1 Samuel 5:9 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 5:9 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְהִ֞י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַחֲרֵ֣י
ʼachar
H310
after
הֵסַ֣בּוּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֹת֗וֹ
ʼêth
H853
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וַתְּהִ֨י
hâyâh
H1961
to be
יַד
yâd
H3027
hand
יְהוָ֤ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בָּעִיר֙
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מְהוּמָה֙
mᵉhûwmâh
H4103
tumult
גְּדוֹלָ֣ה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
מְאֹ֔ד
mᵉʼôd
H3966
exceedingly
וַיַּךְ֙
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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אַנְשֵׁ֣י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הָעִ֔יר
ʻîyr
H5892
city
מִקָּטֹ֖ן
qâṭân
H6996
small
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
גָּד֑וֹל
gâdôwl
H1419
great
וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ
sâthar
H8368
to break out
לָהֶ֖ם
עפלים
ʻôphel
H6076
hill
טְחֹרִֽים
ṭᵉchôr
H2914
tumors
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World English Bible Public Domain
It was so, that after they had carried it about, the hand of Yahweh was against the city with a very great confusion: and he struck the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors broke out on them.
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King James Version Public Domain
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And it happened after they brought it around that the hand of Yahweh was on the city, a very great tumult. And he struck the men of the city from small and unto great. And tumors broke out on them.
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