Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 6:7-12

7Now, thereforeוְעַתָּ֗ה קְח֨וּve.'a.Tah ke.ChuH6258 H3947,prepareוַעֲשׂ֜וּva.'a.SuH6213oneאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259newחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֤ה'a.ga.LahH5699with twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147milkעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763cowsפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510thatאֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherH834have neverלֹא־lo'-H3808been yokedעָלָ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עֹ֑ל'a.Lah 'a.lei.Hem 'OlH5927 H5921 H5923.Hitchוַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.sar.TemH631אֶת־'et-H853the cowsהַפָּרוֹת֙ha.pa.rOtH6510to the cartבָּעֲגָלָ֔הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,but take their calvesבְּנֵיהֶ֛ם מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.Hem me.'a.cha.rei.HemH1121 H310awayוַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧םva.ha.shei.vo.TemH7725and pen them upהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004.

8Takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,setוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414itאֹתוֹ֙'o.ToH853onאֶל־'el-H413the cartהָ֣עֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,andוְאֵ֣ת׀ve.'EtH853in a chestבָאַרְגַּ֖זva.'ar.GazH712beside itמִצִּדּ֑וֹmi.tzi.DoH6654putתָּשִׂ֥ימוּta.Si.muH7760the goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091objectsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you are sending backהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֥םha.she.vo.TemH7725to Himas a guilt offeringאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817.Then sendוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םve.shi.lach.TemH7971the arkאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853on its wayוְהָלָֽךְ׃ve.ha.LakhH1980,

9but keep watching itוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200.Ifאִם־'im-H518it goes upיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927the roadדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870to its homelandגְּבוּל֤וֹge.vu.LoH1366,toward Beth-shemeshH1053,it is the LORDה֚וּאhu'H1931who has broughtעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213on usאֶת־'et-H853thisהַזֹּ֑אתha.ZotH2063greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419disasterהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451.But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518it does notלֹ֗אLo'H3808,then we will knowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045thatכִּ֣יkiH3588it was notלֹ֤אlo'H3808His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027that punishedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060usand that itה֖וּאhu'H1931happenedהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961by chanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745.”

10So the menהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582didוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213as instructedכֵּ֔ןKenH3651.They tookוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milkעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763cowsפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510,hitched themוַיַּאַסְר֖וּםvai.ya.'as.RumH631to the cartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853,and penned upכָּל֥וּ בַבָּֽיִת׃ka.Lu va.Ba.yitH3607 H1004their calvesבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121.

11Then they putוַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068onאֶל־'el-H413the cartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699וְאֵ֣תve.'EtH853,along with the chestהָאַרְגַּ֗זha.'ar.GazH712וְאֵת֙ve.'EtH853containing the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091וְאֵ֖תve.'EtH853ratsעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909and the imagesצַלְמֵ֥יtzal.MeiH6754of the tumorsטְחֹרֵיהֶֽם׃te.cho.rei.HemH2914.

12And the cowsהַפָּר֜וֹתha.pa.RotH6510headed straightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474up the roadבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870towardעַל־ דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙'al- de.rekhH5921 H1870Beth-shemeshH1053,staying on that oneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259highwayבִּמְסִלָּ֣הbim.si.LahH4546and lowingוְגָע֔וֹve.ga.'OH1600as they wentH1980,neverוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808strayingסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040.The rulersוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430followedH1980behind themאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310toעַד־'ad-H5704the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of Beth-shemeshH1053.

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