New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 6:1-3

1Now the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068had beenוַיְהִ֧יvay.HiH1961in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

2Andthe Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and the divinersוְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ve.la.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213with the arkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?Tellהוֹדִעֻ֕נוּho.di.'U.nuH3045ushowבַּמֶּ֖הba.MehH4100we shall sendנְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuH7971it to its placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.”

3They saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Ifאִֽם־'im-H518you sendמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.ChimH7971awayתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,do not sendH7971it emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;but you shall surelyהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725returnתָּשִׁ֛יבוּta.Shi.vuH7725to Him a guiltאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817offeringH817.Thenאָ֤ז'azH227you will be healedתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'UH7495and it will be knownוְנוֹדַ֣עve.no.Da'H3045to you whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100His handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027is not removedתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from you.”

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