1 Shemuel (1 Samuel) 5:6–12 — God punishes the Pelishti cities

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1 Sam 5:6–12

5:6 God punishes the Pelishti cities

6 Yahweh caused a lot of trouble for the people of Ashdod and he terrified them. He caused them and the people in the region to get lumpy growths on their skin. 7 When the leaders in Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The god of Yisrael’s (Israel’s) box mustn’t stay with us because he’s punishing both us and our god Dagon.” 8 So they sent for all the Pelishti rulers, and when they’d assembled they asked, “What should we do with the god of Yisrael’s box?”

“Let the god of Yisrael’s box be taken around to Gat,” they decided. So they moved it there. 9 After it arrived, Yahweh started punishing Gat and both young and old men in the city started getting growths on their skin, and it caused a huge panic. 10 So they sent God’s box to Ekron, but as soon as it entered the city, the Ekronim cried out, “Hey! They’ve brought the god of Yisrael’s box here to kill us and our people.” 11 So they sent for the Pelishti rulers, and when they’d assembled they said, “Send the god of Yisrael’s box away. Send it back to its place so it won’t cause us and our people to die.” Because there was a deadly panic all over the city as God’s punishment there was severe 12 and the men who didn’t die suffered with the growths. So the people’s cry went up to the heavens.

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6 And_ the _hand _of YHWH _it _was _heavy against the_ʼAshdōdites and_he_devastated _them and_he _struck DOM_them in/on/at/with[fn][fn] DOM ʼAshdōd and_DOM territories _of_its.

7 And_ the _people _of ʼAshdōd _they _saw if/because _that so and_they _said not the _box _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) it _will _remain with_us if/because his/its_hand it _is _hard on_us and_on Dāgōn god _of_our.

8 And_they _sent and_they _gathered DOM all _of the _rulers _of the_Pəlishtiy to_them and_they _said what will _we _do to_the _box _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) and_they _said Gat the _box _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) let _it _go _round and_they _brought _round DOM the _box _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel).

9 And_he/it _was after they _had _brought _round DOM_him/it and_it _became the _hand _of YHWH on_city panic great exceedingly and_he _struck DOM the _men _of the_city both_young and_unto the _old and_they _broke _out to/for_them tumors[fn].

10 And_they _sent DOM the _box _of the_ʼElohīm ˊEqrōn and_he/it _was just_ the _box _of the_ʼElohīm _as _went ˊEqrōn and_ the_ˊEqrōnites _they _cried _out to_say they _have _brought _round to_me DOM the _box _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) to_kill_me and_DOM people _of_my.

11 And_they _sent and_they _gathered DOM all _of the _rulers _of the_Pəlishtiy and_they _said send _away DOM the _box _of the _god _of Yisrā^ʼēl/(Israel) so_that _it _may _return to_its _own _of_place and_not it _will _kill DOM_me and_DOM people _of_my if/because it _was panic _of death in_all the_city it _was _heavy exceedingly the _hand _of the_ʼElohīm there.

12 And_the_men who not they _died they _were _struck in/on/at/with[fn][fn] and_ the _cry _for _help _of the_city _it _went _up the_heavens.

5:6 OSHB variant note: ב/עפלים: (x-qere) ’בַּ/טְּחֹרִ֔ים’: lemma=b/2914 n=0.1 morph=HRd/Ncmpa id=09J1i בַּ/טְּחֹרִ֔ים

5:6 OSHB note: Adaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

5:9 OSHB variant note: עפלים: (x-qere) ’טְחֹרִֽים’: lemma=2914 n=0 morph=HNcmpa id=09Ypk טְחֹרִֽים

5:12 OSHB variant note: ב/עפלים: (x-qere) ’בַּ/טְּחֹרִ֑ים’: lemma=b/2914 n=1 morph=HRd/Ncmpa id=09GVi בַּ/טְּחֹרִ֑ים

5:12 OSHB note: Adaptations to a Qere which L and BHS, by their design, do not indicate.

OET-RV by cross-referenced section 1 SAM 5:6

God punishes the Pelishti cities

1 Sam 5:6–12

OET-RV by cross-referenced section 1 SAM 5:6

1 Sam 5:6–12