1 Samuel 5:11

New English Translation

¹¹So they assembled^[a] all the leaders of the Philistines and said, “Get the ark of the God of Israel out of here! Let it go back to its own place so that it won’t kill us^[b] and our^[c] people!” The terror^[d] of death was throughout the entire city; God was attacking them very severely there.^[e]

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Footnotes

1 Samuel 5:11 tn Heb “and they sent and gathered.”
1 Samuel 5:11 tn Heb “me.”
1 Samuel 5:11 tn Heb “my.”
1 Samuel 5:11 tn Or “panic.”
1 Samuel 5:11 tn Heb “the hand of God was very heavy there.”

1 Samuel 5:11

King James Version

¹¹So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

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1 Samuel 5:11

New King James Version

¹¹So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, so that it does not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

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1 Samuel 5:11

New International Version

¹¹So they called together all the rulers^(A) of the Philistines and said, “Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it^[a] will kill us and our people.” For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it.

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