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1 Samuel 6:3-5
New King James Version
1 Samuel 6:3-5
New King James Version
3 So they said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it (A)empty; but by all means return it to Him with (B)a trespass offering. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.”
4 Then they said, “What is the trespass offering which we shall return to Him?”
They answered, (C)“Five golden tumors and five golden rats, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines. For the same plague was on all of [a]you and on your lords. 5 Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your rats that (D)ravage the land, and you shall (E)give glory to the God of Israel; perhaps He will (F)lighten[b] His hand from you, from (G)your gods, and from your land.
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1 Samuel 6:3-5
New International Version
1 Samuel 6:3-5
New International Version
3 They answered, “If you return the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it back to him without a gift;(A) by all means send a guilt offering(B) to him. Then you will be healed, and you will know why his hand(C) has not been lifted from you.”
4 The Philistines asked, “What guilt offering should we send to him?”
They replied, “Five gold tumors and five gold rats, according to the number(D) of the Philistine rulers, because the same plague(E) has struck both you and your rulers. 5 Make models of the tumors(F) and of the rats that are destroying the country, and give glory(G) to Israel’s god. Perhaps he will lift his hand from you and your gods and your land.
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