1st Samuel Chapter 6 verse 4 Holy Bible

ASV 1stSamuel 6:4

Then said they, What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden tumors, 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.
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BBE 1stSamuel 6:4

Then they said, What sin-offering are we to send to him? And they said, Five gold images of the growths caused by your disease and five gold mice, one for every lord of the Philistines: for the same disease came on you and on your lords.
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DARBY 1stSamuel 6:4

Then they said, What is the trespass-offering which we shall return to him? And they said, Five golden hemorrhoids, and five golden mice, the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague is upon them all, and upon your lords.
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KJV 1stSamuel 6:4

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.
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WBT 1stSamuel 6:4

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.
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WEB 1stSamuel 6:4

Then they said, "What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him?" They said, "Five golden tumors, 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.
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YLT 1stSamuel 6:4

And they say, `What `is' the guilt-offering which we send back to Him?' and they say, `The number of the princes of the Philistines -- five golden emerods, and five golden mice -- for one plague `is' to you all, and to your princes,
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Ellicott's Commentary

Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers(4) Five golden emerods, and five golden mice.--It was a general custom in the nations of antiquity to offer to the deity, to whom sickness or recovery from sickness was ascribed, likenesses of the diseased parts; so, too, those who had escaped from shipwreck would offer pictures, or perhaps their garments, to Neptune, or, as some tell us, to Isis. (See, for instance, Horace, Carm. i. 5.) Slaves and gladiators would present their arms to Hercules; captives would dedicate their chains to some deity. This practice has found favour in more modern times. In the fifth century Christians--Theodoret tells us--would often offer in their churches gold or silver hands and feet, or eyes, as a thank-offering for cures effected in reply to prayer. Similar votive offerings are still made in Roman Catholic countries.Parallel Commentaries ...Hebrew“Whatמָ֣ה (māh)InterrogativeStrong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely whatguilt offeringהָאָשָׁם֮ (hā·’ā·šām)Article | Noun - masculine singularStrong's 817: Guilt, a fault, a sin-offeringshould we send back to Him?”נָשִׁ֣יב (nā·šîḇ)Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common pluralStrong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, againasked the Philistines.וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙ (ḥă·miš·šāh)Number - masculine singularStrong's 2568: Fivegoldזָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear skytumorsטְחֹרֵ֣י (ṭə·ḥō·rê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 6076: A tumor, a mound, fortressand fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה (wa·ḥă·miš·šāh)Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singularStrong's 2568: Fivegoldזָהָ֑ב (zā·hāḇ)Noun - masculine singularStrong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear skyrats,”עַכְבְּרֵ֣י (‘aḵ·bə·rê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 5909: A mousethey said,וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralStrong's 559: To utter, say“[according to] the numberמִסְפַּר֙ (mis·par)Noun - masculine singular constructStrong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narrationof rulersסַרְנֵ֣י (sar·nê)Noun - masculine plural constructStrong's 5633: An axle, a peerof the Philistines,פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm)Noun - proper - masculine pluralStrong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistiasinceכִּֽי־ (kî-)ConjunctionStrong's 3588: A relative conjunctionthe sameאַחַ֛ת (’a·ḥaṯ)Number - feminine singularStrong's 259: United, one, firstplague [has struck]מַגֵּפָ֥ה (mag·gê·p̄āh)Noun - feminine singularStrong's 4046: A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilenceboth youלְכֻלָּ֖ם (lə·ḵul·lām)Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine pluralStrong's 3605: The whole, all, any, everyand your rulers.וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ (ū·lə·sar·nê·ḵem)Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine pluralStrong's 5633: An axle, a peerJump to PreviousCaused Disease Emerods Hemorrhoids Images Lords Mice Offering Philistine Philistines Plague Rats Rulers Struck Trespass Trespass-Offering Tumors