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1 Samuel 6

1Andthearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofJehovahwasH1961inthecountryH7704ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

2AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430calledH7121forthepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548andthedivinersוְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ve.la.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatshallwedowiththearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727ofJehovah?showuswherewithweshallsendנְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuH7971ittoitsplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

3AndtheysaidH559,Ifyesendמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.ChimH7971awayH5493thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sendתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971itnotemptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;butbyallmeansreturnH7725himatrespass-offering:thenאָ֤ז'azH227yeshallbehealedתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'UH7495,anditshallbeknownH3045toyouwhyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027isnotremovedH5493fromyou.

4ThensaidH559they,Whatshallbethetrespass-offeringwhichweshallreturnH7725tohim?AndtheysaidH559,Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldentumors,andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenmiceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909, accordingtothenumberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557ofthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430;foroneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046wasonyouall,andonyourlords.

5Wherefore yeshallmakeH5414imagesH6754ofyourtumors,andimagesH6754ofyourmiceעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם'akh.be.rei.KhemH5909thatmarthelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;andyeshallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֛םu.ne.ta.TemH5414gloryH3519untotheGodלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: peradventurehewilllightenיָקֵ֤לya.KelH7043hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027fromoffyou,andfromoffyourgodsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andfromoffyourlandאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

6Whereforethendoyehardenyourheartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820,astheEgyptiansH4713andPharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547hardenedtheirheartsH3820?WhenH834hehadwrought wonderfullyamongthem,didtheynotletthepeoplegoH7971,andtheydeparted?

7NowH6258thereforeוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947andprepareyouanewחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֤ה'a.ga.LahH5699,andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147milchkine,onwhichtherehathcomeH5927noyokeעֹ֑ל'OlH5923;andtiethekinetothecartבָּעֲגָלָ֔הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,andbringH7725theircalveshomefromthem;

8andtakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andlayituponthecartהָ֣עֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699;andputוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414thejewelsofgoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091,whichyereturnH7725himforatrespass-offering,inacofferbythesideמִצִּדּ֑וֹmi.tzi.DoH6654thereof;andsendוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םve.shi.lach.TemH7971itawayH7971,thatitmaygoוְהָלָֽךְ׃ve.ha.LakhH1980.

9Andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200;ifitgoethupbythewayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofitsownborderH1366toBeth-shemeshH1053,thenhehathdoneusthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilH7451:butifnot,thenweshallknowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045thatitisnothishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027thatsmoteus;itwasH1961achanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745thathappenedtous.

10AndthemenH376didsoH3651,andtookH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milchkine,andtiedthemtothecartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,andshutכָּל֥וּka.LuH3607uptheircalvesathome;

11andtheyputוַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahuponthecartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,andthecofferwiththemiceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091andtheimagesH6754oftheirtumorsטְחֹרֵיהֶֽם׃te.cho.rei.HemH2914.

12Andthekinetookthestraightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474wayH1870bythewayH1870toBeth-shemeshH1053;theywentH1980alongthehighwayבִּמְסִלָּ֣הbim.si.LahH4546,lowingastheywentH1980,andturnedH5493notasideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493totherightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225ortotheleft;andthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430wentH1980afterthemuntotheborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366ofBeth-shemeshH1053.

13AndtheyofBeth-shemeshH1053werereapingtheirwheatחִטִּ֖יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105inthevalleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010;andtheyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֗ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,andsawH7200thearkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,andrejoicedH8055toseeH7200it.

14Andthecartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameH935intothefieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091theBeth-shemite,andstoodH5975there,wheretherewasagreatH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68:andtheyclavethewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086ofthecartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,andofferedהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927upthekineforaburnt-offering untoJehovah.

15AndtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881tookdownthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andthecofferthatwaswithit,whereinthejewelsofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091were,andputוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themonthegreatH1419stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68:andthemenH376ofBeth-shemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927burnt-offeringsandsacrificedH2076sacrificesH2077thesamedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117untoJehovah.

16Andwhenthefiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568lordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430hadseenH7200it,theyreturnedH7725toEkronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138thesamedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17Andthesearethegoldentumorsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.ReiH2914whichthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430returnedH7725foratrespass-offering untoJehovah:forAshdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259,forGazaלְעַזָּ֤הle.'a.ZahH5804oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,forAshkelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןle.'ash.ke.LonH831oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259,forGathלְגַ֥תle.GatH1661oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259,forEkronלְעֶקְר֥וֹןle.'ek.RonH6138oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259;

18andthegoldenmiceוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יve.'akh.be.ReiH5909,accordingtothenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557ofallthecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430belongingtothefiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתla.cha.Me.shetH2568lords,bothoffortifiedcitiesמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892andofcountryH7704villages,evenuntothegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419stone, whereontheysetdownthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,whichstoneremaineth untothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117inthefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091theBeth-shemite.

19Andhesmoteofthemenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofBeth-shemeshH1053,becausetheyhadlookedH7200intothearkבַּאֲר֣וֹןba.'a.RonH727ofJehovah,hesmoteofthepeopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376,andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376;andthepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56,becauseJehovahhadsmittenthepeopleבָּעָ֖םba.'AmH5971withagreatגְדוֹלָֽהge.do.LahH1419slaughterH4347.

20AndthemenH376ofBeth-shemeshH1053saidH559,Whoisableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201tostandלַעֲמֹ֔דla.'a.ModH5975beforeJehovah,thisholyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?andtowhomshallhegoיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927upfromus?

21AndtheysentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397totheinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKiriath-jearimH7157,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,ThePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430havebroughtH5927backהֵשִׁ֤בוּhe.Shi.vuH7725thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah;comeH5927yedownרְד֕וּre.DuH3381,andfetchituptoyou.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6

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