Revised Webster's Bible

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, What shall wedoנַּעֲשֶׂ֖הna.'a.SehH6213to thearkלַאֲר֣וֹןla.'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068?tellהוֹדִעֻ֕נוּho.di.'U.nuH3045us how we shallsendנְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּne.shal.le.Che.nuH7971it to itsplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

3And theysaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559, If ye sendawayמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםme.sha.le.ChimH7971thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,sendתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּte.sha.le.ChuH7971it notemptyרֵיקָ֔םrei.KamH7387; but by allmeansהָשֵׁ֥בha.ShevH7725returnתָּשִׁ֛יבוּta.Shi.vuH7725him a trespassofferingאָשָׁ֑ם'a.ShamH817: then ye shall behealedתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙te.ra.fe.'UH7495, and it shall beknownוְנוֹדַ֣עve.no.Da'H3045to you why hishandיָד֖וֹya.DoH3027is notremovedתָס֥וּרta.SurH5493from you.

4Thensaidוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559they, What shall be the trespassofferingהָאָשָׁם֮ha.'a.ShamH817which we shallreturnנָשִׁ֣יבna.ShivH7725to him? Theyansweredוַיֹּאמְר֗וּvai.yo.me.RuH559,Fiveחֲמִשָּׁה֙cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091haemorrhoidsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.RiH2914 H6076, andfiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568goldenזָהָ֑בza.HavH2091miceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909, according to thenumberמִסְפַּר֙mis.ParH4557of thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםfe.lish.TimH6430: foroneאַחַ֛ת'a.ChatH259plagueמַגֵּפָ֥הma.ge.FahH4046was on you all, and on yourlordsוּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃u.le.sar.nei.KhemH5633.

5Therefore ye shallmakeוַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩va.'a.si.TemH6213imagesצַלְמֵ֨יtzal.MeiH6754of yourhaemorrhoidsטְחֹרֵיכֶ֜םte.cho.rei.KhemH2914 H6076, andimagesוְצַלְמֵ֣יve.tzal.MeiH6754of yourmiceעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם'akh.be.rei.KhemH5909thatmarהַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ha.mash.chi.TimH7843thelandהָאָ֔רֶץha.'A.retzH776; and ye shallgiveוּנְתַתֶּ֛םu.ne.ta.TemH5414gloryכָּב֑וֹדka.VodH3519to theGodלֵאלֹהֵ֥יle.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לYis.ra.'ElH3478: perhaps he willlightenיָקֵ֤לya.KelH7043hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027from off you, and from off yourgodsאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם'e.lo.hei.KhemH430, and from off yourlandאַרְצְכֶֽם׃'ar.tze.KhemH776.

6Why then do yehardenתְכַבְּדוּ֙te.kha.be.DuH3513yourheartsלְבַבְכֶ֔םle.vav.KhemH3824, as theEgyptiansH4714andPharaohוּפַרְעֹ֖הu.far.'OhH6547hardenedכִּבְּד֛וּki.be.DuH3513theirheartsלִבָּ֑םli.BamH3820? when he had wroughtwonderfullyהִתְעַלֵּ֣לhit.'a.LelH5953among them, did they not let the peoplegoוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּםvay.sha.le.ChumH7971, and theydepartedH3212?

7Now thereforemakeוַעֲשׂ֜וּva.'a.SuH6213aאֶחָ֔ת'e.ChatH259newחֲדָשָׁה֙cha.da.ShahH2319cartעֲגָלָ֤ה'a.ga.LahH5699, andtakeקְח֨וּke.ChuH3947twoוּשְׁתֵּ֤יu.she.TeiH8147milkעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763cowsפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510, on which there hathcomeעָלָ֥ה'a.LahH5927noyokeעֹ֑ל'OlH5923, andtieוַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤םva.'a.sar.TemH631thecowsהַפָּרוֹת֙ha.pa.rOtH6510to thecartבָּעֲגָלָ֔הba.'a.ga.LahH5699, andbringוַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧םva.ha.shei.vo.TemH7725theircalvesבְּנֵיהֶ֛םbe.nei.HemH1121homeהַבָּֽיְתָה׃ha.Ba.ye.tahH1004fromthemמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖םme.'a.cha.rei.HemH310:

8Andtakeוּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םu.le.kach.TemH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, andlayוּנְתַתֶּ֤םu.ne.ta.TemH5414it upon thecartהָ֣עֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699; andputתָּשִׂ֥ימוּta.Si.muH7760thejewelsכְּלֵ֣יke.LeiH3627ofgoldהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091, which yereturnהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֥םha.she.vo.TemH7725to him for a trespassofferingאָשָׁ֔ם'a.ShamH817, in aboxבָאַרְגַּ֖זva.'ar.GazH712by itssideמִצִּדּ֑וֹmi.tzi.DoH6654; and send itawayוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םve.shi.lach.TemH7971, that it maygoוְהָלָֽךְ׃ve.ha.LakhH1980.

