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1 Samuel 6:17-19
Names of God Bible
1 Samuel 6:17-19
Names of God Bible
17 The gold hemorrhoids which the Philistines sent as a guilt offering to Yahweh were for the cities of Ashdod, Gaza, Ashkelon, Gath, and Ekron. 18 And the number of gold mice was the same as the number of Philistine cities belonging to the five rulers, including walled cities and farm villages. The large rock on which they put the ark of Yahweh is a witness.[a] It is still there today in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.
19 Elohim struck down some of the people from Beth Shemesh because they looked inside the ark of Yahweh. He struck down 70 people.[b] The people mourned because Yahweh struck them with such a great blow.
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- 1 Samuel 6:18 Hebrew meaning uncertain.
- 1 Samuel 6:19 “70 people” is found in a few Hebrew manuscripts and the writings of the ancient Jewish historian Josephus. Masoretic Text and Greek read “50,070 people.”
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