Study it in the app“And these are the gold tumors that the Philistines restored as a guilt offering to YHWH: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;”
And theseוְאֵלֶּהarethe goldהַזָּהָבtumorsטְחֹרֵיthatאֲשֶׁרthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםrestoredהֵשִׁיבוּas a guilt offeringאָשָׁםto YHWH:לַיהוָהfor Ashdodלְאַשְׁדּוֹדone,אֶחָדfor Gazaלְעַזָּהone,אֶחָדfor Ashkelonלְאַשְׁקְלוֹןone,אֶחָדfor Gathלְגַתone,אֶחָדfor Ekronלְעֶקְרוֹןone;אֶחָד
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appearstumors
Tumors or painful swellings.
Where else “techore” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “felishtim” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “heshivu” appearsguilt offering
The sacrifice to make amends.
Where else “asham” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yhva” appearsAshdod
See it on the mapWhere else “ashdod” appearsone
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appearsGaza
See it on the mapWhere else “aza” appearsAshkelon
See it on the mapWhere else “ashklon” appearsGath
See it on the mapWhere else “gat” appearsEkron
See it on the mapWhere else “ekron” appears1Ashdod
Today: Ashdod, Israel
A Philistine city near the Mediterranean coast, about 34 miles (55 km) west of Jerusalem.
The Philistines brought the ark of God there, and their god Dagon fell before it (1 Sam 5:1-4).
2Gaza
Today: Gaza City, Gaza Strip
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, at the far southwest of Israel.
There the Philistines blinded Samson and made him grind grain (Judg 16:21); he died there pulling down the temple (Judg 16:30).
3Ashkelon
Today: Ashkelon, Israel
A Philistine city on the Mediterranean coast, about 40 miles (65 km) southwest of Jerusalem.
Samson killed thirty men there to pay a bet (Judg 14:19). It was one of the five main Philistine cities (1 Sam 6:17).
4Gath ?
Today: possibly Tell es-Safi (Tel Zafit), Israel
A Philistine city at the edge of the coastal plain; its exact site is not certain.
Goliath was from Gath (1 Sam 17:4). David fled from Saul to Gath and pretended to be insane (1 Sam 21:10-13).
5Ekron
Today: Tel Miqne (Ekron) ruins, Israel
A Philistine city on the plain, about 22 miles (35 km) west of Jerusalem.
The ark was taken there and the people were afraid (1 Sam 5:10). King Ahaziah sent to ask its god instead of the God of Israel (2 Kgs 1:2).
16And the five lords of the Philistines saw it and returned to Ekron that day.
17 · This verse (above)
18and the gold mice, by the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, from fortified city to unwalled village, and as far as the great Abel on which they set down the ark of YHWH; it is there to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
