1 Samuel 4:8
Hebrew Bible
7 The Philistines were scared because they thought that gods had come to the camp. They said, “Woe to us! We’ve never seen anything like this! 8 Woe to us! Who can deliver us from the hand of these mighty gods? These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with all sorts of plagues in the desert! 9 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!”
Date: 6th Century B.C.E. (Final composition) (based on scholarly estimates)
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LXX 1 Samuel 4:8
Septuagint
7 And the foreigners were terrified and said, “These gods have come to them in the camp! Woe to us! Rescue us, Lord, today because such a thing has not happened yesterday or the third day! 8 Woe to us! Who will rescue us from the hand of these solid gods? These are the gods who struck Egypt with every plague and in the desert. 9 Strengthen yourselves, and be like a man, and make war against them.”
Date: 1st Century B.C.E. (based on scholarly estimates)
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"... 1 Samuel 3:16 includes the address “my child” though Samuel is not really a descendant of Eli. Whereas the Targum does not see the necessity for corrections (the Targum renders ינב by ירב), the Septuagint writes only τέκνον. From a hermeneutical point of view, the text must, as far as possible without major corrections, meet the requirement of factual correctness. According to the Masoretic text of 1 Samuel 4:8, the Philistines are in fear because of the presence of the ark of the covenant of the Lord: “These are the gods who struck the Egyptians with every sort of plague in the wilderness.” The Septuagint witnesses a plus, καί, before “in the wilderness,” because the plagues did not take place in the wilderness but in Egypt. (Perhaps the mentioning of “wilderness” in Exodus 13:20 was decisive for the Masoretic text reading. The translators of the Septuagint and Targum did not follow the Masoretic text in this point) Targum Jonathan offers another attempt for improving the text: The Philistines are in fear due to the God “who struck down the Egyptians with every plague and did for his people wonders in the wilderness” ..."
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