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Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords. (KJV)
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 1
מָ֣הmahwhat?
Lemma: מָה (mah) · Strong's: H4100
Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)
Meaning: what?
Used 748 times. Also: Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 12:18, Genesis 12:19 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4100; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 2
הָאָשָׁם֮ha.'a.Sham[is] the guilt offering
Lemma: אָשָׁם (a.sham) · Strong's: H0817
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: guilt (offering)
Used 46 times. Also: Genesis 26:10, Leviticus 5:6, Leviticus 5:7, Leviticus 5:15, Leviticus 5:16, Leviticus 5:18 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0817; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 3
אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.Sherwhich
Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A
Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)
Meaning: which
Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 4
נָשִׁ֣יבna.Shivwe will send back
Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G
Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Plural (HVhi1cp)
Meaning: to return: return
Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 5
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.Ruand they said
Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqw3mp)
Meaning: to say
Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 6
מִסְפַּר֙mis.Par[the] number of
Lemma: מִסְפָּר (mis.par) · Strong's: H4557
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: number
Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 34:30, Genesis 41:49, Exodus 16:16, Exodus 23:26, Leviticus 25:15, Leviticus 25:16 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4557; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 7
סַרְנֵ֣יsar.Nei[the] rulers of
Lemma: סֶ֫רֶן (se.ren) · Strong's: H5633A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 21 times. Also: Joshua 13:3, Judges 3:3, Judges 16:5, Judges 16:8, Judges 16:18, Judges 16:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5633A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 8
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.Tim[the] Philistines
Lemma: פְּלִשְׁתִּי (pe.lish.ti) · Strong's: H6430G
Parsing: Noun · Gentilic · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNgmpa)
Meaning: Philistine
Used 283 times. Also: Genesis 21:32, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 26:1, Genesis 26:8, Genesis 26:14, Genesis 26:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6430G; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 9
חֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.Shahfive
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 10
זָהָ֔בza.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 11
וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.Shahand five
Lemma: חָמֵשׁ (cha.mesh) · Strong's: H2568
Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)
Meaning: five
Used 342 times. Also: Genesis 5:6, Genesis 5:10, Genesis 5:11, Genesis 5:15, Genesis 5:17, Genesis 5:21 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2568; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 12
עַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.Reimice of
Lemma: עַכְבָּר (akh.bar) · Strong's: H5909
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: mouse
Used 6 times. Also: Leviticus 11:29, 1 Samuel 6:5, 1 Samuel 6:11, 1 Samuel 6:18, Isaiah 66:17 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5909; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 13
זָהָ֑בza.Havgold
Lemma: זָהָב (za.hav) · Strong's: H2091
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: gold
Used 389 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 13:2, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:35, Genesis 24:53 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2091; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 14
כִּֽי\־ki-for
Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A
Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)
Meaning: for
Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 15
מַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.Faha plague
Lemma: מַגֵּפָה (mag.ge.phah) · Strong's: H4046
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: plague
Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 9:14, Numbers 14:37, Numbers 16:48, Numbers 16:49, Numbers 16:50, Numbers 25:8 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4046; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 16
אַחַ֛ת'a.Chatone
Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: one
Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 17
לְכֻלָּ֖םle.khu.Lam[belongs] to all of them
Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: all
Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 18
וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם\׃u.le.sar.nei.Khemand to rulers your
Lemma: סֶ֫רֶן (se.ren) · Strong's: H5633A
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)
Meaning: lord
Used 21 times. Also: Joshua 13:3, Judges 3:3, Judges 16:5, Judges 16:8, Judges 16:18, Judges 16:23 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5633A; TAHOT 1 Samuel 6:4 word 19
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| What | → | מָה H4100 what? |
| guilt offering | → | אָשָׁם H0817 guilt (offering) |
| should we send back | → | שׁוּב H7725G to return: return |
| to Him | → | |
| asked the Philistines | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| Five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| tumors | → | H6076 |
| and five | → | חָמֵשׁ H2568 five |
| gold | → | זָהָב H2091 gold |
| rats | → | עַכְבָּר H5909 mouse |
| they said | → | אָמַר H0559 to say |
| [according to] the number | → | מִסְפָּר H4557 number |
| of rulers | → | סֶ֫רֶן H5633A lord |
| of the Philistines | → | פְּלִשְׁתִּי H6430G Philistine |
| since | → | כִּי H3588A for |
| the same | → | אֶחָד H0259 one |
| plague [has struck] | → | מַגֵּפָה H4046 plague |
| both you | → | כֹּל H3605 all |
| and your rulers | → | סֶ֫רֶן H5633A lord |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).
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