Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 5:10-12

10Therefore they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Ekronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.And it came to pass, as the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935to Ekronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138,that the Ekronitesהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםha.'ek.ro.NimH6139cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֨וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,They have brought aboutהֵסַ֤בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to us, to slayלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.niH4191us and our peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

11So they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971and gathered togetherוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622all the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Send awayשַׁלְּח֞וּsha.le.ChuH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and let it go againוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to his own placeלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725,that it slayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191us not, and our peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971:for there was a deadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194destructionמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103throughout all the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;the handיַ֥דyadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was veryמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513there.

12And the menוְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582that diedמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191not were smittenהֻכּ֖וּhu.KuH5221with the emerodsבַּטְּחֹרִ֑יםbat.cho.RimH6076 H2914:and the cryשַֽׁוְעַ֥תshav.'AtH7775of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892went upוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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