9Andseeוּרְאִיתֶ֗םu.re.'i.TemH7200, if it goethupיַֽעֲלֶה֙ya.'a.LehH5927by thewayדֶּ֨רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of its ownlandגְּבוּל֤וֹge.vu.LoH1366toBethshemeshH1053, then he hathdoneעָ֣שָׂה'A.sahH6213us thisgreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הha.ge.do.LahH1419evilהָרָעָ֥הha.ra.'AhH7451: but if not, then we shallknowוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ve.ya.Da'.nuH3045that it is not hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027thatsmoteנָ֣גְעָהNa.ge.'ahH5060us: it was achanceמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745that happened tousהָ֥יָהHa.yahH1961.

10And themenהָאֲנָשִׁים֙ha.'a.na.ShimH582didsoוַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּvai.ya.'a.SuH6213; andtookוַיִּקְח֗וּvai.yik.ChuH3947twoשְׁתֵּ֤יshe.TeiH8147milkעָל֔וֹתa.LotH5763cowsפָרוֹת֙fa.rOtH6510, andtiedוַיַּאַסְר֖וּםvai.ya.'as.RumH631them to thecartבָּעֲגָלָ֑הba.'a.ga.LahH5699, and shutupכָּל֥וּka.LuH3607theircalvesבְּנֵיהֶ֖םbe.nei.HemH1121athomeבַבָּֽיִת׃va.Ba.yitH1004:

11And theylaidוַיָּשִׂ֛מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֖הYah.wehH3068upon thecartהָעֲגָלָ֑הha.'a.ga.LahH5699, and theboxהָאַרְגַּ֗זha.'ar.GazH712with themiceעַכְבְּרֵ֣י'akh.be.ReiH5909ofgoldהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091and theimagesצַלְמֵ֥יtzal.MeiH6754of theirhaemorrhoidsטְחֹרֵיהֶֽם׃te.cho.rei.HemH2914.

12And thecowsהַפָּר֜וֹתha.pa.RotH6510took thestraightוַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהva.yi.Shar.nahH3474wayבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870to thewayדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙de.rekhH1870ofBethshemeshH1053, and wentalongהָלְכ֤וּha.le.KhuH1980thehighwayבִּמְסִלָּ֣ה אַחַ֗תbim.si.Lah 'a.ChatH4546 H259,lowingוְגָע֔וֹve.ga.'OH1600as theywentהָלֹךְ֙ha.loKhH1980, and turned notasideסָ֖רוּSa.ruH5493to the righthandיָמִ֣יןya.MinH3225or to theleftוּשְׂמֹ֑אולu.se.MolH8040; and thelordsוְסַרְנֵ֤יve.sar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430wentהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980afterאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם'a.cha.rei.HemH310them to theborderגְּב֖וּלge.VulH1366ofBethshemeshH1053.

13And they ofBethshemeshH1053werereapingקֹצְרִ֥יםko.tze.RimH7114theirwheatחִטִּ֖יםchi.TimH2406harvestקְצִיר־ke.tzir-H7105in thevalleyבָּעֵ֑מֶקba.'E.mekH6010: and they liftedupוַיִּשְׂא֣וּvai.yis.'UH5375theireyesעֵינֵיהֶ֗ם'ei.nei.HemH5869, andsawוַיִּרְאוּ֙vai.yir.'UH7200thearkהָ֣אָר֔וֹןha.'a.RonH727, andrejoicedוַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּvai.yis.me.ChuH8055toseeלִרְאֽוֹת׃lir.'otH7200it .

14And thecartוְהָעֲגָלָ֡הve.ha.'a.ga.LahH5699cameבָּ֠אָהBa.'ahH935into thefieldשְׂדֵ֨הse.DehH7704ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, aBethshemiteH1030, andstoodוַתַּעֲמֹ֣דva.ta.'a.ModH5975there, where there was agreatגְּדוֹלָ֑הge.do.LahH1419stoneאֶ֣בֶן'E.venH68: and they cutupוַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙vay.va.ke.'UH1234thewoodעֲצֵ֣י'a.TzeiH6086of thecartהָעֲגָלָ֔הha.'a.ga.LahH5699, andofferedהֶעֱל֥וּhe.'e.LuH5927thecowsהַ֨פָּר֔וֹתha.pa.RotH6510as a burntofferingעֹלָ֖ה'o.LahH5930to theLORDלַיהוָֽה׃ סla.Yah.wehH3068.

