1 Samuel 6:20 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And the men of Beth–shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?”
1 Samuel 6:20 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 6:20 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 6:20 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?””
1 Samuel 6:20 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 6:20 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us? ”
1 Samuel 6:20 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 6:20 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And the men of Beth-Shemesh say, `Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and unto whom doth He go up from us?'”
1 Samuel 6:20 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 6:20 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holyGod? and to whom shall he go up from us? ”
1 Samuel 6:20 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 6:20 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“Wherefore the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go from vs?”
1 Samuel 6:20 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 6:20 in Context — 1 Samuel 6
18 And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the Lord: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Beth–shemite.
19 And he smote the men of Beth–shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the Lord, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the Lord had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.
20 And the men of Beth–shemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy Lord God? and to whom shall he go up from us?
21 And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjath–jearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the Lord; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.
What Does 1 Samuel 6:20 Mean?
1 Samuel 6:20 is a verse from the Book of 1 Samuel, part of the Old Testament. It appears in 1 Samuel chapter 6. Use The Living Sword's word-by-word study mode to explore every word in the original Hebrew and Aramaic.
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