Dead Sea Scrolls Bible Translations
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1 Samuel 5 |
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1 Samuel 5 from Scroll 4Q51 Samuela 8 They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They
answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried over to
Gath.” They carried the ark of the God of Israel
to Gath.[1] 9 It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahweh’s hand was against the city with a
very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great so that
tumors broke out on them. 10 So
they sent As
God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried
out, saying, “Why have they
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