15And theLevitesוְהַלְוִיִּ֞םve.hal.vi.YimH3881tookdownהוֹרִ֣ידוּ׀ho.Ri.duH3381thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֗הYah.wehH3068, and theboxהָאַרְגַּ֤זha.'ar.GazH712that was with it, in which were thejewelsכְלֵֽי־khe.lei-H3627ofgoldזָהָ֔בza.HavH2091, andputוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּvai.ya.Si.muH7760them on thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הha.ge.do.LahH1419stoneהָאֶ֣בֶןha.'E.venH68: and themenוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יve.'an.SheiH582ofBethshemeshH1053offeredהֶעֱל֨וּhe.'e.LuH5927burntofferingsעֹל֜וֹתo.LotH5930andsacrificedוַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּvai.yiz.be.ChuH2076sacrificesזְבָחִ֛יםze.va.ChimH2077the samedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117to theLORDלַֽיהוָֽה׃la.Yah.wehH3068.

16And when thefiveוַחֲמִשָּׁ֥הva.cha.mi.ShahH2568lordsסַרְנֵֽי־sar.nei-H5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfe.lish.TimH6430hadseenרָא֑וּra.'UH7200it, theyreturnedוַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shu.vuH7725toEkronעֶקְר֖וֹןek.RonH6138the samedayבַּיּ֥וֹםbai.YomH3117.

17And these are thegoldenהַזָּהָ֔בha.za.HavH2091haemorrhoidsטְחֹרֵ֣יte.cho.ReiH2914which thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםfe.lish.TimH6430returnedהֵשִׁ֧יבוּhe.Shi.vuH7725for a trespassofferingאָשָׁ֖ם'a.ShamH817to theLORDלַֽיהוָ֑הla.Yah.wehH3068; forAshdodלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדle.'ash.DodH795oneאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259, forGazaלְעַזָּ֤הle.'a.ZahH5804oneאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259, forAskelonלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןle.'ash.ke.LonH831oneאֶחָ֔ד'e.ChadH259, forGathלְגַ֥תle.GatH1661oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259, forEkronלְעֶקְר֥וֹןle.'ek.RonH6138oneאֶחָֽד׃ ס'e.ChadH259;

18And thegoldenהַזָּהָ֗בha.za.HavH2091miceוְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יve.'akh.be.ReiH5909, according to thenumberמִסְפַּ֞רmis.ParH4557of all thecitiesעָרֵ֤י'a.ReiH5892of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430belonging to thefiveלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתla.cha.Me.shetH2568lordsהַסְּרָנִ֔יםha.se.ra.NimH5633, both offortifiedמִבְצָ֔רmiv.TzarH4013citiesמֵעִ֣ירme.'IrH5892, and ofcountryהַפְּרָזִ֑יha.pe.ra.ZiH6521villagesכֹּ֣פֶרKo.ferH3724, even to thegreatהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הha.ge.do.LahH1419stone ofAbelאָבֵ֣ל'a.VelH59, on which they setdownH3240thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068: which stone remaineth to thisdayהַיּ֣וֹםhai.YomH3117in thefieldבִּשְׂדֵ֥הbis.DehH7704ofJoshuaיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַye.ho.Shu.a'H3091, theBethshemiteH1030.

19And hesmoteוַיַּ֞ךְvai.YakhH5221themenH376ofBethshemeshH1053, because they hadlookedרָאוּ֙ra.'UH7200into thearkבַּאֲר֣וֹןba.'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068, even hesmoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221of thepeopleבָּעָם֙ba.'AmH5971fiftyחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםcha.mi.ShimH2572thousandאֶ֖לֶף'E.lefH505andseventyשִׁבְעִ֣יםshiv.'ImH7657menבְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יbe.'an.SheiH582: and thepeopleהָעָ֔םha.'AmH5971lamentedוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּvai.yit.'a.be.LuH56, because theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068hadsmittenהִכָּ֧הhi.KahH5221many of thepeopleבָּעָ֖םba.'AmH5971with agreatגְדוֹלָֽהge.do.LahH1419slaughterמַכָּ֥הma.KahH4347.

20And themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582ofBethshemeshH1053saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Who isableיוּכַ֣לyu.KhalH3201tostandלַעֲמֹ֔דla.'a.ModH5975beforeלִפְנֵ֨יlif.NeiH6440thisholyהַקָּד֖וֹשׁha.ka.Do.oshH6918LORDיְהוָ֧הYah.wehH3068Godהָאֱלֹהִ֛יםha.'E.lo.HimH430? and to whom shall he goupיַעֲלֶ֥הya.'a.LehH5927from us?

21And theysentוַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙vai.yish.le.ChuH7971messengersמַלְאָכִ֔יםmal.'a.KhimH4397to theinhabitantsיוֹשְׁבֵ֥יyo.she.VeiH3427ofKirjathjearimH7157,sayingלֵאמֹ֑רle.MorH559, ThePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430have broughtagainהֵשִׁ֤בוּhe.Shi.vuH7725thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֔הYah.wehH3068; come yedownרְד֕וּre.DuH3381, and bring itupהַעֲל֥וּha.'a.LuH5927to you.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6

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