1 Samuel 6:4
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
“What guilt offering should we send back to Him?” asked the Philistines. “Five gold tumors and five gold rats,” they said, “according to the number of rulers of the Philistines, since the same plague has struck both you and your rulers.

Young's Literal Translation
And they say, ‘What [is] the guilt-offering which we send back to Him?’ and they say, ‘The number of the princes of the Philistines—five golden emerods, and five golden mice—for one plague [is] to you all, and to your princes,

King James Bible
Then said they, What [shall be] the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, [according to] the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague [was] on you all, and on your lords.

Hebrew
“What
מָ֣ה (māh)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

guilt offering
הָאָשָׁם֮ (hā·’ā·šām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 817: Guilt, a fault, a sin-offering

should we send back to Him?”
נָשִׁ֣יב (nā·šîḇ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common plural
Strong's 7725: To turn back, in, to retreat, again

asked the Philistines.
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Five
חֲמִשָּׁה֙ (ḥă·miš·šāh)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 2568: Five

gold
זָהָ֔ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

tumors
טְחֹרֵ֣י (ṭə·ḥō·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 6076: A tumor, a mound, fortress

and five
וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה (wa·ḥă·miš·šāh)
Conjunctive waw | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 2568: Five

gold
זָהָ֑ב (zā·hāḇ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

rats,”
עַכְבְּרֵ֣י (‘aḵ·bə·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5909: A mouse

they said,
וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (way·yō·mə·rū)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“[according to] the number
מִסְפַּר֙ (mis·par)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4557: A number, definite, indefinite, narration

of rulers
סַרְנֵ֣י (sar·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 5633: An axle, a peer

of the Philistines,
פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

since
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the same
אַחַ֛ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

plague [has struck]
מַגֵּפָ֥ה (mag·gê·p̄āh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4046: A blow, slaughter, plague, pestilence

both you
לְכֻלָּ֖ם (lə·ḵul·lām)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine plural
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

and your rulers.
וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ (ū·lə·sar·nê·ḵem)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine plural
Strong's 5633: An axle, a peer

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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