1 Samuel 6:4

“And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we shall restore to him?” And they said, “By the number of the lords of the Philistines, five gold tumors and five gold mice, for one plague was on all of them and on your lords.”

1 Samuel 6:4 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 6:4, word by word

And they saidיֹּאמְרוּyomru

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “yomru” appears
the guilt offeringאָשָׁםasham

guilt offering

The sacrifice to make amends.

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we shall restoreנָשִׁיבnashiv

bring back

To return something, restore.

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“By the numberמִסְפַּרmispar

number

The amount that results from counting: how many there are.

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of the lordsסַרְנֵיsarne

lord

One of the five chiefs of the Philistine cities.

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of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim

Philistines

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.

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fiveחֲמִשָּׁהchamisha

five

Five.

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goldזָהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

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tumorsטְחֹרֵיtechore

tumors

Tumors or painful swellings.

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miceעַכְבְּרֵיachbre

mouse

Mouse.

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oneאַחַתachat

united

United as one: "YHWH is one".

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plagueמַגֵּפָהmagefa

plague

An epidemic sent as punishment.

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The context

3And they said, “If you send away the ark of the Elohim of Israel, do not send it empty, but be sure to restore to him a guilt offering; then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand does not turn away from you.”

4 · This verse (above)

5So you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that are destroying the land, and give glory to the Elohim of Israel; perhaps he will lighten his hand from upon you and from upon your gods and from upon your land.

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