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1 Samuel 6:1-9

1Andthearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727ofJehovahwasH1961inthecountryH7704ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

2AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430calledH7121forthepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548andthedivinersוְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ve.la.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,Whatshallwedowiththearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727ofJehovah?telluswherewithweshallsendנְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuH7971ittoitsplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

3AndtheysaidH559,Ifyesendמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.ChimH7971awayH5493thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sendתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971itnotemptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387; yemustatanyratereturnH7725himatrespass-offering:thenאָ֤ז'azH227yeshallbehealedתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'UH7495,anditshallbeknownH3045toyouwhyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027isnotremovedH5493fromyou.

4ThentheysaidH559,Whatisthetrespass-offeringwhichweshallreturnH7725tohim?AndtheysaidH559,Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenhemorrhoids,andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenmiceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909,thenumberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557ofthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430;foroneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046isuponthemall,anduponyourlords.

5AndyeshallmakeH5414imagesH6754ofyourhemorrhoids,andimagesH6754ofyourmiceעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם'akh.be.rei.KhemH5909thatdestroyH7843thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776,andgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֛םu.ne.ta.TemH5414gloryH3519totheGodלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194hewilllightenיָקֵ֤לya.KelH7043hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027fromoffyou,andfromoffyourgodsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,andfromoffyourlandאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

6Andwhyוְלָ֤מָּהve.La.mahH4100willyehardenyourheartלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820,astheEgyptiansH4713andPharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547hardenedtheirheartH3820?WhenH834hehadwrought mightilyamongthem,didtheynotletthemgoH7971,andtheydeparted?

7AndnowH6258makeוַעֲשׂ֜וּva.'a.SuH6213anewחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֤ה'a.ga.LahH5699,andtakeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147milchkine,onwhichtherehascomeH5927noyokeעֹ֑ל'OlH5923,andtiethekinetothecartבָּעֲגָלָ֔הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,andbringH7725theircalveshomefromthem;

8andtakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andlayituponthecartהָ֣עֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,andthegoldenjewels,whichyereturnH7725himasatrespass-offering,putוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414inthecofferbythesideמִצִּדּ֑וֹmi.tzi.DoH6654thereof;andsendוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םve.shi.lach.TemH7971itawayH7971thatitmaygoוְהָלָֽךְ׃ve.ha.LakhH1980.

9Andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,ifitgoיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927upbythewayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofitsownborderH1366toBeth-shemeshH1053,itishewhohasdoneusthisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilH7451;ifnot,thenweshallknowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045thatitisnothishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027thattouchedנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060us;itwasH1961achanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745[that]happenedtous.

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