New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 6:4-5

4Then they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמָ֣הmahH4100is to be the guiltהָאָשָׁם֮ha.'a.ShamH817offeringH817that we shall returnנָשִׁ֣יבna.ShivH7725to Him?” And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, “Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091tumorsH6076and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909corresponding tothe numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of the governorsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430,sinceכִּֽי־ki-H3588oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046was on allלְכֻלָּ֖םle.khu.LamH3605ofyou and on your governorsוּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.sar.nei.KhemH5633.

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

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