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WEB·1 Samuel 6

¹Yahweh’s ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

KJVAnd the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 was in the country^H7704 of the Philistines^H6430 seven^H7651 months^H2320.

² The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with Yahweh’s ark? Show us how we should send it to its place.”

KJVAnd the Philistines^H6430 called^H7121^(H8799) for the priests^H3548 and the diviners^H7080^(H8802), saying^H559^(H8800), What shall we do^H6213^(H8799) to the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068? tell^H3045^(H8685) us wherewith we shall send^H7971^(H8762) it to his place^H4725.

³ They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don’t send it empty; but by all means return a trespass offering to him. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.”

KJVAnd they said^H559^(H8799), If ye send away^H7971^(H8764) the ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, send^H7971^(H8762) it not empty^H7387; but in any wise^H7725^(H8687) return^H7725^(H8686) him a trespass offering^H817: then ye shall be healed^H7495^(H8735), and it shall be known^H3045^(H8738) to you why his hand^H3027 is not removed^H5493^(H8799) from you.

⁴ Then they said, “What should the trespass offering be which we shall return to him?” They said, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice, for the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

KJVThen said^H559^(H8799) they, What shall be the trespass offering^H817 which we shall return^H7725^(H8686) to him? They answered^H559^(H8799), Five^H2568 golden^H2091 emerods^H2914^(H8675)^H6076, and five^H2568 golden^H2091 mice^H5909, according to the number^H4557 of the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430: for one^H259 plague^H4046 was on you all, and on your lords^H5633.

⁵ Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.

KJVWherefore ye shall make^H6213^(H8804) images^H6754 of your emerods^H2914^(H8675)^H6076, and images^H6754 of your mice^H5909 that mar^H7843^(H8688) the land^H776; and ye shall give^H5414^(H8804) glory^H3519 unto the God^H430 of Israel^H3478: peradventure he will lighten^H7043^(H8686) his hand^H3027 from off you, and from off your gods^H430, and from off your land^H776.

⁶ Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didn’t they let the people go, and they departed?

KJVWherefore then do ye harden^H3513^(H8762) your hearts^H3824, as the Egyptians^H4714 and Pharaoh^H6547 hardened^H3513^(H8765) their hearts^H3820? when he had wrought wonderfully^H5953^(H8694) among them, did they not let the people go^H7971^(H8762), and they departed^H3212^(H8799)?

⁷ “Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart and two milk cows on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;

KJVNow therefore make^H6213^(H8798) a^H259 new^H2319 cart^H5699, and take^H3947^(H8798) two^H8147 milch^H5763^(H8802) kine^H6510, on which there hath come^H5927^(H8804) no yoke^H5923, and tie^H631^(H8804) the kine^H6510 to the cart^H5699, and bring^H7725^(H8689) their calves^H1121 home^H1004 from them^H310:

⁸ and take Yahweh’s ark and lay it on the cart. Put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a box by its side; and send it away, that it may go.

KJVAnd take^H3947^(H8804) the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068, and lay^H5414^(H8804) it upon the cart^H5699; and put^H7760^(H8799) the jewels^H3627 of gold^H2091, which ye return^H7725^(H8689) him for a trespass offering^H817, in a coffer^H712 by the side^H6654 thereof; and send it away^H7971^(H8765), that it may go^H1980^(H8804).

⁹ Behold, if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us. It was a chance that happened to us.”

KJVAnd see^H7200^(H8804), if it goeth up^H5927^(H8799) by the way^H1870 of his own coast^H1366 to Bethshemesh^H1053, then he hath done^H6213^(H8804) us this great^H1419 evil^H7451: but if not, then we shall know^H3045^(H8804) that it is not his hand^H3027 that smote^H5060^(H8804) us: it was a chance^H4745 that happened to us^H1961^(H8804).

¹⁰ The men did so, and took two milk cows and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.

KJVAnd the men^H582 did so^H6213^(H8799); and took^H3947^(H8799) two^H8147 milch^H5763^(H8802) kine^H6510, and tied^H631^(H8799) them to the cart^H5699, and shut up^H3607^(H8804) their calves^H1121 at home^H1004:

¹¹ They put Yahweh’s ark on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.

KJVAnd they laid^H7760^(H8799) the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 upon the cart^H5699, and the coffer^H712 with the mice^H5909 of gold^H2091 and the images^H6754 of their emerods^H2914.

¹² The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh. They went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

KJVAnd the kine^H6510 took the straight^H3474^(H8799) way^H1870 to the way^H1870 of Bethshemesh^H1053, and went along^H1980^(H8804) the highway^H4546^H259, lowing^H1600^(H8800) as they went^H1980^(H8800), and turned not aside^H5493^(H8804) to the right hand^H3225 or to the left^H8040; and the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 went^H1980^(H8802) after^H310 them unto the border^H1366 of Bethshemesh^H1053.

¹³ The people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.

KJVAnd they of Bethshemesh^H1053 were reaping^H7114^(H8802) their wheat^H2406 harvest^H7105 in the valley^H6010: and they lifted up^H5375^(H8799) their eyes^H5869, and saw^H7200^(H8799) the ark^H727, and rejoiced^H8055^(H8799) to see^H7200^(H8800) it.

