1 Kings 5:9
And while they were carrying it about, the hand of the Lord came upon every city with an exceeding great slaughter: and he smote the men of every city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts. And the Gethrites consulted together, and made themselves seats of skins.
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- Vulgate (Clementine)
- Illis autem circumducentibus eam, fiebat manus Domini per singulas civitates interfectionis magnæ nimis : et percutiebat viros uniuscujusque urbis, a parvo usque ad majorem, et computrescebant prominentes extales eorum. Inieruntque Gethæi consilium, et fecerunt sibi sedes pelliceas.
- Septuagint (Swete)
- καὶ ἐγενήθη μετὰ τὸ μετελθεῖν αὐτὴν καὶ γίνεται χεὶρ Κυρίου τῇ πόλει, τάραχος μέγας σφόδρα· καὶ ἐπάταξεν τοὺς ἄνδρας τῆς πόλεως ἀπὸ μικροῦ ἕως μεγάλου, καὶ ἐπάταξεν αὐτοὺς εἰς τὰς ἕδρας αὐτῶν. καὶ ἐποίησαν ἑαυτοῖς οἱ Γεθθαῖοι ἕδρας,
- Hebrew (WLC)
- וַיְהִ֞י אַחֲרֵ֣י הֵסַ֣בּוּ אֹת֗וֹ וַתְּהִ֨י יַד יְהוָ֤ה בָּעִיר֙ מְהוּמָה֙ גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם עפלים
Haydock's commentary
Came upon, to punish, as on other occasions, to protect, Ezechiel i. 3., and xiii. 9. (Menochius)
Parts. Literally, "Their lower intestines coming out, rotted," as [in] ver. 6. (Haydock)
Hebrew, "their malady was concealed." (Grotius)
The emerods attacked them inwardly, with the most excruciating pains, for which they could find no remedy.
Skins. The ancients knew no greater luxury. (Homer, Odyssey i., and iii.) The Hebrew, &., take no notice of this particular; and there are many other omissions in the Books of Kings, which have been supplied from the Septuagint. (Calmet)
The skins were used instead of breeches, and to hold up the plaster and other medicines. (Tirinus)
From Haydock's Catholic Bible Commentary, 1859, in the transcription made by Todd Easton and kept online by John Paul Wohlschied at johnblood.gitlab.io/haydock.