Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 6:14-18

14And the cartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameבָּ֠אָהBa.'ahH935into the fieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,a Beth–shemiteH1030,and stoodוַתַּעֲמֹ֣דva.ta.'a.ModH5975there, where there wasa greatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68:and they claveוַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙vay.va.ke.'UH1234the woodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of the cartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,and offeredהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927the kineהַ֨פָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510a burnt offeringעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930unto Yhwhלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

15And the Levitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881took downהוֹרִ֣ידוּ׀ho.Ri.duH3381the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068,and the cofferהָאַרְגַּ֤זha.'ar.GazH712that waswith it, wherein the jewelsכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627of goldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091were,and putוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760themon the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68:and the menוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582of Beth–shemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927burnt offeringsעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930and sacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֛יםze.va.ChimH2077the same dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

16And when the fiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568lordsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430had seenרָא֑וּra.'UH7200it,they returnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725to Ekronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138the same dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17And these arethe goldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091emerodsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.ReiH2914which the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430returnedהֵשִׁ֧יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725fora trespass offeringאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817unto Yhwhלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068;for Ashdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259,for Gazaלְעַזָּ֤הle.'a.ZahH5804oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259,for Askelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןle.'ash.ke.LonH831oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259,for Gathלְגַ֥תle.GatH1661oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259,for Ekronלְעֶקְר֥וֹןle.'ek.RonH6138oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259;

18And the goldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091miceוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יve.'akh.be.ReiH5909, according tothe numberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of all the citiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430belongingto the fiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתla.cha.Me.shetH2568lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633, bothof fencedמִבְצָ֔רmiv.TzarH4013citiesמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892,and of countryהַפְּרָזִ֑יha.pe.ra.ZiH6521villagesכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724,even unto the greatהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419stone ofAbelאָבֵ֣ל'a.VelH59,whereon they set downH3240the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: which stone remainethunto this dayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117in the fieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of Joshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091,the Beth–shemiteH1030.

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