1 Samuel 6:19
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
He struckוַיַּ֞ךְ
(vai·yach)
5221: to smitea prim. root
downוַיַּ֤ךְ
(vai·yach)
5221: to smitea prim. root
some of the menאִ֔ישׁ
(ish,)
376: manfrom an unused word
of Beth-shemeshשֶׁ֗מֶשׁ
(she·mesh)
1053: "sun temple," three places in Pal., also a place in Eg.from bayith and shemesh
becauseכִּ֤י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they had lookedרָאוּ֙
(ra·'u)
7200: to seea prim. root
into the arkבַּאֲרֹ֣ון
(ba·'a·ro·vn)
727: a chest, arkof uncertain derivation
of the LORD.יְהוָ֔ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
He struck downהִכָּ֧ה
(hik·kah)
5221: to smitea prim. root
of all the people,בָּעָם֙
(ba·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
50,070שִׁבְעִ֣ים
(shiv·'im)
7657: seventy (a card. number)from sheba
men,אִ֑ישׁ
(ish;)
376: manfrom an unused word
and the peopleהָעָ֔ם
(ha·'am,)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ
(vai·yit·'ab·be·lu)
56: to mourna prim. root
becauseכִּֽי־
(ki-)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
the LORDיְהוָ֛ה
(Yah·weh)
3068: the proper name of the God of Israelfrom havah
had struck 
 
5221: to smitea prim. root
the peopleבָּעָ֖ם
(ba·'am)
5971a: peoplefrom an unused word
with a greatגְדֹולָֽה
(ge·do·v·lah.)
1419: greatfrom gadal
slaughter.מַכָּ֥ה
(mak·kah)
4347: a blow, wound, slaughterfrom nakah


















KJV Lexicon
And he smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
the men
'iysh  (eesh)
a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)
of Bethshemesh
Beyth Shemesh  (bayth sheh'-mesh)
house of (the) sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine -- Beth-shemesh.
because they had looked
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
into the ark
'arown  (aw-rone')
a box -- ark, chest, coffin.
of the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
even he smote
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
of the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
fifty
chamishshiym  (kham-ish-sheem')
fifty -- fifty.
thousand
'eleph  (eh'-lef)
hence (the ox's head being the first letter of the alphabet, and this eventually used as a numeral) a thousand -- thousand.
and threescore and ten
shib`iym.  (shib-eem')
seventy -- seventy, threescore and ten (+ -teen).
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
and the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
lamented
'abal  (aw-bal')
to bewail -- lament, mourn.
because the LORD
Yhovah  (yeh-ho-vaw')
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God -- Jehovah, the Lord.
had smitten
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
many of the people
`am  (am)
a people (as a congregated unit); specifically, a tribe (as those of Israel); hence (collectively) troops or attendants; figuratively, a flock -- folk, men, nation, people.
with a great
gadowl  (gaw-dole')
great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent
slaughter
makkah  (mak-kaw')
beaten, blow, plague, slaughter, smote, sore, stripe, stroke, wound(-ed).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He struck down some of the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the LORD. He struck down of all the people, 50,070 men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck the people with a great slaughter.

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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God struck down the men of Beth-shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down 70 men out of 50,000 men. The people mourned because the LORD struck them with a great slaughter.

International Standard Version
God struck down the men of Beth-shemesh because they had looked into the Ark of the LORD. He struck down 50,070 men among the people, and the people mourned because the LORD struck down the people with a great slaughter.

NET Bible
But the LORD struck down some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they had looked into the ark of the LORD; he struck down 50,070 of the men. The people grieved because the LORD had struck the people with a hard blow.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
God struck down some of the people from Beth Shemesh because they looked inside the ark of the LORD. He struck down 70 people. The people mourned because the LORD struck them with such a great blow.

King James 2000 Bible
And he struck the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he struck of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had struck many of the people with a great slaughter.
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