New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 6:1-8

1Now the arkH727 of the LordH3068 had beenH1961 in the territoryH7704 of the PhilistinesH6430 for sevenH7651 monthsH2320.

2And 1the PhilistinesH6430 calledH7121 for the priestsH3548 and the divinersH7080, sayingH559, “WhatH4100 are we to doH6213 with the arkH727 of the LordH3068? TellH3045 us 2howH4100 we may sendH7971 it to its placeH4725.”

3And they saidH559, “IfH518 you are going to sendH7971 the arkH727 of the GodH430 of IsraelH3478 awayH7971, 3do not sendH7971 it emptyH7387; but you shall certainlyH7725 4returnH7725 to Him a guiltH817 offeringH817. ThenH227 you will be healedH7495, and it will be revealedH3045 to you whyH4100 His handH3027 does not leaveH5493 you.”

4Then they saidH559, “WhatH4100 is to be the guiltH817 offeringH817 that we shall returnH7725 to Him?” And they saidH559, “FiveH2568 goldH2091 5tumorsH6076 and fiveH2568 goldH2091 miceH5909 6corresponding to the numberH4557 of the governorsH5633 of the PhilistinesH6430, sinceH3588 oneH259 plagueH4046 was on allH3605 of 7you and on your governorsH5633.

5So you shall makeH6213 likenessesH6754 of your tumorsH6076 and likenessesH6754 of your miceH5909 that are ruiningH7843 the landH776, and 8you shall giveH5414 gloryH3519 to the GodH430 of IsraelH3478; perhapsH194 9He will lightenH7043 His handH3027 from you, 10your godsH430, and your landH776.

6WhyH4100 then do you hardenH3513 your heartsH3824 11as the EgyptiansH4714 and PharaohH6547 hardenedH3513 their heartsH3820? WhenH3512 He had severelyH5953 dealtH5953 with them, 12did they not letH7971 13the people goH7971, and they leftH1980?

7NowH6258 then, takeH3947 and 14prepareH6213 a newH2319 cartH5699 and twoH8147 milkH5763 cowsH6510 on whichH834 there 15has neverH3808 beenH5927 a yokeH5923; and hitchH631 the cowsH6510 to the cartH5699 and takeH7725 their calvesH1121 backH7725 homeH1004, awayH310 from them.

8Then takeH3947 the arkH727 of the LordH3068 and placeH5414 it on the cartH5699; and putH7760 16the articlesH3627 of goldH2091 whichH834 you returnH7725 to Him as 17a guiltH817 offeringH817 in a saddlebagH712 by its sideH6654. Then sendH7971 it awayH7971 that it may goH1980.

Notes

1. 1 Samuel 6:2 Gen 41:8; Ex 7:11; Is 2:6 ↩
2. 1 Samuel 6:2 Or what...send with it ↩
3. 1 Samuel 6:3 Ex 23:15; Deut 16:16 ↩
4. 1 Samuel 6:3 Lev 5:15, 16 ↩
5. 1 Samuel 6:4 1 Sam 5:6, 9, 12; 6:17 ↩
6. 1 Samuel 6:4 Josh 13:3; Judg 3:3; 1 Sam 6:17, 18 ↩
7. 1 Samuel 6:4 Lit them ↩
8. 1 Samuel 6:5 Josh 7:19; 1 Chr 16:28, 29; Is 42:12; Jer 13:16; John 9:24; Rev 14:7 ↩
9. 1 Samuel 6:5 1 Sam 5:6, 11 ↩
10. 1 Samuel 6:5 1 Sam 5:3, 4, 7 ↩
11. 1 Samuel 6:6 Ex 7:13; 8:15, 32; 9:34; 14:17 ↩
12. 1 Samuel 6:6 Ex 12:31 ↩
13. 1 Samuel 6:6 Lit them ↩
14. 1 Samuel 6:7 2 Sam 6:3 ↩
15. 1 Samuel 6:7 Num 19:2; Deut 21:3, 4 ↩
16. 1 Samuel 6:8 1 Sam 6:4, 5 ↩
17. 1 Samuel 6:8 1 Sam 6:3 ↩