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1 Samuel 5:6
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1 Samuel 5:6
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6 But the hand of the Lord was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
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1 Samuel 5:6
New King James Version
1 Samuel 5:6
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6 But the (A)hand of the Lord was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and He (B)ravaged them and struck them with (C)tumors,[a] both Ashdod and its (D)territory.
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- 1 Samuel 5:6 Probably bubonic plague. LXX, Vg. add And in the midst of their land rats sprang up, and there was a great death panic in the city.
1 Samuel 5:6
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1 Samuel 5:6
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6 The Lord’s hand(A) was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation(B) on them and afflicted them with tumors.[a](C)
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- 1 Samuel 5:6 Hebrew; Septuagint and Vulgate tumors. And rats appeared in their land, and there was death and destruction throughout the city
1 Samuel 5:6
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 5:6
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6 (A)The hand of the Lord was heavy against the people of Ashdod, and he terrified and afflicted them with (B)tumors, both Ashdod and its territory.
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1 Samuel 5:6
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 5:6
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6 Now (A)the hand of the Lord was heavy on the Ashdodites, and (B)He made them feel devastated and struck them with (C)tumors, both Ashdod and its territories.
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1 Samuel 5:9
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1 Samuel 5:9
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9 And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
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1 Samuel 5:9
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1 Samuel 5:9
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9 So it was, after they had carried it away, that (A)the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction; and He struck the men of the city, both small and great, [a]and tumors broke out on them.
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- 1 Samuel 5:9 Vg. and they had tumors in their secret parts
1 Samuel 5:9
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1 Samuel 5:9
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9 But after they had moved it, the Lord’s hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic.(A) He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.[a]
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- 1 Samuel 5:9 Or with tumors in the groin (see Septuagint)
1 Samuel 5:9
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 5:9
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9 But after they had brought it around, (A)the hand of the Lord was against the city, causing a very great panic, and he afflicted the men of the city, both young and old, so that (B)tumors broke out on them.
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1 Samuel 5:9
New American Standard Bible
1 Samuel 5:9
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9 After they had taken it away, (A)the hand of the Lord was against the city, creating a very great panic; and He struck the people of the city, from the young to the old, so that (B)tumors broke out on them.
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