Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 6

1And thearkאֲרוֹן־'a.ron-H727of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was in thecountryבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430sevenשִׁבְעָ֥הshiv.'AhH7651monthsחֳדָשִֽׁים׃cho.da.ShimH2320.

2And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430calledוַיִּקְרְא֣וּvai.yik.re.'UH7121for thepriestsלַכֹּהֲנִ֤יםla.ko.ha.NimH3548and thedivinersוְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ve.la.ko.se.MimH7080,sayingלֵאמֹ֔רle.MorH559,WhatH4100shallweH6213doH6213with thearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068? shewusH3045wherewithweH6213shallsendנְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuH7971it toitsH3045placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

3And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Ifאִֽם־'im-H518yesendמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.ChimH7971awayH5493thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sendתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971itnotH3808emptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387; but inanyH4480wisereturnH7725him aguiltאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817offering: then ye shall behealedתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'UH7495, and it shall beknownוְנוֹדַ֣עve.no.Da'H3045toyouH3588whyלָ֛מָּהLa.mahH4100hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027isnotH3808removedH5493fromyouH3588.

4Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they,Whatמָ֣הmahH4100shall be theguiltהָאָשָׁם֮ha.'a.ShamH817offeringwhichH834weכִּֽי־ki-H3588shallreturnנָשִׁ֣יבna.ShivH7725to him? And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091tumours, andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909, according to thenumberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430: for oneplagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046was onyouH834allלְכֻלָּ֖םle.khu.LamH3605, and on yourlordsוּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.sar.nei.KhemH5633.

5Wherefore ye shallmakeH5414imagesצַלְמֵ֨יtzal.MeiH6754of your tumours, andimagesוְצַלְמֵ֣יve.tzal.MeiH6754of yourmiceעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם'akh.be.rei.KhemH5909that mar thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֛םu.ne.ta.TemH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519unto theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: peradventure he willlightenיָקֵ֤לya.KelH7043hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027fromoffמֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֔םme.'a.lei.KhemH5921youH5414, and fromoffוּמֵעַ֥לu.me.'AlH5921yourgodsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and fromoffוּמֵעַ֥לu.me.'AlH5921yourlandאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776:

6Wherefore thendoH4100yehardenתְכַבְּדוּ֙te.kha.be.DuH3513yourheartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820, as theEgyptiansמִצְרַ֥יִםmitz.Ra.yimH4713andPharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547hardenedכִּבְּד֛וּki.be.DuH3513theirheartsH3820? when he had wrought wonderfully among them,didH4100theynotהֲלוֹא֙ha.lO'H3808letH7971thepeopleH834goH7971and they departed?

7Nowוְעַתָּ֗הve.'a.TahH6258thereforetakeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947andprepareוַעֲשׂ֜וּva.'a.SuH6213youH834anewחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֤ה'a.ga.LahH5699, andtwoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147milchעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763kine, onwhichH834there hathcomeעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927noלֹא־lo'-H3808yokeעֹ֑ל'OlH5923, andtieוַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.sar.TemH631the kine to thecartבָּעֲגָלָ֔הba.'a.ga.LahH5699, andbringוַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧םva.ha.shei.vo.TemH7725theircalvesבְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.HemH1121homeהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004from them:

8andtakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andlayH5414ituponאֶל־'el-H413thecartהָ֣עֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699; andputוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414thejewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofgoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091,whichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834yereturnהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֥םha.she.vo.TemH7725him for aguiltאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817offering, in a coffer by thesideמִצִּדּ֑וֹmi.tzi.DoH6654thereof; andsendוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םve.shi.lach.TemH7971itawayH7971, that it maygoוְהָלָֽךְ׃ve.ha.LakhH1980.

9Andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200,ifאִם־'im-H518it goethupיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927by thewayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870ofitsאֶת־'et-H853ownH1961borderגְּבוּל֤וֹge.vu.LoH1366toBeth-shemeshH1053, then he hathdoneעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213usH3045thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451: butifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518notלֹ֗אLo'H3808, thenweכִּ֣יkiH3588shallknowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045that it isnotלֹ֤אlo'H3808hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027that smoteusH3045; it was achanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745thathappenedH1961tousH3045.

