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1 Samuel 6:9

but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”

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ASV

And see; if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.

KJV

And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth–shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.

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26 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
וּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.Temand you will seeH7200 →
אִם־'im-ifH518 →
דֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekh[the] way ofH1870 →
גְּבוּל֤וֹge.vu.Loown territory itsH1366 →
יַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.Lehit will go upH5927 →
בֵּ֣יתbeitBethH1053 →
שֶׁ֔מֶשׁShe.meshShemeshH1053 →
ה֚וּאhu'heH1931 →
עָ֣שָׂה'A.sahhe has doneH6213 →
לָ֔נוּLa.nuto <the> us
אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853 →
הָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'Ahthe harmH7451 →
הַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.Lah<the> greatH1419 →
הַזֹּ֑אתha.Zot<the> thisH2063 →
וְאִם־ve.'im-and ifH518 →
לֹ֗אLo'notH3808 →
וְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuand we will knowH3045 →
כִּ֣יkithatH3588 →
לֹ֤אlo'notH3808 →
יָדוֹ֙ya.Dohand hisH3027 →
נָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahit touchedH5060 →
בָּ֔נוּBa.nu<in> <the> us
מִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehchanceH4745 →
ה֖וּאhu'itH1931 →
הָ֥יָהHa.yahit happenedH1961 →
לָֽנוּ׃La.nuto <the> us

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Ecclesiastes 9:11I saw something else under the sun: The race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong; neither is the bread to the wise, nor the wealth to the intelligent, nor the favor to the skillful. For time and chance happen to all.2 Samuel 1:6“I happened to be on Mount Gilboa,” he replied, “and there was Saul, leaning on his spear, with the chariots and the cavalry closing in on him.Luke 10:31Now by chance a priest was going down the same road, but when he saw him, he passed by on the other side.Joshua 15:10The border curled westward from Baalah to Mount Seir, ran along the northern slope of Mount Jearim (that is, Chesalon), went down to Beth-shemesh, and crossed to Timnah.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.”Joshua 21:16Ain, Juttah, and Beth-shemesh—nine cities from these two tribes, together with their pasturelands.Job 5:6For distress does not spring from the dust, and trouble does not sprout from the ground.Jeremiah 5:12They have lied about the LORD and said: “He will not do anything; harm will not come to us; we will not see sword or famine.Isaiah 26:11O LORD, Your hand is upraised, but they do not see it. They will see Your zeal for Your people and be put to shame. The fire set for Your enemies will consume them!Amos 3:6If a ram’s horn sounds in a city, do the people not tremble? If calamity comes to a city, has not the LORD caused it?2 Kings 1:11So the king sent to Elijah another captain with his fifty men. And the captain said to Elijah, “Man of God, the king declares, ‘Come down at once!’”2 Samuel 11:25Then David told the messenger, “Say this to Joab: ‘Do not let this matter upset you, for the sword devours one as well as another. Strengthen your attack against the city and demolish it.’ Encourage him with these words.”Exodus 9:3then the hand of the LORD will bring a severe plague on your livestock in the field—on your horses, donkeys, camels, herds, and flocks.Ezekiel 39:21I will display My glory among the nations, and all the nations will see the judgment that I execute and the hand that I lay upon them.Psalms 38:2For Your arrows have pierced me deeply, and Your hand has pressed down on me.2 Chronicles 25:21So Jehoash king of Israel advanced, and he and Amaziah king of Judah faced each other at Beth-shemesh in Judah.2 Chronicles 28:18The Philistines had also raided the cities of the foothills and the Negev of Judah, capturing and occupying Beth-shemesh, Aijalon, and Gederoth, as well as Soco, Timnah, and Gimzo with their villages.Psalms 32:4For day and night Your hand was heavy upon me; my strength was drained as in the summer heat. Selah

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