1 Samuel 6
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1 Samuel 6:19-21

19And he smoteוַיַּ֞ךְvai.YakhH5221the menH376of Beth–shemeshH1053,because they had lookedרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200into the arkבַּאֲר֣וֹןba.'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,even he smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of the peopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505and threescore and tenשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menבְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יbe.'an.SheiH582:and the peopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lamentedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56,because the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had smittenהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221manyof the peopleבָּעָ֖םba.'AmH5971with a greatגְדוֹלָֽהge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.
20And the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of Beth–shemeshH1053saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Who is ableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201to standלַעֲמֹ֔דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440this holyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918Lordיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430?and to whom shall he go upיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927from us?
21And they sentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to the inhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427of Kirjath–jearimH7157,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559,The Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have brought againהֵשִׁ֤בוּhe.Shi.vuH7725the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;come ye downרְד֕וּre.DuH3381, andfetch it upהַעֲל֥וּha.'a.LuH5927to you.
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