King James Version

1 Samuel 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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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מָ֣הmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.הָאָשָׁם֮haashamthe sinאָשָׁםdefinite article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “the sin”, the ordinary formH817guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offeringguiltiness, (offering for) sin, trespass (offering).אֲשֶׁ֣רasherbecauseאֲשֶׁרparticle, relative — “because”H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.[idiom] after, [idiom] alike, as (soon as), because, [idiom] every, for, [phrase] forasmuch, [phrase] from whence, [phrase] how(-soever), [idiom] if, (so) that ((thing) which, wherein), [idiom] though, [phrase] until, [phrase] whatsoever,…נָשִׁ֣יבnashivagainשׁוּבverb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…לוֹ֒lvotoלוֹ֒preposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”toוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvayomrvand sayאָמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and say”, the next action in the storyH559to say (used with great latitude)answer, appoint, avouch, bid, boast self, call, certify, challenge, charge, [phrase] (at the, give) command(-ment), commune, consider, declare, demand, [idiom] desire, determine, [idiom] expressly, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] intend, name, [id…מִסְפַּר֙misparnumberמִסְפָּרnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “number”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4557a number, definite (arithmetical) or indefinite (large, innumerable; small, a few); also (abstractly) narration[phrase] abundance, account, [idiom] all, [idiom] few, (in-) finite, (certain) number(-ed), tale, telling, [phrase] time.סַרְנֵ֣יsarnelordסֶרֶןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5633an axle; figuratively, a peerlord, plate.פְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfelishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.חֲמִשָּׁה֙chamishahfiveחָמֵשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).עפליflyemerodעֹפֶלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “emerod”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6076a tumor; also a mound, i.e. fortressemerod, fort, strong hold, tower.טְחֹרֵ֣יtechoreemerodטְחֹרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “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.זָהָ֔בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הvachamishahand fiveחָמֵשׁconjunction, adjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “and five”, the ordinary formH2568fivefif(-teen), fifth, five ([idiom] apiece).עַכְבְּרֵ֣יakhberemouseעַכְבָּרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “mouse”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5909a mouse (as nibbling)mouse.זָהָ֑בzahavgoldזָהָבnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “gold”, the ordinary formH2091gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e. yellow), as oil, a clear skygold(-en), fair weather.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מַגֵּפָ֥הmagefahplagueמַגֵּפָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “plague”, the ordinary formH4046a pestilence; by analogy, defeat([idiom] be) plague(-d), slaughter, stroke.אַחַ֛תachatfirstאֶחָדadjective, cardinal, feminine, singular, absolute — “first”, the ordinary formH259properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) firsta, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,לְכֻלָּ֖םlekhulamto allכֹּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “to all”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)(in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽםulesarneykhemand to lordסֶרֶןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, plural — “and to lord”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5633an axle; figuratively, a peerlord, plate.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Then said they: 'What shall be the guilt-offering which we shall return to Him?' And they said: '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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American Standard Version (1901)

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.

Young’s Literal Translation

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,

World English Bible

Then they said, “What should the trespass offering be which we shall return to him?” They said, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice, for the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

Darby Translation

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.

Douay-Rheims

They answered: What is it we ought to render unto him for sin? and they answered:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And they say, What is the offering for the plague which we shall return to it? and they said,

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ λέγουσι, τί τὸ τῆς βασάνου ἀποδώσομεν αὐτῇ; καὶ εἶπαν, κατα ἀριθμὸν τῶν σατραπῶν τῶν ἀλλοφύλων πέντε ἕδρας χρυσᾶς, ὅτι πταῖσμα ἐν ὑμῖν καὶ τοῖς ἄρχουσιν ὑμῶν καὶ τῷ λαῷ,