1 Samuel
1 Samuel 6:4
4“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines.
“Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| What | מָ֣ה | māh | Interrogative | H4100 what? how? aught |
| guilt offering | הָאָשָׁם֮ | hā·’ā·šām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H817 offence, guilt |
| should we send back | נָשִׁ֣יב | nā·šîḇ | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| to Him | לוֹ֒ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| asked the Philistines | וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| Five | חֲמִשָּׁה֙ | ḥă·miš·šāh | Number - masculine singular | H2568 five |
| gold | זָהָ֔ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| tumors | עָפְלֵי | ʿå̄·p̄ə·lē | Noun - masculine plural construct | H6076 mound, hill |
| and five | וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה | wa·ḥă·miš·šāh | Conjunctive waw; Number - masculine singular | H2568 five |
| gold | זָהָ֑ב | zā·hāḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H2091 gold |
| rats | עַכְבְּרֵ֣י | ‘aḵ·bə·rê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5909 mouse |
| they said | וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ | way·yō·mə·rū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H559 utter, say |
| the number | מִסְפַּר֙ | mis·par | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4557 number, tale |
| of rulers | סַרְנֵ֣י | sar·nê | Noun - masculine plural construct | H5633 tyrant, lord |
| of the Philistines | פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים | p̄ə·liš·tîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H6430 Philistine |
| since | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| the same | אַחַ֛ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| plague | מַגֵּפָ֥ה | mag·gê·p̄āh | Noun - feminine singular | H4046 blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence |
| both you | לְכֻלָּ֖ם | lə·ḵul·lām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine plural | H3605 the whole, all |
| and your rulers | וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ | ū·lə·sar·nê·ḵem | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine plural | H5633 tyrant, lord |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Judges 3:3 · Joshua 13:3 · 1 Samuel 6:17–18 · 1 Samuel 5:6 · 1 Samuel 5:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.