King James Version

1 Samuel 6:11

And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

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וַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvayasimvand putשׂוּםconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and put”, the next action in the storyH7760to put (used in a great variety of applications, literal, figurative, inferentially, and elliptically)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring, call (a name), care, cast in, change, charge, commit, consider, convey, determine, [phrase] disguise, dispose, do, get, give, heap up, hold, impute, lay (down, up), leave, look, make (out), mark, [phrase]…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).אֲר֥וֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).הָעֲגָלָ֑הhaagalahthe cartעֲגָלָהdefinite article, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “the cart”, the ordinary formH5699something revolving, i.e. a wheeled vehiclecart, chariot, wagonוְאֵ֣תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הָאַרְגַּ֗זhaargazthe cofferאַרְגָּזdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the coffer”, the ordinary formH712a box (as a pannier)coffer.וְאֵת֙veetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).עַכְבְּרֵ֣יakhberemouseעַכְבָּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “mouse”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5909a mouse (as nibbling)mouse.הַזָּהָ֔בhazahavthe goldזָהָבdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וְאֵ֖תveetand object markerאֵתconjunction, particle, direct object marker — “and object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).צַלְמֵ֥יtsalmeimageצֶלֶםnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “image”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6754a phantom, i.e. (figuratively) illusion, resemblance; hence, a representative figure, especially an idolimage, vain shew.טְחֹרֵיהֶֽםtechoreyhememerodטְחֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “emerod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2914a boil or ulcer (from the inflammation), especially a tumorin the anus or pudenda (the piles)emerod.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And they put the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

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American Standard Version (1901)

and they put the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.

Young’s Literal Translation

and they place the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer, and the golden mice, and the images of their emerods.

World English Bible

They put Yahweh’s ark on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.

Darby Translation

And they laid the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer with the golden mice and the images of their sores.

Douay-Rheims

And they laid the ark of God upon the cart, and the little box that had in it the golden mice and the likeness of the emerods.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And they put the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they set the ark of the Lord, and the coffer, and the golden mice, on the waggon.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἔθεντο τὴν κιβωτὸν Κυρίου ἐπὶ τὴν ἅμαξαν, καὶ τὸ θέμα ἐργὰβ καὶ τοὺς μῦς τοὺς χρυσοῦς.