1 Samuel 6:9
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King James Version (modern wording)
And see, if it goes up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that stroke us: it was a chance that happened to us.
1 Samuel 6:9 (KJV)
American Standard Version
And see; if it goeth up by the way of its own border 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 6:9 (ASV)
Berean Standard Bible
but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”
1 Samuel 6:9 (BSB)
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What does 1 Samuel 6:9 say?
1 Samuel 6:9 in modern King James wording reads: "And see, if it goes up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that stroke us: it was a chance that happened to us."
Where is 1 Samuel 6:9 found in the Bible?
1 Samuel 6:9 is verse 9 of chapter 6 of the book of 1 Samuel, in the Old Testament. 1 Samuel has 31 chapters.
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