1 Samuel 6:9

King James Version (KJV)

And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, 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.

Translations

1 Samuel 6:9 - Amplified Bible

And watch. If it goes up by the way of its own land to Beth-shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then we shall know that it was not His hand that struck us; it happened to us by chance.

1 Samuel 6:9 - 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 - Bible in Basic English

If it goes by the land of Israel to Beth-shemesh, then this great evil is his work; but if not, then we may be certain that the evil was not his doing, but was the working of chance.

1 Samuel 6:9 - Darby Bible

And see, if it go up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, it is he who has done us this great evil; if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that touched us; it was a chance [that] happened to us.

1 Samuel 6:9 - English Standard Version

and watch. If it goes up on the way to its own land, to Beth-shemesh, then it is he who has done us this great harm, but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it happened to us by coincidence."

1 Samuel 6:9 - King James Version

And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, 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 - La Biblia de las Americas

Y observad: si sube por el camino de su territorio a Bet-semes, entonces El nos ha hecho este gran mal. Pero si no, entonces sabremos que no fue su mano la que nos hiriò; nos sucediò por casualidad.

1 Samuel 6:9 - The Message

1 Samuel 6:9 - New American Standard Bible

~"Watch, if it goes up by the way of its own territory to Beth-shemesh, then He has done us this great evil. But if not, then we will know that it was not His hand that struck us; it happened to us by chance."

1 Samuel 6:9 - Nueva Biblia Latinoamericana de Hoy

~"Y observen bien: si sube por el camino de su territorio a Bet Semes, entonces El nos ha hecho este gran mal. Pero si no, entonces sabremos que no fue Su mano la que nos hiriò; nos sucediò por casualidad."

1 Samuel 6:9 - World English Bible

Behold; if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he has done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us; it was a chance that happened to us."

1 Samuel 6:9 - Young's Living Translation

and ye have seen, if the way of its own border it goeth up to Beth-Shemesh -- He hath done to us this great evil; and if not, then we have known that His hand hath not come against us; an accident it hath been to us.`

1 Samuel 6:9 - Additional Comments

Beth Shemesh was a few miles (about 8) to the east of Ekron, where they currently were.
God must have revealed this to these diviners. Or, God just worked within the rules that they had set to reveal Himself.

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