1 Samuel 5:6

But Yahweh’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.

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WEBBE

But the LORD’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them and struck them with tumours, even Ashdod and its borders.

BSB

Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.

KJV

But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.

ASV

But the hand of Jehovah was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with tumors, even Ashdod and the borders thereof.

BBE

But the hand of the Lord was hard on the people of Ashdod and he sent disease on them through all the country of Ashdod.

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וַתִּכְבַּד va·tikh·bad and it was heavy H3513 יַד־ yad- [the] hand of H3027 יְהוָה yah·weh Yahweh H3068 אֶל־ 'el- against H413 הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִים ha·'ash·do·dim the Ashdodites H796 וַיְשִׁמֵּם vay·shi·mem and he devastated them H8074 וַיַּךְ vai·yakh and he struck H5221 אֹתָם 'o·tam (marks the object) them H853 בַּטְּחֹרִים bat·cho·rim with (the) tumors H2914 אֶת־ 'et- (marks the object) H853 אַשְׁדּוֹד 'ash·dod Ashdod H795 וְאֶת־ ve·'et and (marks the object) H853 גְּבוּלֶיהָ ge·vu·lei·ha territories its H1366

Commentary

Matthew Henry · Verses 6–12

The hand of the Lord was heavy upon the Philistines; he not only convinced them of their folly, but severely chastised their insolence. Yet they would not renounce Dagon; and instead of seeking God's mercy, they desired to get clear of his ark. Carnal hearts, when they smart under the judgments of God, would rather, if it were possible, put him far from them, than enter into covenant or communion with him, and seek him for their friend. But their devices to escape the Divine judgments only increase them. Those that fight against God will soon have enough of it.

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Ashdod

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.