1 Samuel 6:19 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 6:19 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 →
וַיַּ֞ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י
ʼîysh
H376
man
בֵֽית
Bêyth Shemesh
H1053
Beth-shemesh
שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ
Bêyth Shemesh
H1053
Beth-shemesh
כִּ֤י
kîy
H3588
that
רָאוּ֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בַּאֲר֣וֹן
ʼârôwn
H727
ark
יְהוָ֔ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
וַיַּ֤ךְ
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
בָּעָם֙
ʻam
H5971
people
שִׁבְעִ֣ים
shibʻîym
H7657
seventy
אִ֔ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים
chămishshîym
H2572
fifty
אֶ֖לֶף
ʼeleph
H505
thousand
אִ֑ישׁ
ʼîysh
H376
man
וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ
ʼâbal
H56
to mourn
הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הִכָּ֧ה
nâkâh
H5221
to strike
יְהוָ֛ה
Yᵉhôvâh
H3068
LORD
בָּעָ֖ם
ʻam
H5971
people
מַכָּ֥ה
makkâh
H4347
blow
גְדוֹלָֽה
gâdôwl
H1419
great
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World English Bible Public Domain
He struck of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh, he struck of the people fifty thousand seventy men; and the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.
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King James Version Public Domain
And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But he struck among the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked into the Box of Yahweh. And he struck among the people 70 men, 50, 000 men. And the people mourned because Yahweh had struck a great striking among the people.
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