1 Samuel 6:5

Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

Make replicas of your tumors and your mice that are ravaging the land, and give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will lighten his hand on you, your gods, and your land.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩ צַלְמֵ֨י *עפליכם **טְחֹרֵיכֶ֜ם וְצַלְמֵ֣י עַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם הַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּנְתַתֶּ֛ם לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּב֑וֹד אוּלַ֗י יָקֵ֤ל אֶת־יָדוֹ֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וּמֵעַ֥ל אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם וּמֵעַ֥ל אַרְצְכֶֽם׃

Transliteration

wa-ʿăśîtem ṣalmê ṭəḥōrêkem wə-ṣalmê ʿakbərêkem ha-mašḥîtim ʾet-hā-ʾāreṣ û-nətattem l-ēlōhê yiśrāʾēl kābôd ʾûlay yāqēl ʾet-yādô mē-ʿălêkem û-mēʿal ʾĕlōhêkem û-mēʿal ʾarṣəkem

Grammar Details

• *wa-ʿăśîtem*: conjunction + qal perfect 2mp - and you shall make
• *ṣalmê*: masculine plural construct - images of
• *ṭəḥōrêkem*: masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your tumors
• *wə-ṣalmê*: conjunction + masculine plural construct - and images of
• *ʿakbərêkem*: masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your mice
• *ha-mašḥîtim*: definite article + hiphil participle mp - the ones destroying
• *ʾet*: direct object marker
• *hā-ʾāreṣ*: definite article + feminine singular noun - the land
• *û-nətattem*: conjunction + qal perfect 2mp - and you shall give
• *l-ēlōhê*: preposition + masculine plural construct - to the God of
• *yiśrāʾēl*: proper noun - Israel
• *kābôd*: masculine singular noun - glory/honor
• *ʾûlay*: adverb - perhaps
• *yāqēl*: hiphil imperfect 3ms - he will lighten
• *yādô*: feminine singular noun + 3ms suffix - his hand
• *mē-ʿălêkem*: preposition + preposition + 2mp suffix - from upon you
• *û-mēʿal*: conjunction + preposition - and from upon
• *ʾĕlōhêkem*: masculine plural noun + 2mp suffix - your gods
• *ʾarṣəkem*: feminine singular noun + 2mp suffix - your land

Word Meanings

• *ṣalmê*: images/likenesses/replicas/models
• *ṭəḥōrêkem*: your tumors/hemorrhoids/swellings
• *mašḥîtim*: destroying/ravaging/ruining
• *yāqēl*: he will lighten/ease/lift/remove
• *kābôd*: glory/honor/tribute/homage

Other Translations

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that ruin the land, and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps He will lighten His hand from upon you, your gods, and your land.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore ye shall make{H6213} images{H6754} of your tumors,{H2914} and images{H6754} of your mice{H5909} that mar{H7843} the land;{H776} and ye shall give{H5414} glory{H3519} unto the God{H430} of Israel:{H3478} peradventure he will lighten{H7043} his hand{H3027} from off you, and from off your gods,{H430} and from off your land.{H776}

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Wherefore ye shall make{H6213}{(H8804)} images{H6754} of your emerods{H2914}{(H8675)}{H6076}, and images{H6754} of your mice{H5909} that mar{H7843}{(H8688)} the land{H776}; and ye shall give{H5414}{(H8804)} glory{H3519} unto the God{H430} of Israel{H3478}: peradventure he will lighten{H7043}{(H8686)} his hand{H3027} from off you, and from off your gods{H430}, and from off your land{H776}.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore must ye make youre hynder partes of one fasshion and youre myce, which haue destroyed youre londe, that ye maye geue the God of Israel the honoure: peraduenture his hade shal be the lighter vpon you and vpon youre God, and vpon youre londe.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Wherefore ye shal make the similitudes of your emerods, & the similitudes of your mise that destroy the land: so ye shal giue glory vnto the God of Israel, that he may take his hand from you, and from your gods, and from your land.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Wherfore ye shall make images lyke to your emerodes, & images like to your myce that corrupt the land, and ye shall geue glorie vnto the God of Israel, that he may take his hand from of you, and from of your goddes, and from of your land.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  and ye have made images of your emerods, and images of your mice that are corrupting the land, and have given honour to the God of Israel; it may be He doth lighten His hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land;

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore ye shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Wherefore ye shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So make images of the growths caused by your disease and of the mice which are damaging your land; and give glory to the God of Israel: it may be that the weight of his hand will be lifted from you and from your gods and from your land.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Therefore you shall make images of your tumors, and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel: perhaps he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  You should make images of the sores and images of the mice that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land.

