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1 Samuel 6:7-14

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.

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