Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 6:1-5

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.”

4“Whatמָ֣הmahH4100guilt offeringהָאָשָׁם֮ha.'a.ShamH817אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834should we send backנָשִׁ֣יבna.ShivH7725to Him?”asked the Philistinesוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559. “Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091tumorsH6076and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091ratsעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909,”they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “according tothe numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of rulersסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588the sameאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046has struckboth youלְכֻלָּ֖םle.khu.LamH3605and your rulersוּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.sar.nei.KhemH5633.

5Makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩va.'a.si.TemH6213imagesצַלְמֵ֨יtzal.MeiH6754of your tumorsוְצַלְמֵ֣יve.tzal.MeiH6076 H6754and of the ratsעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם'akh.be.rei.KhemH5909that are ravagingהַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ha.mash.chi.TimH7843אֶת־'et-H853the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776.Giveוּנְתַתֶּ֛םu.ne.ta.TemH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478,and perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194He will liftיָקֵ֤לya.KelH7043אֶת־'et-H853His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027from youמֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֔םme.'a.lei.KhemH5921andוּמֵעַ֥לu.me.'AlH5921your godsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430andוּמֵעַ֥לu.me.'AlH5921your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

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