Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 6:1-5

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:

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