New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 5:9-12

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.

10So they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Ekronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.And as the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935to Ekronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138the Ekronitesהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםha.'ek.ro.NimH6139criedוַיִּזְעֲק֨וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199out, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “They have broughtH5437the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroundH5437tous, to killלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.niH4191us andour peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.”

11TheysentH7971therefore and gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “SendH7971awayH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and let it returnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to its own placeלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725,soוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808that it will not killיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191us andour peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971.”For there was a deadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194confusionמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;the handיַ֥דyadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was veryמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

12And the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834did not dieמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191were smittenהֻכּ֖וּhu.KuH5221with tumorsH6076andthe cryשַֽׁוְעַ֥תshav.'AtH7775of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wentוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927up to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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