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1 Samuel 6:9-19

9And seeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,if it goeth upיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927by the wayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of his own coastגְּבוּל֤וֹge.vu.LoH1366to Beth–shemeshH1053, thenhe hath doneעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213us this greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451:but if not, then we shall knowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045that it isnot his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027thatsmoteנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060us; it wasa chanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745thathappened to usהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961.

10And the menהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582did soוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213;and tookוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milchעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763kineפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510,and tiedוַיַּאַסְר֖וּםvai.ya.'as.RumH631them to the cartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,and shut upכָּל֥וּka.LuH3607their calvesבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121at homeבַבָּֽיִת׃va.Ba.yitH1004:

11And they laidוַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068upon the cartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,and the cofferהָאַרְגַּ֗זha.'ar.GazH712with the miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091and the imagesצַלְמֵ֥יtzal.MeiH6754of their emerodsטְחֹרֵיהֶֽם׃te.cho.rei.HemH2914.

12And the kineהַפָּר֜וֹתha.pa.RotH6510took the straightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870to the wayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870of Beth–shemeshH1053, andwent alongהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980the highwayבִּמְסִלָּ֣ה אַחַ֗תbim.si.Lah 'a.ChatH259 H4546,lowingוְגָע֔וֹve.ga.'OH1600as they wentהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980,and turned not asideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493tothe right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040;and the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430wentהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them unto the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of Beth–shemeshH1053.

13And they ofBeth–shemeshH1053werereapingקֹצְרִ֥יםko.tze.RimH7114their wheatחִטִּ֖יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105in the valleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010:and they lifted upוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֗ם'ei.nei.HemH5869,and sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200the arkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and rejoicedוַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055to seeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200it.

14And the cartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameבָּ֠אָהBa.'ahH935into the fieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,a Beth–shemiteH1030,and stoodוַתַּעֲמֹ֣דva.ta.'a.ModH5975there, where there wasa greatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68:and they claveוַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙vay.va.ke.'UH1234the woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the cartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,and offeredהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927the kineהַ֨פָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510a burnt offeringעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930unto the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

15And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881took downהוֹרִ֣ידוּ׀ho.Ri.duH3381the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the cofferהָאַרְגַּ֤זha.'ar.GazH712that waswith it, wherein the jewelsכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091were,and putוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themon the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68:and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Beth–shemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930and sacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֛יםze.va.ChimH2077the same dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117unto the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

16And when the fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568lordsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430had seenרָא֑וּra.'UH7200it,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138the same dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17And these arethe goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091emerodsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.ReiH2914which the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430returnedהֵשִׁ֧יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725fora trespass offeringאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817unto the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;for Ashdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259,for Gazaלְעַזָּ֤הle.'a.ZahH5804oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,for Askelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןle.'ash.ke.LonH831oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259,for Gathלְגַ֥תle.GatH1661oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259,for Ekronלְעֶקְר֥וֹןle.'ek.RonH6138oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259;

18And the goldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091miceוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יve.'akh.be.ReiH5909, according tothe numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of all the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430belongingto the fiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתla.cha.Me.shetH2568lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633, bothof fencedמִבְצָ֔רmiv.TzarH4013citiesמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892,and of countryהַפְּרָזִ֑יha.pe.ra.ZiH6521villagesכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724,even unto the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419stone ofAbelאָבֵ֣ל'a.VelH59,whereon they set downH3240the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: which stone remainethunto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,the Beth–shemiteH1030.

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.

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