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1 Samuel 6:9–11

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1 Samuel 6:9

9And 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.

1 Samuel 6:10

10¶ And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:

1 Samuel 6:11

11And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

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DEFINED WORDS

1 Samuel 6:9

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

see

To perceive with the eyes; to behold, observe, understand, consider, experience, or take heed, according to context.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

own

Belonging to oneself; peculiar or proper to the person or thing named.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

done

Performed; executed; finished; a word by which agreement to a proposal is expressed.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

but

But; marking a contrast or qualification in the sentence.

Meaning drawn from: Skeat, Bible Words Glossary (1893) · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

know

To perceive, understand, recognize, experience, or be assured of something.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

hand

The part of the body at the end of the arm; figuratively, power, possession, aid, or agency.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage

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smote

Struck, beat, wounded, afflicted, or slew.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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1 Samuel 6:10

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

two

The number equal to one and one.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

tied

To tie: to bind, fasten, connect, or restrain.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness) · Webster 1828 (independently verified transcription)

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

cart

A wheeled carriage for bearing loads, ordinarily drawn by cattle in these contexts.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

DEFINED WORDS

1 Samuel 6:11

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

Lord

LORD: The name of God the Father in English, from the Hebrew Tetragrammaton YHWH, also rendered GOD and JEHOVAH. Lord: A title applied to God and Christ as ruler and master, the one to whom worship and obedience are due. lord: A male master, owner, ruler, or superior addressed or described as one having authority.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Strong 1890 (alignment witness) · Webster 1828

MEANING IN THIS VERSE

cart

A wheeled carriage for bearing loads, ordinarily drawn by cattle in these contexts.

Meaning drawn from: Webster 1828 · KJV usage

APPROVED COMBINED MEANING

images

Likenesses, representations, or visible forms; often idols when made or used as objects of worship.

Meaning drawn from: KJV usage · Webster 1828 · Strong 1890 (KJV alignment witness)

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From verse 9

  1. 1 Samuel 6:3
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  2. 2 Samuel 1:6
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  3. Ecclesiastes 9:11
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  4. Joshua 15:10
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  5. Joshua 21:16
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From verse 11

  1. 1 Chronicles 15:13–15
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  2. 1 Chronicles 13:7
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  3. 2 Samuel 6:3
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