The Meaning of 1 Samuel 5:12 Explained

1 Samuel 5:12

KJV: And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

YLT: and the men who have not died have been smitten with emerods, and the cry of the city goeth up into the heavens.

Darby: and the men that died not were smitten with the hemorrhoids; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

ASV: And the men that died not were smitten with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

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What is the context of 1 Samuel 5:12?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

What does 1 Samuel 5:12 Mean?

Context Summary

1 Samuel 5:1-12 - The Captured Ark Brings Trouble

Dagon's fall before the Ark of God has a sublime significance. In the evening, as the priests left the temple, the hideous image stood erect on its pedestal; in the morning, it was found prostrate before the sacred symbol. A repetition of the incident proved that it was no coincidence. So shall it be with all the idols of the heathen. They shall be utterly abolished, and the demons of whom they are the grotesque representations, together with the Devil whom they obey, shall be cast into the "bottomless pit," Revelation 20:3. Thus has it been in many countries already. They have "cast their idols to the moles and bats," Isaiah 2:20.

Let this scene be reproduced in your heart! Let Jesus enter and the dearest idols you have known will yield before Him. The presence of Christ, which brings terror to his foes, will bring blessing and deliverance to those that love Him. The dying thief passes from his cross to Paradise, while Judas goes to his own place. Dare to admit the Savior into the secret place of your heart. He will utterly destroy the works of Satan, and will drive out the evil things that have too long infested it. [source]

Chapter Summary: 1 Samuel 5

¹ The Philistines having brought the ark into Ashdod, set it in the house Dagon
³ Dagon is smitten down and cut and cut in pieces,
⁵ and they of Ashdod smitten with tumors
⁸ So God deals with them of Gath, when it was brought thither
¹⁰ and so with them of Ekron, when it was brought thither

What do the individual words in 1 Samuel 5:12 mean?

And the men who not did die were stricken - with the tumors and went up the cry of the city to heaven

וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־ מֵ֔תוּ הֻכּ֖וּ [בעפלים] (בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים‪‬) וַתַּ֛עַל שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם

וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙	And the men
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אִישׁ Sense: man.
מֵ֔תוּ	did die
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed.
הֻכּ֖וּ	were stricken
Parse: Verb, Hofal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: נָכָה Sense: to strike, smite, hit, beat, slay, kill.
[בעפלים]	-
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural
(בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים‪‬)	with the tumors
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: עֹפֶל Sense: hill, mound, fort, stronghold, Ophel.
וַתַּ֛עַל	and went up
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person feminine singular Root: סָלַק Sense: to go up, ascend, climb.
שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת	the cry
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: שַׁוְעָה Sense: cry for help.
הָעִ֖יר	of the city
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish.
הַשָּׁמָֽיִם	to heaven
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: שָׁמַיִם Sense: heaven, heavens, sky.

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