of the children of Ammon. (Judg. 10:7)
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Judg. 13:1• 1And the children of Israel again did evil in the sight of Jehovah; and Jehovah gave them into the hand of the Philistines forty years. (Judg. 13:1)
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Isa. 14:2• 2And the peoples shall take them and bring them to their place; and the house of Israel shall possess them in the land of Jehovah for servants and handmaids; and they shall take them captive whose captives they were, and they shall rule over their oppressors. (Isa. 14:2)
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Isa. 33:1• 1Woe to thee that spoilest, and thou wast not spoiled; and that dealest treacherously, and they dealt not treacherously with thee! When thou shalt cease to spoil, thou shalt be spoiled; when thou shalt make an end of dealing treacherously, they shall deal treacherously with thee. (Isa. 33:1)
quit yourselves like men.
Heb. be men.

J. N. Darby Translation

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Shew yourselves valiant and be men, ye Philistines, that ye may not have to be servants to the Hebrews, as they have been servants to you: be men, and fight.