Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) five (cardinal number) 1b) a multiple of five (with another number) 1c) fifth (ordinal number)">2568 [e] וַחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה wa-ḥă-miš-šāh So when the five Conj-w | Number-ms 2) axle">5633 [e] סַרְנֵֽי־ sar-nê- lords N-mpc 1) an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan">6430 [e] פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים p̄ə-liš-tîm of the Philistines N-proper-mp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be caused to see, be shown 1e2) to be exhibited to 1f) (Hithpael) to look at each other, face">7200 [e] רָא֑וּ rā-’ū; had seen [it] V-Qal-Perf-3cp 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to turn back, return 1a1a) to turn back 1a1b) to return, come or go back 1a1c) to return unto, go back, come back 1a1d) of dying 1a1e) of human relations (fig) 1a1f) of spiritual relations (fig) 1a1f1) to turn back (from God), apostatise 1a1f2) to turn away (of God) 1a1f3) to turn back (to God), repent 1a1f4) turn back (from evil) 1a1g) of inanimate things 1a1h) in repetition 1b) (Polel) 1b1) to bring back 1b2) to restore, refresh, repair (fig) 1b3) to lead away (enticingly) 1b4) to show turning, apostatise 1c) (Pual) restored (participle) 1d) (Hiphil) to cause to return, bring back 1d1) to bring back, allow to return, put back, draw back, give back, restore, relinquish, give in payment 1d2) to bring back, refresh, restore 1d3) to bring back, report to, answer 1d4) to bring back, make requital, pay (as recompense) 1d5) to turn back or backward, repel, defeat, repulse, hinder, reject, refuse 1d6) to turn away (face), turn toward 1d7) to turn against 1d8) to bring back to mind 1d9) to show a turning away 1d10) to reverse, revoke 1e) (Hophal) to be returned, be restored, be brought back 1f) (Pulal) brought back">7725 [e] וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ way-yā-šu-ḇū and they returned Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3mp 1) the most northerly of the 5 principal cities of the Philistines; located in the lowlands of Judah and later given to Dan">6138 [e] עֶקְר֖וֹן ‘eq-rō-wn to Ekron N-proper-fs 1a) day (as opposed to night) 1b) day (24 hour period) 1b1) as defined by evening and morning in Genesis 1 1b2) as a division of time 1b2a) a working day, a day's journey 1c) days, lifetime (pl.) 1d) time, period (general) 1e) year 1f) temporal references 1f1) today 1f2) yesterday 1f3) tomorrow">3117 [e] בַּיּ֥וֹם bay-yō-wm day Prep-b, Art | N-ms 1) he, she, it 1a) himself (with emphasis) 1b) resuming subj with emphasis 1c) (with minimum emphasis following predicate) 1d) (anticipating subj) 1e) (emphasising predicate) 1f) that, it (neuter) demons pron 2) that (with article)">1931 [e] הַהֽוּא׃ ha-hū. that Art | Pro-3ms   ס s - Punc

New American Standard Bible
When the five lords of the Philistines saw it, they returned to Ekron that day.

King James Bible
And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When the five Philistine rulers observed this, they returned to Ekron that same day.

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1 Samuel 5:10 Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, …

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