1st Samuel Chapter 6 verse 18 Holy Bible

ASV 1stSamuel 6:18

and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even unto the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Jehovah, `which stone remaineth' unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.
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BBE 1stSamuel 6:18

And the gold mice, one for every town of the Philistines, the property of the five lords, walled towns as well as country places: and the great stone where they put the ark of the Lord is still in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite to this day.
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DARBY 1stSamuel 6:18

and the golden mice, [according to] the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both fortified cities and villages of the peasantry; [and they brought them] as far as the great [stone of] Abel, whereon they set down the ark of Jehovah, [which] is to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemeshite.
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KJV 1stSamuel 6:18

And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite.
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WBT 1stSamuel 6:18

And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities, and of country villages, even to the great stone of Abel, on which they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.
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WEB 1stSamuel 6:18

and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Yahweh, [which stone remains] to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.
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YLT 1stSamuel 6:18

and the golden mice -- the number of all the cities of the Philistines -- for the five princes, from the fenced city even unto the hamlet of the villages, even unto the great meadow on which they placed the ark of Jehovah -- `are' unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-Shemeshite.
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(18)And the golden mice.--We have here a far greater number of "golden mice" mentioned as being offered in expiation than appear specified in the directions of the priests and diviners (1Samuel 6:4). The truth was that whilst the human sickness was confined to the five cities, the plague of field mice no doubt extended over the whole country. The inhabitants of all the villages were anxious to do their part to propitiate the insulted Hebrew God, and to get rid of the plague which was devastating their fields and vineyards; hence this large offering, so much in excess of what was suggested by the diviners.The great stone of Abel.--The LXX. Version reads here, "And this great stone on which they placed the Ark of Jehovah, which is in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, is a witness unto this day." With this reading the Chaldee Targum substantially agrees. The Hebrew text here is hopelessly corrupt; the copies which the Greek translators and the Chaldee Targumist apparently had before them, instead of the word "Avel" (Abel), which signifies mourning, read the word ?ven, a stone, and the punctuation of v'ad, "and unto," in the last clause was evidently (v'ed), "and a witness." If the reading Avel be the true one ("even unto the great Avel"), then the conjecture of R. D. Kimchi is probably right, that this stone was known as the Great Avel (or Abel), "the great mourning," owing to the terrible judicial calamity, related in the next three verses (1Samuel 6:19-21), which happened there. With this slight change a very good sense is obtained.Parallel Commentaries ...HebrewThe number of goldהַזָּהָ֗ב (haz·zā·hāḇ)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear skyratsוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣י (wə·‘aḵ·bə·rê)Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 5909: A mousealso corresponded to the numberמִסְפַּ֞ר (mis·par)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narrationof Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (p̄ə·liš·tîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistiacitiesעָרֵ֤י (‘ā·rê)Noun - feminine plural constructStrong's 5892: Excitement[belonging] to the fiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת (la·ḥă·mê·šeṯ)Preposition-l, Article | Number - masculine singular constructStrong's 2568: Fiverulers—הַסְּרָנִ֔ים (has·sə·rā·nîm)Article | Noun - masculine pluralStrong's 5633: An axle, a peerthe fortifiedמִבְצָ֔ר (miḇ·ṣār)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 4013: A fortification, castle, fortified city, a defendercitiesמֵעִ֣יר (mê·‘îr)Preposition-m | Noun - feminine singular constructStrong's 5892: Excitementand their outlyingהַפְּרָזִ֑י (hap·pə·rā·zî)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 6521: Hamlet dwellervillages.כֹּ֣פֶר (kō·p̄er)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 3724: A cover, a village, bitumen, the henna plant, a redemption-priceAndוְעַ֖ד (wə·‘aḏ)Conjunctive waw | PrepositionStrong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, whileto thisהַזֶּ֔ה (haz·zeh)Article | Pronoun - masculine singularStrong's 2088: This, thatdayהַיּ֣וֹם (hay·yō·wm)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 3117: A daythe largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֗ה (hag·gə·ḏō·w·lāh)Article | Adjective - feminine singularStrong's 1419: Great, older, insolentrockאָבֵ֣ל (’ā·ḇêl)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 59: Abel -- 'meadow', two places in Palestineonעָלֶ֙יהָ֙ (‘ā·le·hā)Preposition | third person feminine singularStrong's 5921: Above, over, upon, againstwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)Pronoun - relativeStrong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order thatthey placedהִנִּ֤יחוּ (hin·nî·ḥū)Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person common pluralStrong's 3240: Bestow, cast down, lay down, up, leave off, let alone remain, pacify, place, the arkאֲר֣וֹן (’ă·rō·wn)Noun - common singular constructStrong's 727: A chest, arkof the LORDיְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israelis in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥ה (biś·ḏêh)Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 7704: Field, landof Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ (yə·hō·wō·šu·a‘)Noun - proper - masculine singularStrong's 3091: Joshua -- 'the LORD is salvation', Moses' successor, also the name of a number of Israelitesof Beth-shemesh.הַשִּׁמְשִֽׁי׃ (haš·šim·šî)Noun - proper - feminine singularStrong's 1030: Beth-shemite -- a Beth-shimshiteJump to PreviousArk Belonging Beth Cities Country Joshua Lords Mice Philistines Stone Villages Whereon