1 Samuel 6:3 — Bible Verse (KJV)
“And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.”
1 Samuel 6:3 — King James Version (KJV), 1611
1 Samuel 6:3 in 6 Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 6:3 WEB — World English Bible (2000)
“They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don’t send it empty; but by all means return a trespass offering to him. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.””
1 Samuel 6:3 — World English Bible
1 Samuel 6:3 ASV — American Standard Version (1901)
“And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but by all means return him a trespass-offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. ”
1 Samuel 6:3 — American Standard Version
1 Samuel 6:3 YLT — Young's Literal Translation (1862)
“And they say, `If ye are sending away the ark of the God of Israel, ye do not send it away empty; for ye do certainly send back to Him a guilt-offering; then ye are healed, and it hath been known to you why His hand doth not turn aside from you.'”
1 Samuel 6:3 — Young's Literal Translation
1 Samuel 6:3 DBY — Darby Translation (1890)
“And they said, If ye send away the ark of theGod of Israel, send it not empty; ye must at any rate return him a trespass-offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you. ”
1 Samuel 6:3 — Darby Translation
1 Samuel 6:3 GEN — Geneva Bible (1599)
“And they sayd, If you send away the Arke of the God of Israel, send it not away emptie, but giue vnto it a sinne offering: then shall ye be healed, and it shall be knowen to you, why his hand departeth not from you.”
1 Samuel 6:3 — Geneva Bible
1 Samuel 6:3 in Context — 1 Samuel 6
1 And the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the Lord? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.
3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.
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.
5 Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.
What Does 1 Samuel 6:3 Mean?
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