Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 6:9-12

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.

10And the menהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582did soוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213;and tookוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milchעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763kineפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510,and tiedוַיַּאַסְר֖וּםvai.ya.'as.RumH631them to the cartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699,and shut upכָּל֥וּka.LuH3607their calvesבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121at homeבַבָּֽיִת׃va.Ba.yitH1004:

11And they laidוַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068upon the cartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699,and the cofferהָאַרְגַּ֗זha.'ar.GazH712with the miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909of goldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091and the imagesצַלְמֵ֥יtzal.MeiH6754of their emerodsטְחֹרֵיהֶֽם׃te.cho.rei.HemH2914.

12And the kineהַפָּר֜וֹתha.pa.RotH6510took the straightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870to the wayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870of Beth–shemeshH1053, andwent alongהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980the highwayבִּמְסִלָּ֣ה אַחַ֗תbim.si.Lah 'a.ChatH259 H4546,lowingוְגָע֔וֹve.ga.'OH1600as they wentהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980,and turned not asideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493tothe right handיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or tothe leftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040;and the lordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430wentהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them unto the borderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366of Beth–shemeshH1053.

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