en_tn_condensed/1sa/04/02.md

Israel was defeated by the Philistines, who killed

This can be translated in active form. Alternate translation: "the Philistines defeated the Israelites and killed" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-activepassive)

about four thousand men

Here the number four thousand is a round number. There may have been a few more than that or a few less than that. The word "about" shows that it is not an exact number. Alternate translation: "about 4,000 men" (See: rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-numbers)