Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleBut God struck down some of the people of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down seventy men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them with a great slaughter. Young's Literal Translation And He smiteth among the men of Beth-Shemesh, for they looked into the ark of Jehovah, yea, He smiteth among the people seventy men—fifty chief men; and the people mourn, because Jehovah smote among the people—a great smiting. King James Bible And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, 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. Hebrew But God struck downוַיַּ֞ךְ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike some of the people בֵֽית־ (ḇêṯ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew of Beth-shemesh שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ (še·meš) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1053: Beth-shemesh -- 'sun temple', three places in Palestine, also a place in Egypt because כִּ֤י (kî) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction they looked רָאוּ֙ (rā·’ū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 7200: To see inside the ark בַּאֲר֣וֹן (ba·’ă·rō·wn) Preposition-b | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 727: A chest, ark of the LORD. יְהוָ֔ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel He struck down וַיַּ֤ךְ (way·yaḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike seventy שִׁבְעִ֣ים (šiḇ·‘îm) Number - common plural Strong's 7657: Seventy (a cardinal number) men, אִ֑ישׁ (’îš) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person and the people mourned וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ (way·yiṯ·’ab·bə·lū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hitpael - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 56: To bewail because כִּֽי־ (kî-) Conjunction Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction the LORD יְהוָ֛ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel had struck הִכָּ֧ה (hik·kāh) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's 5221: To strike them הָעָ֔ם (hā·‘ām) Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 5971: A people, a tribe, troops, attendants, a flock with a great גְדוֹלָֽה (ḡə·ḏō·w·lāh) Adjective - feminine singular Strong's 1419: Great, older, insolent slaughter. מַכָּ֥ה (mak·kāh) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4347: A wound, carnage, pestilence |
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