1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:19–20

19But God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men,c and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter.

20The men of Beth-shemesh asked, “Who can stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God? To whom should the ark go up from here?”

Footnotes

  • c 6:19 A few late Hebrew manuscripts and Josephus; most Hebrew manuscripts 70 men and 50,000 men; LXX 70 men and 50,000 men of the people; Syriac and Arabic 70 men and 5,000 men; alternately, possibly 70 men and 50 oxen

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1 Samuel 6:19

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But God struck downוַיַּ֞ךְway·yaḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
some of the peopleבֵֽית־ḇêṯ-PrepositionH1053 Beth-Shemesh
of Beth-shemeshשֶׁ֗מֶשׁše·mešNoun - proper - feminine singularH1053 Beth-Shemesh
becauseכִּ֤יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
they lookedרָאוּ֙rā·’ūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH7200 see
inside the arkבַּאֲר֣וֹןba·’ă·rō·wnPreposition-b; Noun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
He struck downוַיַּ֤ךְway·yaḵConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםšiḇ·‘îmNumber - common pluralH7657 seventy
menאִ֔ישׁ’îšNoun - masculine singularH376 man
and the people mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּway·yiṯ·’ab·bə·lūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH56 mourn
becauseכִּֽי־kî-ConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
had struckהִכָּ֧הhik·kāhVerb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singularH5221 smite
themהָעָ֔םhā·‘āmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH5971 people
with a greatגְדוֹלָֽהḡə·ḏō·lå̄hAdjective - feminine singularH1419 great
slaughterמַכָּ֥הmak·kāhNoun - feminine singularH4347 blow, wound, slaughter

1 Samuel 6:20

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
The menאַנְשֵׁ֣י’an·šêNoun - masculine plural constructH582 man, mankind
of Beth-shemeshשֶׁ֔מֶשׁše·mešNoun - proper - feminine singularH1053 Beth-Shemesh
askedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙way·yō·mə·rūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH559 utter, say
Whoמִ֚יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
canיוּכַ֣לyū·ḵalVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH3201 be able, have power, prevail, endure
standלַעֲמֹ֔דla·‘ă·mōḏPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH5975 take one's stand, stand
in the presenceלִפְנֵ֨יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
of the LORDיְהוָ֧הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
thisהַזֶּ֑הhaz·zehArticle; Pronoun - masculine singularH2088 this, that
holyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁhaq·qā·ḏō·wōšArticle; Adjective - masculine singularH6918 sacred, holy
Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
Toוְאֶל־wə·’el-Conjunctive waw; PrepositionH413 motion to
whomמִ֖יmîInterrogativeH4310 who?
should the ark go upיַעֲלֶ֥הya·‘ă·lehVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH5927 go up, ascend, climb
from hereמֵעָלֵֽינוּ׃סmê·‘ā·lê·nūPreposition-m; first person common pluralH5921 height

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 6:19 Numbers 4:20 · Exodus 19:21 · 2 Samuel 6:7 · Numbers 4:15 · Colossians 2:18

1 Samuel 6:20 2 Samuel 6:9 · Malachi 3:2 · Revelation 6:17 · Leviticus 11:45 · Psalm 76:7 · Luke 5:8 · 2 Samuel 6:7 · Numbers 17:12–13 · Luke 8:37 · 1 Samuel 5:8–12 · 1 Chronicles 13:11–13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.