Referenced Verses

• Josh 7:19 : 19 Then Joshua said to Achan, "My son, give glory to the Lord, the God of Israel, and give Him praise. Tell me now what you have done; do not hide it from me."
• 1 Sam 5:6-7 : 6 The LORD’s hand was heavy upon the people of Ashdod. He devastated them and afflicted them with tumors, both in Ashdod and its surrounding territory. 7 When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The Ark of the God of Israel cannot stay with us, for His hand is harsh against us and our god Dagon.”
• 1 Sam 5:11 : 11 So they sent word and gathered all the rulers of the Philistines and said, 'Send the Ark of the God of Israel away, let it return to its place so that it will not kill us and our people.' For there was a deadly panic throughout the whole city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
• Isa 42:12 : 12 Let them give glory to the LORD and declare His praise in the islands.
• 1 Sam 5:3-4 : 3 When the people of Ashdod woke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD. They picked up Dagon and returned it to its place. 4 But when they awoke early the next morning, they found Dagon fallen face down on the ground before the Ark of the LORD again. This time, Dagon’s head and the palms of his hands were broken off, lying on the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon remained.
• John 9:24 : 24 A second time, they called for the man who had been blind and told him, 'Give glory to God! We know this man is a sinner.'
• Jer 13:16 : 16 Give glory to the LORD your God before He brings darkness, and before your feet stumble on the darkening mountains. You hope for light, but He will turn it to gloom and thick darkness.
• Joel 1:4-7 : 4 What the cutting locust left, the swarming locust has eaten; what the swarming locust left, the hopping locust has eaten; and what the hopping locust left, the destroying locust has eaten. 5 Wake up, you drunkards, and weep! Wail, all you wine drinkers, because of the fresh wine, for it is cut off from your mouth. 6 For a nation has invaded my land, strong and without number. Its teeth are the teeth of a lion, and it has the fangs of a lioness. 7 It has laid waste my vine and ruined my fig tree. It has stripped off their bark and thrown it away; their branches are made white.
• 1 Sam 5:9 : 9 But after they had moved it, the hand of the LORD came against the city of Gath, causing great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, from the youngest to the oldest, with tumors.
• Ps 32:4 : 4 For day and night your hand was heavy on me; my strength was drained as in the heat of summer. Selah.
• Ps 39:10 : 10 I am mute; I will not open my mouth because You have done this.
• Ps 66:3 : 3 Say to God, 'How awesome are Your works! Through the greatness of Your power, Your enemies submit themselves to You.'
• Isa 19:1 : 1 An oracle concerning Egypt: Look, the LORD is riding on a swift cloud and is coming to Egypt. The idols of Egypt tremble before Him, and the hearts of the Egyptians melt within them.
• Jer 3:13 : 13 Only acknowledge your guilt—that you have rebelled against the LORD your God, scattered your favors to strangers under every spreading tree, and have not obeyed my voice,' declares the LORD.
• Ps 18:44 : 44 You deliver me from the strife of the people; You make me the head of nations; a people I had not known serves me.
• Exod 8:5 : 5 Moses said to Pharaoh, "I leave it to you to set the time for me to pray for you, your officials, and your people, so that the frogs will be removed from you and your houses, remaining only in the Nile."
• Exod 8:17 : 17 If you do not let my people go, I will send swarms of flies upon you, your officials, your people, and your houses. The houses of the Egyptians will be filled with flies, and even the ground they stand on will be covered.
• Exod 8:24 : 24 Pharaoh said, "I will let you go to offer sacrifices to the LORD your God in the wilderness, but you must not go very far. Now pray for me."
• Exod 10:14-15 : 14 The locusts came up over the entire land of Egypt and settled in all the territory of the land in such large numbers that they had never been seen before, nor will they ever be seen again. 15 They covered the face of the whole land, so that it was darkened. They devoured every plant in the land, all the fruit of the trees that the hail had left. Nothing green remained on a tree or plant in all the land of Egypt.
• Exod 12:12 : 12 For I will pass through the land of Egypt that night and strike down every firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast, and I will execute judgments against all the gods of Egypt. I am the LORD.
• Num 33:4 : 4 Meanwhile, the Egyptians were burying all their firstborn, whom the LORD had struck down among them, and the LORD had also executed judgments against their gods.
• Joel 2:25 : 25 I will restore to you the years that the swarming locust has eaten—the young locust, the destroying locust, and the devouring locust—my great army that I sent among you.
• Mal 2:2 : 2 If you do not listen and if you do not take it to heart to honor My name, says the Lord of Hosts, I will send a curse upon you, and I will curse your blessings. Indeed, I have already cursed them because you do not take it to heart.
• Rev 11:13 : 13 At that very hour, there was a great earthquake, and a tenth of the city collapsed. Seven thousand people were killed in the earthquake, and the survivors were terrified and gave glory to the God of heaven.
• Rev 14:7 : 7 He said in a loud voice, "Fear God and give Him glory, because the hour of His judgment has come. Worship the One who made the heavens, the earth, the sea, and the springs of water."
• Rev 16:9 : 9 They were scorched by the intense heat, and they blasphemed the name of God who has power over these plagues. But they refused to repent and glorify him.