1 Samuel 6:9
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Beth–shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.”
הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
נָגַע
it touched
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נָגַע
properly, to touch, i.e. lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive, acquire); violently, to strike (punish, defeat, destroy, etc.)
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עָשָׂה
he has done
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עָשָׂה
To do, to make, to accomplish. Asah. God looked at everything He had made and called it very good. Your life is also His asah. He is still working on it.
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דֶּרֶךְ
the way of
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דֶּרֶךְ
Way, road, path. Derek. The way of the LORD. Your word is a lamp to my feet and a light to my path. God guides every step of those who trust Him.
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עָלָה
it will go up
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עָלָה
to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative
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יָד
hand/ his
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יָד
Hand. Yad. The hand as the symbol of power and action. When God's hand rests on a life nothing is impossible.
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גְּבוּל
own territory/ its
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גְּבוּל
properly, a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extension the territory inclosed
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מִקְרֶה
chance
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מִקְרֶה
something met with, i.e. an accident or fortune
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בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ
Beth
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בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ
Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine
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