1 Samuel 4:5

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

And when the ark of the covenant of Jehovah came into the camp, all Israel shouted with a great shout, so that the earth rang again.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַיְהִ֗י כְּב֨וֹא אֲר֤וֹן בְּרִית־יְהוָה֙ אֶל־הַֽמַּחֲנֶ֔ה וַיָּרִ֥עוּ כָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל תְּרוּעָ֣ה גְדוֹלָ֑ה וַתֵּהֹ֖ם הָאָֽרֶץ׃

Transliteration

And wə yəhî when-entering kəvô' 'ărôn bərît-YHWH to-the-maḥăneh and wə yārî'û all-yiśrā'ēl tərû'āh gədôlāh and wə tēhōm the-'āreṣ.

Grammar Details

*yəhî*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular consecutive jussive - it happened
*kəvô'*: preposition + qal infinitive construct - when entering/coming
*'ărôn*: masculine singular construct - ark of
*bərît*: feminine singular construct - covenant of
*maḥăneh*: masculine singular noun with definite article - the camp
*yārî'û*: hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine plural consecutive - they shouted
*tərû'āh*: feminine singular noun - shout, blast
*gədôlāh*: feminine singular adjective - great, loud
*tēhōm*: qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular consecutive - it resounded, roared
*'āreṣ*: feminine singular noun with definite article - the earth, land

Word Meanings

*yəhî*: it came to pass, it happened
*kəvô'*: when entering, at the coming of
*yārî'û*: they shouted, they made a loud noise
*tərû'āh*: shout, battle cry, trumpet blast
*tēhōm*: resounded, roared, quaked, echoed

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Referenced Verses

Josh 6:5 : 5 And it shall be, that, when they make a long blast with the ram's horn, and when ye hear the sound of the trumpet, all the people shall shout with a great shout; and the wall of the city shall fall down flat, and the people shall go up every man straight before him.
Josh 6:20 : 20 So the people shouted, and [the priests] blew the trumpets; and it came to pass, when the people heard the sound of the trumpet, that the people shouted with a great shout, and the wall fell down flat, so that the people went up into the city, every man straight before him, and they took the city.
Judg 15:14 : 14 When he came unto Lehi, the Philistines shouted as they met him: and the Spirit of Jehovah came mightily upon him, and the ropes that were upon his arms became as flax that was burnt with fire, and his bands dropped from off his hands.
Job 20:5 : 5 That the triumphing of the wicked is short, And the joy of the godless but for a moment?
Jer 7:4 : 4 Trust ye not in lying words, saying, The temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, the temple of Jehovah, are these.
Amos 6:3 : 3 —ye that put far away the evil day, and cause the seat of violence to come near;
Mic 2:11 : 11 If a man walking in a spirit of falsehood do lie, [saying], I will prophesy unto thee of wine and of strong drink; he shall even be the prophet of this people.

Similar Verses (AI)

These verses are found using AI-powered semantic similarity based on meaning and context. Results may occasionally include unexpected connections.

1 Sam 4:6-7
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6And when the Philistines heard the noise of the shout, they said, What meaneth the noise of this great shout in the camp of the Hebrews? And they understood that the ark of Jehovah was come into the camp.
7And the Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. And they said, Woe unto us! for there hath not been such a thing heretofore.
1 Sam 4:3-4
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80%
3And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Wherefore hath Jehovah smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of Shiloh unto us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.
4So the people sent to Shiloh; and they brought from thence the ark of the covenant of Jehovah of hosts, who sitteth [above] the cherubim: and the two sons of Eli, Hophni and Phinehas, were there with the ark of the covenant of God.
1 Chr 15:28
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28Thus all Israel brought up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah with shouting, and with sound of the cornet, and with trumpets, and with cymbals, sounding aloud with psalteries and harps.
2 Sam 6:15
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15So David and all the house of Israel brought up the ark of Jehovah with shouting, and with the sound of the trumpet.
2 Chr 5:4-5
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4And all the elders of Israel came: and the Levites took up the ark;
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1 Sam 4:12-14
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12And there ran a man of Benjamin out of the army, and came to Shiloh the same day, with his clothes rent, and with earth upon his head.
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1 Chr 15:25
75%
25So David, and the elders of Israel, and the captains over thousands, went to bring up the ark of the covenant of Jehovah out of the house of Obed-edom with joy.
1 Kgs 8:3-4
2 verses
74%
3And all the elders of Israel came, and the priests took up the ark.
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1 Chr 13:4-6
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4And all the assembly said that they would do so; for the thing was right in the eyes of all the people.
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Josh 6:10-11
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73%
10And Joshua commanded the people, saying, Ye shall not shout, nor let your voice be heard, neither shall any word proceed out of your mouth, until the day I bid you shout; then shall ye shout.
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Exod 32:17
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Judg 20:27
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1 Sam 5:1
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1 Sam 5:10
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2 Chr 1:4
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Josh 3:11
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1 Sam 6:21
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2 Sam 6:2
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1 Sam 5:8
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Josh 3:3
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1 Sam 14:18
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1 Chr 13:8
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1 Chr 15:14-15
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2 Sam 6:12-13
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