1 Samuel 6:5

6:5 You should make images of the sores and images of the mice ¹  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. ² 

1 Samuel 9:6

9:6 But the servant said to him, “Look, there is a man of God in this town. He is highly respected. Everything that he says really happens. ³  Now let’s go there. Perhaps he will tell us where we should go from here.” ⁴ 

1 Samuel 14:6

14:6 Jonathan said to his armor bearer, “Come on, let’s go over to the garrison of these uncircumcised men. Perhaps the Lord will intervene ⁵  for us. Nothing can prevent the Lord from delivering, whether by many or by a few.”

¹ tn Heb “your mice.” A Qumran ms has simply “the mice.”

² tn Heb “Perhaps he will lighten his hand from upon you and from upon your gods and from upon your land.”

³ tn The infinitive absolute precedes the verb for emphasis.

⁴ tn Heb “our way on which we have gone.”

⁵ tn Heb “act.”