Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 6:1-9
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.RiH2914H6076, 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.KhemH2914H6076, 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.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 6
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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