1 Samuel
1 Samuel 5:9
9But after they had moved the ark to Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But after | אַחֲרֵ֣י׀ | ’a·ḥă·rê | Preposition | H310 behind |
| they had moved | הֵסַ֣בּוּ | hê·sab·bū | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural | H5437 turn about, go around, surround |
| the LORD’s | יְהוָ֤ה׀ | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| hand | יַד־ | yaḏ- | Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| was also | וַיְהִ֞י | way·hî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| against that city | בָּעִיר֙ | bā·‘îr | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| throwing it into great confusion | מְהוּמָה֙ | mə·hū·māh | Noun - feminine singular | H4103 tumult, confusion, disquietde, discomfiture |
| and afflicting | וַיַּךְ֙ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| the men | אַנְשֵׁ֣י | ’an·šê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H582 man, mankind |
| of the city | הָעִ֔יר | hā·‘îr | Article; Noun - feminine singular | H5892 excitement |
| both young | מִקָּטֹ֖ן | miq·qā·ṭōn | Preposition-m; Adjective - masculine singular | H6996 small, young, unimportant |
| and | וְעַד־ | wə·‘aḏ- | Conjunctive waw; Preposition | H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while |
| old | גָּד֑וֹל | gā·ḏō·wl | Adjective - masculine singular | H1419 great |
| with an outbreak | וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ | way·yiś·śā·ṯə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H8368 burst or break out |
| of tumors | עֳפָלִים׃ | ʿo·p̄å̄·līm | Noun - masculine plural | H6076 mound, hill |
Cross-references
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1 Samuel 5:6 · Deuteronomy 2:15 · 1 Samuel 7:13 · 1 Samuel 12:15 · Psalm 78:66 · 1 Samuel 5:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.