10And themenH376didוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213soכֵּ֔ןKenH3651; andtookוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milchעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763kine, andtiedוַיַּאַסְר֖וּםvai.ya.'as.RumH631them to thecartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699, andshutכָּל֥וּka.LuH3607upוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853theircalvesבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121athomeבַבָּֽיִת׃va.Ba.yitH1004:

11and theyputוַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068uponאֶל־'el-H413thecartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699, and the coffer with themiceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091and theimagesצַלְמֵ֥יtzal.MeiH6754of their tumours.

12And the kinetookH5493thestraightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870by thewayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870toBeth-shemeshH1053; theywentהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980alongעַל־'al-H5921thehighwayבִּמְסִלָּ֣הbim.si.LahH4546,lowingוְגָע֔וֹve.ga.'OH1600as theywentהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980, andturnedH5493notוְלֹא־ve.lo'-H3808asideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493to therightיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225handH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040; and thelordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430wentהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them unto theborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366ofBeth-shemeshH1053.

13And they ofBeth-shemeshH1053were reaping theirwheatחִטִּ֖יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105in thevalleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010: and theyliftedוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375upH5375theireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֗ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, andsawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200thearkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727, andrejoicedוַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055toseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200it.

14And thecartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameבָּ֠אָהBa.'ahH935intoאֶל־'el-H413thefieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091theBeth-shemiteH1030, andstoodוַתַּעֲמֹ֣דva.ta.'a.ModH5975there,whereH8033there was agreatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68: and they clave thewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of thecartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699, andofferedהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927upH5927the kine for aburntעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930offering unto theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

15And theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881tookH853downהוֹרִ֣ידוּ׀ho.Ri.duH3381thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDH3068, and the coffer that was with it,whereinH834thejewelsכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091were, andputוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760them on thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68: and themenH376ofBeth-shemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927burntעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930offeringsH3068andsacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֛יםze.va.ChimH2077thesameהַה֖וּאha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117unto theLORDH3068.

16And when thefiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568lordsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430hadseenרָא֑וּra.'UH7200it, theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toEkronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138thesameהַהֽוּא׃ סha.Hu'H1931dayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17Andtheseוְאֵ֙לֶּה֙ve.'E.lehH428are thegoldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091tumourswhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430returnedהֵשִׁ֧יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725for aguiltאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817offering unto theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; forAshdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795one, forGazaלְעַזָּ֤הle.'a.ZahH5804one, forAshkelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןle.'ash.ke.LonH831one, forGathלְגַ֥תle.GatH1661one, forEkronלְעֶקְר֥וֹןle.'ek.RonH6138one;

18and thegoldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091miceוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יve.'akh.be.ReiH5909,accordingH5921to thenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557ofallH3605thecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430belonging to thefiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתla.cha.Me.shetH2568lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633,bothH3605of fencedcitiesמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892and ofcountryH7704villagesכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724:evenH5704unto thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneH834, whereon theysetH834downH5921thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,whichH834stoneH834remaineth unto thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091theBeth-shemiteH1030.

19And hesmoteוַיַּ֞ךְvai.YakhH5221of themenאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376ofBeth-shemeshH1053,becauseH3588they hadlookedרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200intoH376thearkבַּאֲר֣וֹןba.'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068,evenH3588hesmoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of thepeopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971seventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menאִ֑ישׁ'IshH376, andfiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505menH376: and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971mournedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56,becauseH3588theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadsmittenהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221thepeopleבָּעָ֖םba.'AmH5971with agreatגְדוֹלָֽהge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

20And themenH376ofBeth-shemeshH1053saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Who isableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201tostandלַעֲמֹ֔דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440theLORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068, thisholyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? and towhomH4310shall hegoיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927upH5927fromusוְאֶל־ve.'el-H413?

21And theysentH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKiriath-jearimH7157,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ThePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430havebroughtH5927againהֵשִׁ֤בוּhe.Shi.vuH7725thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068;comeH5927yedownרְד֕וּre.DuH3381, and fetch itupH5927toyouH7971.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6

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