Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 6:14-18

14The cartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameבָּ֠אָהBa.'ahH935toאֶל־'el-H413the fieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091of Beth-shemeshH1030and stoppedוַתַּעֲמֹ֣דva.ta.'a.ModH5975thereH8033near a largeגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419rockאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68.The people chopped upוַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙vay.va.ke.'UH1234אֶת־'et-H853עֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086the cartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and offeredהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927the cowsהַ֨פָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510as a burnt offeringעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930to the LORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

15And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881took downהוֹרִ֣ידוּ׀ho.Ri.duH3381אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853the chestהָאַרְגַּ֤זha.'ar.GazH712containingאֲשֶׁר־ אִתּוֹ֙'a.Sher- 'i.ToH834 H854אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834the goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091objectsכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627,and they placed themוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760onאֶל־'el-H413the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419rockהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68.Thatהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Beth-shemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930and madeוַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֛יםze.va.ChimH2077to the LORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

16And when the fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568rulersסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sawרָא֑וּra.'UH7200this,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138that sameהַהֽוּא׃ סha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428As a guilt offeringאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817to the LORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068,the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430had sent backהֵשִׁ֧יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834tumorטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.ReiH2914for each city:Ashdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795,Gazaלְעַזָּ֤ה אֶחָד֙le.'a.Zah 'e.ChadH5804 H259,Ashkelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹן אֶחָ֔דle.'ash.ke.Lon 'e.ChadH831 H259,Gathלְגַ֥ת אֶחָ֖דle.Gat 'e.ChadH1661 H259,and Ekronלְעֶקְר֥וֹן אֶחָֽד׃ סle.'ek.Ron 'e.ChadH6138 H259.

18The number of goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091ratsוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יve.'akh.be.ReiH5909also corresponded to the numberמִסְפַּ֞ר כָּל־mis.Par kol-H4557 H3605of Philistineפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892belongingto the fiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתla.cha.Me.shetH2568rulersהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633—the fortifiedמִבְצָ֔רmiv.TzarH4013citiesמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892andוְעַ֖דve.'AdH5704their outlyingהַפְּרָזִ֑י וְעַ֣ד׀ha.pe.ra.Zi ve.'AdH6521 H5704villagesכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724.And the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419rockאָבֵ֣ל'a.VelH59onעָלֶ֙יהָ֙'a.Lei.haH5921אֵ֚ת'etH853whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834they placedהִנִּ֤יחוּhi.Ni.chuH5117the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068standstoעַ֚ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּ֔הha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091of Beth-shemeshH1030.

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