1 Samuel
1 Samuel 6:19
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.
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
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| But God struck down | וַיַּ֞ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| some of the people | בֵֽית־ | ḇêṯ- | Preposition | H1053 Beth-Shemesh |
| of Beth-shemesh | שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ | še·meš | Noun - proper - feminine singular | H1053 Beth-Shemesh |
| because | כִּ֤י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| they looked | רָאוּ֙ | rā·’ū | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | H7200 see |
| inside the ark | בַּאֲר֣וֹן | ba·’ă·rō·wn | Preposition-b; Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֔ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| He struck down | וַיַּ֤ךְ | way·yaḵ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| seventy | שִׁבְעִ֣ים | šiḇ·‘îm | Number - common plural | H7657 seventy |
| men | אִ֔ישׁ | ’îš | Noun - masculine singular | H376 man |
| and the people mourned | וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ | way·yiṯ·’ab·bə·lū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H56 mourn |
| because | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the LORD | יְהוָ֛ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| had struck | הִכָּ֧ה | hik·kāh | Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5221 smite |
| them | הָעָ֔ם | hā·‘ām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H5971 people |
| with a great | גְדוֹלָֽה | ḡə·ḏō·lå̄h | Adjective - feminine singular | H1419 great |
| slaughter | מַכָּ֥ה | mak·kāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4347 blow, wound, slaughter |
Cross-references
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.