1 Samuel 6:4 — compare English translations
Compare translations1 Samuel 6:4 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 →
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מָ֣ה
mâh
H4100
what
הָאָשָׁם֮
ʼâshâm
H817
guilt
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָשִׁ֣יב
shûwb
H7725
to return
לוֹ֒
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מִסְפַּר֙
miçpâr
H4557
number
סַרְנֵ֣י
çeren
H5633
lord
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים
Pᵉlishtîy
H6430
Philistine
חֲמִשָּׁה֙
châmêsh
H2568
five
עפלי
ʻôphel
H6076
hill
טְחֹרֵ֣י
ṭᵉchôr
H2914
tumors
זָהָ֔ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה
châmêsh
H2568
five
עַכְבְּרֵ֣י
ʻakbâr
H5909
mouse
זָהָ֑ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
מַגֵּפָ֥ה
maggêphâh
H4046
plague
אַחַ֛ת
ʼechâd
H259
one
לְכֻלָּ֖ם
kôl
H3605
all
וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם
çeren
H5633
lord
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World English Bible Public Domain
Then they said, "What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him?" They said, "Five golden tumors, and five golden mice, [according to] the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
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King James Version Public Domain
Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And they said, “What the guilt offering that we should return to him?” And they said, “From the number of the lords of the Philistines, five tumors of gold and five mice of gold, for one plague was to all of them and to your lords.
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