1 Samuel 5:12

5:12 The people ¹  who did not die were struck with sores; the city’s cry for help went all the way up to heaven.

1 Samuel 5:6

5:6 The Lord attacked ²  the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of ³  both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores. ⁴ 

1 Samuel 5:9

5:9 But after it had been moved the Lord attacked ⁵  that city as well, causing a great deal of panic. He struck all the people of that city ⁶  with sores. ⁷ 

1 Samuel 6:4-5

6:4 They inquired, “What is the guilt offering that we should send to him?”

They replied, “The Philistine leaders number five. So send five gold sores and five gold mice, for it is the same plague that has afflicted both you and your leaders. 6:5 You should make images of the sores and images of the mice ⁸  that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land. ⁹ 

¹ tn Heb “men.”

² tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was heavy upon.”

³ tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

⁴ tc The LXX and Vulgate add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.”

³ tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was against the city.”

⁴ tn Heb “and he struck the men of the city from small and to great.”

⁵ tn See the note on this term in v. 6. Cf. KJV “and they had emerods in their secret parts.”

⁴ tn Heb “your mice.” A Qumran ms has simply “the mice.”

⁵ tn Heb “Perhaps he will lighten his hand from upon you and from upon your gods and from upon your land.”