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1 Samuel 6:6-18

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.

10AndthemenH376didsoH3651,andtookH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milchkine,andtiedthemtothecartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,andshutכָּל֥וּka.LuH3607uptheircalvesathome.

11Andtheylaidthearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovahuponthecartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,andthecofferwiththegoldenmiceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909andtheimagesH6754oftheirsores.

12AndthekinewentH1980straightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474forwardonthewayH1870toBeth-shemeshH1053;theywentH1980bytheoneאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259highwayH1870,lowingastheywentH1980;andtheyturnedH5493notasideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493totherightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225ortotheleft;andthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430wentH1980afterthemasfarastheborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366ofBeth-shemeshH1053.

13And[theyof]Beth-shemeshH1053werereapingthewheat-harvestinthevalleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010;andtheyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375uptheireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֗ם'ei.nei.HemH5869andsawH7200thearkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,andrejoicedH8055toseeH7200it.

14Andthecartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameH935intothefieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091theBeth-shemeshite,andstoodH5975there;andagreatH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68wasthere.Andtheyclavethewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086ofthecartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,andofferedהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927upthekineasaburnt-offeringtoJehovah.

15AndtheLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881tookdownthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah,andthecofferthatwaswithit,inwhichwerethegoldenjewels,andputוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themonthegreatH1419stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68;andthemenH376ofBeth-shemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927upburnt-offeringsandsacrificedH2076sacrificesH2077thesamedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117toJehovah.

16Andthefiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568lordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sawH7200[it],andreturnedH7725toEkronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138thesamedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17AndthesearethegoldensoreswhichthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430returnedH7725asatrespass-offeringtoJehovah:forAshdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259,forGazahoneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,forAshkelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןle.'ash.ke.LonH831oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259,forGathלְגַ֥תle.GatH1661oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259,forEkronלְעֶקְר֥וֹןle.'ek.RonH6138oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259;

18andthegoldenmiceוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יve.'akh.be.ReiH5909, [accordingto]thenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557ofallthecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892ofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430belongingtothefiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתla.cha.Me.shetH2568lords,bothfortifiedcitiesמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892andvillagesofthepeasantry; [andtheybroughtthem]asfarasthegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419[stoneof]Abelאָבֵ֣ל'a.VelH59, whereontheysetdownthearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah, [which]istothisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117inthefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091theBeth-shemeshite.

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