King James Version
1 Samuel 5:9-12
9And it was so,that, afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310they had carried it aboutהֵסַ֣בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437,the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068was against the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892with a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419destructionמְהוּמָה֙me.hu.MahH4103:and he smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,both smallמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,and they had emerodsטְחֹרִֽים׃o.fa.limH6076H2914in their secret partsוַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּvai.yi.sa.te.RuH8368.
10Therefore they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Ekronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.And it came to pass, as the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935to Ekronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138,that the Ekronitesהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםha.'ek.ro.NimH6139cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֨וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,They have brought aboutהֵסַ֤בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to us, to slayלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.niH4191us and our peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.
11So they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971and gathered togetherוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622all the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Send awayשַׁלְּח֞וּsha.le.ChuH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and let it go againוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to his own placeלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725,that it slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191us not, and our peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971:for there was a deadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194destructionמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103throughout all the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;the handיַ֥דyadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was veryמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513there.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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