Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 6:1-3

1When the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had beenוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961in the landבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320,

2the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430summonedוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and divinersוְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ve.la.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213with the arkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?Tell usהוֹדִעֻ֕נוּho.di.'U.nuH3045howבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100to send it backנְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuH7971to its placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.”

3They repliedוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Ifאִֽם־'im-H518you returnמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.ChimH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853,do notאַל־'al-H408send it awayתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971אֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387,butכִּֽי־ki-H3588by all means returnH7725it to Himwith a guilt offeringאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817.Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will be healedתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'UH7495,and you will understandוְנוֹדַ֣עve.no.Da'H3045whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027has notלֹא־lo'-H3808been liftedתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from you.”

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