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1 Samuel 5:7-9
Lexham English Bible
1 Samuel 5:7-9
Lexham English Bible
7 The men of Ashdod saw that it was so, and they said, “The ark of the God of Israel should not remain with us, because his hand is harsh on us and on Dagon our god!” 8 So they sent and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines to them, and they asked, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” And they said, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be brought around toward Gath.” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel to Gath.
9 After they moved it, the hand of Yahweh was against the city, causing a very great confusion, and he struck the men of the city from the youngest to the oldest,[a] causing tumors[b] to break out on them.
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- 1 Samuel 5:9 Literally “from small up to great”
- 1 Samuel 5:9 The Masoretic Hebrew text (Kethib) reads “boils”; the reading tradition (Qere) has “tumors”
1 Samuel 5:7-9
New International Version
1 Samuel 5:7-9
New International Version
7 When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god.” 8 So they called together all the rulers(A) of the Philistines and asked them, “What shall we do with the ark of the god of Israel?”
They answered, “Have the ark of the god of Israel moved to Gath.(B)” So they moved the ark of the God of Israel.
9 But after they had moved it, the Lord’s hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic.(C) He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.[a]
Footnotes
- 1 Samuel 5:9 Or with tumors in the groin (see Septuagint)
1 Samuel 5:7-9
New King James Version
1 Samuel 5:7-9
New King James Version
7 And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, “The ark of the (A)God of Israel must not remain with us, for His hand is harsh toward us and Dagon our god.” 8 Therefore they sent and gathered to themselves all the (B)lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?”
And they answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried away to (C)Gath.” So they carried the ark of the God of Israel away. 9 So it was, after they had carried it away, that (D)the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great, [a]and tumors broke out on them.
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- 1 Samuel 5:9 Vg. and they had tumors in their secret parts
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