1 Samuel 6:5

1 Samuel 6:5 in other versions

• King James Version (KJV)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.
• New International Version (NIV)Make models of the tumors and of the rats that are destroying the country, and give glory to Israel’s god. Perhaps he will lift his hand from you and your gods and your land.
• English Standard Version (ESV)So you must make images of your tumors and images of your mice that ravage the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you and your gods and your land.
• New Living Translation (NLT)Make these things to show honor to the God of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting you, your gods, and your land.

Context of 1 Samuel 6:5

3So they said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty; but by all means return it to Him with a trespass offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.” 4Then they said, “What is the trespass offering which we shall return to Him?” They answered, “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 you and on your lords. Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your rats that ravage the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will lighten His hand from you, from your gods, and from your land. 6Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When He did mighty things among them, did they not let the people go, that they might depart? 7Now therefore, make a new cart, take two milk cows which have never been yoked, and hitch the cows to the cart; and take their calves home, away from them.

1 Samuel 6:5 word by word

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩ צַלְמֵ֨י טְחֹרֵיכֶ֜ם וְצַלְמֵ֣י עַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם הַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּנְתַתֶּ֛ם לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּב֑וֹד אוּלַ֗י יָקֵ֤ל אֶת־יָדוֹ֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וּמֵעַ֥ל אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם וּמֵעַ֥ל אַרְצְכֶֽם׃Read the interlinear

Words taken from the KJV.

• Wherefore ye shall makeעָשָׂה‛âώâh · to makeH6213
• imagesצֶ֫לֶםtselem · imageH6754
• of your emerodsעֹ֫פֶל‛ôphel · hillH6076
• of your emerodsטְחֹרţechôr · tumorH2914
• of your miceעַכְבָּר‛akbâr · mouseH5909
• that marשָׁחַתshâchath · to ruinH7843
• the landאֶ֫רֶץ'erets · land: country/planetH776
• and ye shall giveנָתַןnâthan · to give: giveH5414
• gloryכָּבוֹדkâbôd kâbôd · gloryH3519
• unto the Godאֱלֹהִים'ĕlôhîym · GodH430
• of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלyiώrâ'êl · IsraelH3478
• peradventure he will lightenקָלַלqâlal · to lightenH7043
• his handיָדyâd · hand: powerH3027

Cross-references for 1 Samuel 6:5

• Exodus 8:5Then the Lord spoke to Moses, “Say to Aaron, ‘Stretch out your hand with your rod over the streams, over the rivers, and over the ponds, and cause frogs to come up on the land of Egypt.’ ”
• Exodus 10:14And the locusts went up over all the land of Egypt and rested on all the territory of Egypt. They were very severe; previously there had been no such locusts as they, nor shall there be such after them.
• Joel 1:4What the chewing locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; What the swarming locust left, the crawling locust has eaten; And what the crawling locust left, the consuming locust has eaten.
• Joel 2:25“So I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten, The crawling locust, The consuming locust, And the chewing locust, My great army which I sent among you.
• Joshua 7:19Now Joshua said to Achan, “My son, I beg you, give glory to the Lord God of Israel, and make confession to Him, and tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me.”
• Psalms 18:44As soon as they hear of me they obey me; The foreigners submit to me.
• Psalms 66:3Say to God, “How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power Your enemies shall submit themselves to You.
• Isaiah 42:21The Lord is well pleased for His righteousness’ sake; He will exalt the law and make it honorable.
• Jeremiah 3:13Only acknowledge your iniquity, That you have transgressed against the Lord your God, And have scattered your charms To alien deities under every green tree, And you have not obeyed My voice,’ says the Lord.
• Jeremiah 13:16Give glory to the Lord your God Before He causes darkness, And before your feet stumble On the dark mountains, And while you are looking for light, He turns it into the shadow of death And makes it dense darkness.
• Malachi 2:2If you will not hear, And if you will not take it to heart, To give glory to My name,” Says the Lord of hosts, “I will send a curse upon you, And I will curse your blessings. Yes, I have cursed them already, Because you do not take it to heart.
• John 9:24So they again called the man who was blind, and said to him, “Give God the glory! We know that this Man is a sinner.”
• Revelation 11:13In the same hour there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city fell. In the earthquake seven thousand people were killed, and the rest were afraid and gave glory to the God of heaven.
• Revelation 16:9And men were scorched with great heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues; and they did not repent and give Him glory.
• 1 Samuel 5:6But the hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He ravaged them and struck them with tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.
• Psalms 32:4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; My vitality was turned into the drought of summer. Selah

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6:5

• Adam Clarke Bible Commentary · v. 5He will lighten his hand from off you - The whole land was afflicted; the ground was marred by the mice; the common people and the lords afflicted by the haemorrhoids, and their gods broken in pieces.Read the comment
• Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary · v. 55. give glory unto the God of Israel--By these propitiatory presents, the Philistines would acknowledge His power and make reparation for the injury done to His ark. lighten his hand ... from off your gods--Elohim for god.Read the comment

Topics related to 1 Samuel 6:5

• Boil
• Kirjath-Jearim
• Miracles
• Mouse
• Plague
• Tumor

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Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6

• 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
• Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
• Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
• EGW Writings