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1 Samuel 6:6-18

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.

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