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1 Samuel 5:9

But after they had moved the ark to Gath, the LORD’s hand was also against that city, throwing it into great confusion and afflicting the men of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumors.

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ASV

And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of Jehovah was against the city with a very great discomfiture: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great; and tumors brake out upon them.

KJV

And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the Lord was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.

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וַיְהִ֞יvay.Hiand it wasH1961 →
אַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiafterH310 →
הֵסַ֣בּוּhe.Sa.buthey had brought roundH5437 →
אֹת֗וֹ'o.To<obj.> itH853 →
וַתְּהִ֨יva.te.Hiand it wasH1961 →
יַד־yad-[the] hand ofH3027 →
יְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehYahwehH3068 →
בָּעִיר֙ba.'Iron the cityH5892 →
מְהוּמָה֙me.hu.MahpanicH4103 →
גְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahgreatH1419 →
מְאֹ֔דme.'OdexceedinglyH3966 →
וַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhand he struckH5221 →
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
אַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.Shei[the] men ofH582 →
הָעִ֔ירha.'Irthe cityH5892 →
מִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.Tonfrom youngH6996 →
וְעַד־ve.'ad-and untoH5704 →
גָּד֑וֹלga.Dol[the] oldH1419 →
וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּvai.yi.sa.te.Ruand they broke outH8368 →
לָהֶ֖םla.Hemto <the> them
טְחֹרִֽים׃o.fa.limtumorsH2914 →

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1 Samuel 5:6Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.Deuteronomy 2:15Indeed, the LORD’s hand was against them, to eliminate them from the camp, until they had all perished.1 Samuel 7:13So the Philistines were subdued, and they stopped invading the territory of Israel. And the hand of the LORD was against the Philistines all the days of Samuel.1 Samuel 12:15But if you disobey the LORD and rebel against His command, then the hand of the LORD will be against you as it was against your fathers.Psalms 78:66He beat back His foes; He put them to everlasting shame.1 Samuel 6:4“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.1 Samuel 6:5Make images of your tumors and of the rats that are ravaging the land. Give glory to the God of Israel, and perhaps He will lift His hand from you and your gods and your land.Deuteronomy 28:27The LORD will afflict you with the boils of Egypt, with tumors and scabs and itch from which you cannot be cured.Psalms 107:40He pours out contempt on the nobles and makes them wander in a trackless wasteland.1 Samuel 6:4–5“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.1 Samuel 6:11Then they put the ark of the LORD on the cart, along with the chest containing the gold rats and the images of the tumors.Amos 9:1–4I saw the Lord standing beside the altar, and He said: “Strike the tops of the pillars so that the thresholds shake. Topple them on the heads of all the people, and I will kill the rest with the sword. None of those who flee will get away; none of the fugitives will escape.Amos 5:19It will be like a man who flees from a lion, only to encounter a bear, or who enters his house and rests his hand against the wall, only to be bitten by a snake.1 Samuel 5:11Then the Ekronites assembled all the rulers of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the God of Israel. It must return to its place, so that it will not kill us and our people!” For a deadly confusion had pervaded the city; the hand of God was heavy upon it.Acts 13:11Now look, the hand of the Lord is against you, and for a time you will be blind and unable to see the light of the sun.” Immediately mist and darkness came over him, and he groped about, seeking someone to lead him by the hand.Revelation 16:2So the first angel went and poured out his bowl on the earth, and loathsome, malignant sores broke out on those who had the mark of the beast and worshiped its image.1 Samuel 6:3They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”2 Kings 23:2And he went up to the house of the LORD with all the people of Judah and Jerusalem, as well as the priests and the prophets—all the people small and great—and in their hearing he read all the words of the Book of the Covenant that had been found in the house of the LORD.

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