Verse 18

1 Samuel 6:18

Darby Translation

18 and the golden mice, [according to] the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and villages of the peasantry; [and they brought them] as far as the great [stone of] Abel, whereon they set down the ark of Jehovah, [which] is to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemeshite.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/עַכְבְּרֵ֣י הַ/זָּהָ֗ב מִסְפַּ֞ר כָּל עָרֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לַ/חֲמֵ֣שֶׁת הַ/סְּרָנִ֔ים מֵ/עִ֣יר מִבְצָ֔ר וְ/עַ֖ד כֹּ֣פֶר הַ/פְּרָזִ֑י וְ/עַ֣ד אָבֵ֣ל הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִנִּ֤יחוּ עָלֶ֨י/הָ֙ אֵ֚ת אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֔ה עַ֚ד הַ/יּ֣וֹם הַ/זֶּ֔ה בִּ/שְׂדֵ֥ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ בֵּֽית הַשִּׁמְשִֽׁי
English Translation
And the mice of gold were in number all the cities of the Philistines, to the five lords of the Philistines, from the fortified city to the brook of the un-walled city, and to the great Abel, which they set upon the ark of the LORD until this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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Chapter 6 Context
1 And the ark of Jehovah was in the country of the Philistines seven months. Focus ↗
2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do with the ark o... Focus ↗
3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel, send it not empty; ye must at... Focus ↗
4 Then they said, What is the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five gold... Focus ↗
5 And ye shall make images of your hemorrhoids, and images of your mice that destroy the land, and giv... Focus ↗
6 And why will ye harden your heart, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? When he had wr... Focus ↗
7 And now make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there has come no yoke, and tie the kine... Focus ↗
8 and take the ark of Jehovah, and lay it upon the cart, and the golden jewels, which ye return him as... Focus ↗
9 And see, if it go up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, it is he who has done us this gre... Focus ↗
10 And the men did so, and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at... Focus ↗
11 And they laid the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer with the golden mice and the images o... Focus ↗
12 And the kine went straight forward on the way to Beth-shemesh; they went by the one high way, lowing... Focus ↗
13 And [they of] Beth-shemesh were reaping the wheat-harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their ey... Focus ↗
14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemeshite, and stood there; and a great stone w... Focus ↗
15 And the Levites took down the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer that was with it, in which were the gol... Focus ↗
16 And the five lords of the Philistines saw [it], and returned to Ekron the same day. Focus ↗
17 And these are the golden sores which the Philistines returned as a trespass-offering to Jehovah: for... Focus ↗
18 and the golden mice, [according to] the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the...
19 And he smote among the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, and smo... Focus ↗
20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God (Elohim)? and t... Focus ↗
21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought... Focus ↗