New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 6:11-17

11And they putוַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068on the cartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,and the saddlebagהָאַרְגַּ֗זha.'ar.GazH712with the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909and the likenessesצַלְמֵ֥יtzal.MeiH6754of their tumorsטְחֹרֵיהֶֽם׃te.cho.rei.HemH2914.

12Now the cowsהַפָּר֜וֹתha.pa.RotH6510wentH3474straightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474in thedirectionH1870ofBeth-shemeshH1053;they wentהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980onthe sameאַחַ֗ת'a.ChatH259roadבִּמְסִלָּ֣הbim.si.LahH4546,bellowingוְגָע֔וֹve.ga.'OH1600as they wentהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980,and did not turnסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493offH5493to the rightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or to the leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040.And the governorsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430followedהֹלְכִ֣ים אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔םho.le.Khim 'a.cha.rei.HemH1980 H310them to the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of Beth-shemeshH1053.

13Now the people ofBeth-shemeshH1053were gatheringH7114inH7114their wheatחִטִּ֖יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105in the valleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010,and they raisedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375their eyesעֵינֵיהֶ֗ם'ei.nei.HemH5869and sawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200the arkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727,and rejoicedוַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055at seeingלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200it.

14And the cartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameבָּ֠אָהBa.'ahH935into the fieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091the Beth-shemiteH1030and stoppedוַתַּעֲמֹ֣דva.ta.'a.ModH5975thereשָׁ֔םShamH8033where thereוְשָׁ֖םve.ShamH8033wasa largeגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68;and they splitוַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙vay.va.ke.'UH1234the woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the cartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699andofferedהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927the cowsהַ֨פָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510as a burntעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930offeringH5930to the Lordלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

15Andthe Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881tookH3381downH3381the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068and the saddlebagהָאַרְגַּ֤זha.'ar.GazH712that was with it, in whichH834were the articlesכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091,and putוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760them on the largeהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68;and the menH376of Beth-shemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927burntעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH5930and sacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֛יםze.va.ChimH2077that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117to the Lordלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

16When thefiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568governorsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sawרָא֑וּra.'UH7200it,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138that dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17Nowtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are the goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091tumorsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.ReiH2914whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430returnedהֵשִׁ֧יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725as a guiltאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817offeringH817to the Lordלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068:oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259for Ashdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795,oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259for Gazaלְעַזָּ֤הle.'a.ZahH5804,oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259for Ashkelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןle.'ash.ke.LonH831,oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259for Gathלְגַ֥תle.GatH1661, andoneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259for Ekronלְעֶקְר֥וֹןle.'ek.RonH6138;

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