• 1 Samuel 6:3
    New World Translation of the Holy Scriptures

    • 3 They replied: “If you send the ark of the covenant of Jehovah the God of Israel away, do not send it back without an offering. You should by all means return to him a guilt offering.+ Only then will you be healed, and it will be made known to you why his hand has not turned away from you.”

  • 1 Samuel 6:3
    The Bible in Living English

    • 3 And they said “If you are sending away the ark of the god of Israel, do not send it away portionless but return it an indemnity: then you shall be restored to health, and it shall become manifest to you why his hand is not taken off from you.”

  • 1 Samuel 6:3
    American Standard Version

    • 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but by all means return him a trespass-offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

  • 1 Samuel 6:3
    The Emphasized Bible

    • 3 And they said—If ye are going to send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but ye must surely return to him a guilt-offering,—then, shall ye be healed, and it shall be known to you, wherefore his hand would not turn away from you.

  • 1 Samuel 6:3
    King James Version

    • 3 And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.