New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 6:1-5

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.”

4Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall be the guiltהָאָשָׁם֮ha.'a.ShamH817offeringH817whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834we shall returnנָשִׁ֣יבna.ShivH7725to Him?” And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091tumorsH6076and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909according tothe numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,for oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046was on allלְכֻלָּ֖םle.khu.LamH3605ofyou and on your lordsוּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.sar.nei.KhemH5633.

5So you shall makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩va.'a.si.TemH6213likenessesצַלְמֵ֨יtzal.MeiH6754of your tumorsH6076and likenessesוְצַלְמֵ֣יve.tzal.MeiH6754of your miceעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם'akh.be.rei.KhemH5909that ravageהַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ha.mash.chi.TimH7843the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776, andyou shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֛םu.ne.ta.TemH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519to the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478;perhapsאוּלַ֗י'u.LaiH194He will easeיָקֵ֤לya.KelH7043His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027from you,your godsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

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