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1 Samuel 6:4-5
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 6:4-5
English Standard Version
4 And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we shall return to him?” They answered, “Five golden (A)tumors and five golden mice, (B)according to the number of the lords of the Philistines, for the same plague was on all of you and on your lords. 5 So you must make images of your (C)tumors and images of your mice that ravage the land, (D)and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps (E)he will lighten his hand from off you (F)and your gods and your land.
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1 Samuel 6:4-5
New King James Version
1 Samuel 6:4-5
New King James Version
4 Then they said, “What is the trespass offering which we shall return to Him?”
They answered, (A)“Five golden tumors and five golden rats, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines. For the same plague was on all of [a]you and on your lords. 5 Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your rats that (B)ravage the land, and you shall (C)give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will (D)lighten[b] His hand from you, from (E)your gods, and from your land.
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1 Samuel 6:4-5
New International Version
1 Samuel 6:4-5
New International Version
4 The Philistines asked, “What guilt offering should we send to him?”
They replied, “Five gold tumors and five gold rats, according to the number(A) of the Philistine rulers, because the same plague(B) has struck both you and your rulers. 5 Make models of the tumors(C) and of the rats that are destroying the country, and give glory(D) to Israel’s god. Perhaps he will lift his hand from you and your gods and your land.
1 Samuel 6:4-5
King James Version
1 Samuel 6:4-5
King James Version
4 Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, 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.
5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
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