New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 6:9-12

9But watchוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200:ifאִם־'im-H518it goesיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927upH5927by the wayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of its own territoryגְּבוּל֤וֹge.vu.LoH1366toBeth-shemeshH1053,then He has doneעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213thisH2088greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilH7463to us. But ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518not, thenwe will knowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045that it was not His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027that struckנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060us; it happenedהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961to us by chanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745.”

10Then the menH376didוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651:they tookוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milkעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763cowsפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510and hitchedוַיַּאַסְר֖וּםvai.ya.'as.RumH631them to the cartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,and shutכָּל֥וּka.LuH3607in their calvesבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121at homeבַבָּֽיִת׃va.Ba.yitH1004.

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.

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