Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 6:1-3

1And the arkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of Yhwhיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was in the countryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

2And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121for the priestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and the divinersוְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ve.la.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,What shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213to the arkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?tellהוֹדִעֻ֕נוּho.di.'U.nuH3045us wherewith we shall sendנְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuH7971it to his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

3And they saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,If ye send awayמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.ChimH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sendתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971it not emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387;but in any wiseהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725returnתָּשִׁ֛יבוּta.Shi.vuH7725him a trespass offeringאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817:then ye shall be healedתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'UH7495,and it shall be knownוְנוֹדַ֣עve.no.Da'H3045to you why his handיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027is not removedתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from you.

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