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1 Samuel 6:1-5

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.

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