God & Savior

1 Samuel 5:6

Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.
1 Samuel 5:6
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד יַד־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖ים וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑ם וַיַּ֤ךְ אֹתָם֙ בַּטְּחֹרִ֔ים אֶת־אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃

  1. וַתִּכְבַּ֧דva.tikh.Bad“and it was heavy”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from כָּבֵד · “heavy” · Strong's H3513H
  2. יַד־yad-“[the] hand of”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct · from יָד · “power” · Strong's H3027H
  3. יְהוָ֛הYah.weh“Yahweh”
    Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
  4. אֶל־'el-“against”
    Preposition · from אֶל · “to(wards)” · Strong's H0413
  5. הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖יםha.'ash.do.Dim“the Ashdodites”
    Definite article + Noun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute · from אַשְׁדּוֹדִי · “Ashdod” · Strong's H0796
  6. וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑םvay.shi.Mem“and he devastated them”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from שָׁמֵם · “appalled” · Strong's H8074H
  7. וַיַּ֤ךְvai.Yakh“and he struck”
    Conjunction + Verb, hiphil, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָכָה · “to smite” · Strong's H5221
  8. אֹתָם֙'o.Tam“<obj.> them”
    Particle, direct object marker + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. בַּטְּחֹרִ֔יםbat.cho.Rim“with <the> tumors”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from טְחֹר · “tumor” · Strong's H2914
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  10. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  11. אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.Dod“Ashdod”
    Noun, proper name of a place · from אַשְׁדּוֹד · “Ashdod” · Strong's H0795
  12. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  13. גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃ge.vu.Lei.ha“territories its”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from גְּבוּל · “area” · Strong's H1366H
Places named in this verse
  • Places: OpenBible.info Bible Geocoding Data, CC BY 4.0. Coordinates from OpenStreetMap (ODbL) are left out. Source (version 7eb18a5)
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)