Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 6:1-9

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.

4Then saidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they, What shall bethe trespass offeringהָאָשָׁם֮ha.'a.ShamH817which we shall returnנָשִׁ֣יבna.ShivH7725to him? They answeredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091emerodsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.RiH6076 H2914,and fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909, according tothe numberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430:for oneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046wason you all, and on your lordsוּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.sar.nei.KhemH5633.

5Wherefore ye shall makeוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩va.'a.si.TemH6213imagesצַלְמֵ֨יtzal.MeiH6754of your emerodsטְחֹרֵיכֶ֜םte.cho.rei.KhemH6076 H2914,and imagesוְצַלְמֵ֣יve.tzal.MeiH6754of your miceעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם'akh.be.rei.KhemH5909that marהַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ha.mash.chi.TimH7843the landהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776;and ye shall giveוּנְתַתֶּ֛םu.ne.ta.TemH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519unto the Godלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478:peradventure he will lightenיָקֵ֤לya.KelH7043his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027from off you, and from off your godsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430,and from off your landאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

6Wherefore then do ye hardenתְכַבְּדוּ֙te.kha.be.DuH3513your heartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824,as the EgyptiansH4714and Pharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547hardenedכִּבְּד֛וּki.be.DuH3513their heartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820?when he had wrought wonderfullyהִתְעַלֵּ֣לhit.'a.LelH5953among them, did they not let the people goוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּםvay.sha.le.ChumH7971,and they departedH3212?

7Now therefore makeוַעֲשׂ֜וּva.'a.SuH6213aאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259newחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֤ה'a.ga.LahH5699,and takeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147milchעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763kineפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510,on which there hath comeעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927no yokeעֹ֑ל'OlH5923,and tieוַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.sar.TemH631the kineהַפָּרוֹת֙ha.pa.rOtH6510to the cartבָּעֲגָלָ֔הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,and bringוַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧םva.ha.shei.vo.TemH7725their calvesבְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.HemH1121homeהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004from themמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310:

8And takeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and layוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414it upon the cartהָ֣עֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699;and putתָּשִׂ֥ימוּta.Si.muH7760the jewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627of goldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091,which ye returnהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֥םha.she.vo.TemH7725him fora trespass offeringאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817,in a cofferבָאַרְגַּ֖זva.'ar.GazH712by the sideמִצִּדּ֑וֹmi.tzi.DoH6654thereof; and send it awayוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םve.shi.lach.TemH7971,that it may goוְהָלָֽךְ׃ve.ha.LakhH1980.

9And seeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,if it goeth upיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927by the wayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of his own coastגְּבוּל֤וֹge.vu.LoH1366to Beth–shemeshH1053, thenhe hath doneעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213us this greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451:but if not, then we shall knowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045that it isnot his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027thatsmoteנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060us; it wasa chanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745thathappened to usהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961.

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