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1 Samuel 5:6
King James Version
1 Samuel 5:6
King James Version
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 International Version
1 Samuel 5:6
New International Version
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
New King James Version
1 Samuel 5:6
New King James Version
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
English Standard Version
1 Samuel 5:6
English Standard Version
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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