Verse 4

1 Samuel 6:4

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4 Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden tumors, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ מָ֣ה הָ/אָשָׁם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָשִׁ֣יב ל/וֹ֒ וַ/יֹּאמְר֗וּ מִסְפַּר֙ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֲמִשָּׁה֙ עפלי טְחֹרֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב וַ/חֲמִשָּׁ֖ה עַכְבְּרֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב כִּֽי מַגֵּפָ֥ה אַחַ֛ת לְ/כֻלָּ֖/ם וּ/לְ/סַרְנֵי/כֶֽם

English Translation

And they said, "What is the guilt offering that we shall return to Him?" And they said, "Five golden tumors and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for one plague was upon all of you and upon your lords."

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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; but by all... Focus ↗

4 Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Fiv...

5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye sha... Focus ↗

6 Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he... Focus ↗

7 Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke;... Focus ↗

8 and take the ark of Jehovah, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return h... Focus ↗

9 And see; if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this grea... 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 put the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images o... Focus ↗

12 And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing a... Focus ↗

13 And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their ey... Focus ↗

14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a grea... Focus ↗

15 And the Levites took down the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of... Focus ↗

16 And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day. Focus ↗

17 And these are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto Jehovah:... Focus ↗

18 and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the f... Focus ↗

19 And he smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Jehovah, he smote o... 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 Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought... Focus ↗

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 6 (21 verses)
Version: American Standard Version Byzantine Text

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