# tumors

Possible meanings are 1) painful swelling under the skin or 2) hemorrhoids. See how you translated this in [1 Samuel 5:6](../05/06.md).

# mice

Translated this as in [1 Samuel 6:4](./03.md).

# fortified cities

These are cities with high walls around them to protect the people inside from attack by their enemies.

# The great stone ... remains a witness

The stone is referred to as if it is a person who can see. AT: "The great stone ... is still there, and people remember what happened on it" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/figs-personification]])

# Joshua

man's name (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# the Bethshemite

This is what a person from Beth Shemesh is called. AT: "from Beth Shemesh" (See: [[rc://en/ta/man/translate/translate-names]])

# to this day

to the time at which the writer wrote the book

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/guiltoffering]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ashdod]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gaza]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ashkelon]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/gath]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/names/ekron]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/other/stronghold]]
* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/witness]]