1 Samuel 5:6

The Lord attacked ¹  the residents of Ashdod severely, bringing devastation on them. He struck the people of ²  both Ashdod and the surrounding area with sores. ³ 

Ex 9:3; De 28:27; 1Sa 5:7,11; 1Sa 5:9,11; 1Sa 6:4,5; 1Sa 6:5; Job 31:3; Ps 32:4; Ps 78:66; Ac 13:11

¹ tn Heb “the hand of the Lord was heavy upon.”

² tn The words “the people of” are supplied in the translation for clarification.

³ tc The LXX and Vulgate add the following: “And mice multiplied in their land, and the terror of death was throughout the entire city.”

tn Or “tumors” (so ASV, NASB, NIV, NRSV, NLT); NCV “growths on their skin”; KJV “emerods”; NAB “hemorrhoids.”