1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:18

¹⁸The number of gold rats also corresponded to the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers — the fortified cities and their outlying villages. And the large rock^b on which they placed the ark of the LORD stands to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.

Footnotes

b 6:18 Or great meadow; Hebrew Abel-haggedolah

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The number of gold	הַזָּהָ֗ב	haz·zā·hāḇ	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
rats	וְעַכְבְּרֵ֣י	wə·‘aḵ·bə·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5909 mouse
also corresponded to the number	מִסְפַּ֞ר	mis·par	Noun - masculine singular construct	H4557 number, tale
of Philistine	פְלִשְׁתִּים֙	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
cities	עָרֵ֤י	‘ā·rê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H5892 excitement
to the five	לַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת	la·ḥă·mê·šeṯ	Preposition-l, Article; Number - masculine singular construct	H2568 five
rulers	הַסְּרָנִ֔ים	has·sə·rā·nîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H5633 tyrant, lord
the fortified	מִבְצָ֔ר	miḇ·ṣār	Noun - masculine singular	H4013 fortification
cities	מֵעִ֣יר	mê·‘îr	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H5892 excitement
and	וְעַ֖ד	wə·‘aḏ	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
their outlying	הַפְּרָזִ֑י	hap·pə·rā·zî	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6521 hamlet-dweller
villages	כֹּ֣פֶר	kō·p̄er	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3724 the price of a life, ransom
And the large	הַגְּדוֹלָ֗ה	hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh	Article; Adjective - feminine singular	H1419 great
rock	אָבֵ֣ל	’ā·ḇêl	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H59 meadow
on	עָלֶ֙יהָ֙	‘ā·le·hā	Preposition; third person feminine singular	H5921 height
which	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
they placed	הִנִּ֤יחוּ	hin·nî·ḥū	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common plural	H5117 rest
the ark	אֲר֣וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the LORD	יְהוָ֔ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
to	עַ֚ד	‘aḏ	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
this	הַזֶּ֔ה	haz·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
day	הַיּ֣וֹם	hay·yō·wm	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
in the field	בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה	biś·ḏêh	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7704 id.
of Joshua	יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ	yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3091 Jehoshua
of Beth-shemesh	הַשִּׁמְשִֽׁי׃	haš·šim·šî	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1030 Beth-shimshite

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.