New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 5:8-9

8So they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.FuH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the lordsסַרְנֵ֨יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430to them and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֗הna.'a.SehH6213with the arkלַֽאֲרוֹן֙la.'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Let the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478be broughtH5437aroundH5437to Gathגַּ֣תgatH1661.”And they broughtH5437the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478around.

9Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310they had broughtH5437it aroundH5437,the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068was against the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892with veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419confusionמְהוּמָה֙me.hu.MahH4103;and He smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the menH376of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,bothH4480youngמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996and oldגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, so thattumorsH6076brokeוַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּvai.yi.sa.te.RuH8368out on them.

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