1Sa 6:5 | NETfull | STEP | You should make images of the sores and images of the mice that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land.

1 Samuel 6:5

5 You should make images of the sores and images of the mice ^{▼▼ Heb “your mice.” A Qumran ms has simply “the mice.”} that are destroying the land. You should honor the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his grip on you, your gods, and your land. ^{▼▼ Heb “Perhaps he will lighten his hand from upon you and from upon your gods and from upon your land.”}