¹⁴ The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone. Then they split the wood of the cart and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to Yahweh.

KJVAnd the cart^H5699 came^H935^(H8802) into the field^H7704 of Joshua^H3091, a Bethshemite^H1030, and stood^H5975^(H8799) there, where there was a great^H1419 stone^H68: and they clave^H1234^(H8762) the wood^H6086 of the cart^H5699, and offered^H5927^(H8689) the kine^H6510 a burnt offering^H5930 unto the LORD^H3068.

¹⁵ The Levites took down Yahweh’s ark and the box that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone; and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.

KJVAnd the Levites^H3881 took down^H3381^(H8689) the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068, and the coffer^H712 that was with it, wherein the jewels^H3627 of gold^H2091 were, and put^H7760^(H8799) them on the great^H1419 stone^H68: and the men^H582 of Bethshemesh^H1053 offered^H5927^(H8689) burnt offerings^H5930 and sacrificed^H2076^(H8799) sacrifices^H2077 the same day^H3117 unto the LORD^H3068.

¹⁶ When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

KJVAnd when the five^H2568 lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 had seen^H7200^(H8804) it, they returned^H7725^(H8799) to Ekron^H6138 the same day^H3117.

¹⁷ These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

KJVAnd these are the golden^H2091 emerods^H2914 which the Philistines^H6430 returned^H7725^(H8689) for a trespass offering^H817 unto the LORD^H3068; for Ashdod^H795 one^H259, for Gaza^H5804 one^H259, for Askelon^H831 one^H259, for Gath^H1661 one^H259, for Ekron^H6138 one^H259;

¹⁸ and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone on which they set down Yahweh’s ark. That stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.

KJVAnd the golden^H2091 mice^H5909, according to the number^H4557 of all the cities^H5892 of the Philistines^H6430 belonging to the five^H2568 lords^H5633, both of fenced^H4013 cities^H5892, and of country^H6521 villages^H3724, even unto the great^H1419 stone of Abel^H59, whereon they set down^H3240^(H8689) the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068: which stone remaineth unto this day^H3117 in the field^H7704 of Joshua^H3091, the Bethshemite^H1030.

¹⁹ He struck of the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into Yahweh’s ark, he struck fifty thousand seventy of the men. Then the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.

KJVAnd he smote^H5221^(H8686) the men^H376 of Bethshemesh^H1053, because they had looked^H7200^(H8804) into the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068, even he smote^H5221^(H8686) of the people^H5971 fifty^H2572 thousand^H505 and threescore and ten^H7657 men^H582: and the people^H5971 lamented^H56^(H8691), because the LORD^H3068 had smitten^H5221^(H8689) many of the people^H5971 with a great^H1419 slaughter^H4347.

²⁰ The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?”

KJVAnd the men^H582 of Bethshemesh^H1053 said^H559^(H8799), Who is able^H3201^(H8799) to stand^H5975^(H8800) before^H6440 this holy^H6918 LORD^H3068 God^H430? and to whom shall he go up^H5927^(H8799) from us?

²¹ They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have brought back Yahweh’s ark. Come down and bring it up to yourselves.”

KJVAnd they sent^H7971^(H8799) messengers^H4397 to the inhabitants^H3427^(H8802) of Kirjathjearim^H7157, saying^H559^(H8800), The Philistines^H6430 have brought again^H7725^(H8689) the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068; come ye down^H3381^(H8798), and fetch it up^H5927^(H8685) to you.

WEB·1 Samuel 5

¹Now the Philistines had taken God’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

KJVAnd the Philistines^H6430 took^H3947^(H8804) the ark^H727 of God^H430, and brought^H935^(H8686) it from Ebenezer^H72 unto Ashdod^H795.

² The Philistines took God’s ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it by Dagon.

KJVWhen the Philistines^H6430 took^H3947^(H8799) the ark^H727 of God^H430, they brought^H935^(H8686) it into the house^H1004 of Dagon^H1712, and set^H3322^(H8686) it by^H681 Dagon^H1712.

³ When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh’s ark. They took Dagon and set him in his place again.

KJVAnd when they of Ashdod^H796 arose early^H7925^(H8686) on the morrow^H4283, behold, Dagon^H1712 was fallen^H5307^(H8802) upon his face^H6440 to the earth^H776 before^H6440 the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068. And they took^H3947^(H8799) Dagon^H1712, and set^H7725 him in his place^H4725 again^H7725^(H8686).

⁴ When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before Yahweh’s ark; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso was intact.

KJVAnd when they arose early^H7925^(H8686) on the morrow^H4283 morning^H1242, behold, Dagon^H1712 was fallen^H5307^(H8802) upon his face^H6440 to the ground^H776 before^H6440 the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068; and the head^H7218 of Dagon^H1712 and both^H8147 the palms^H3709 of his hands^H3027 were cut off^H3772^(H8803) upon the threshold^H4670; only the stump of Dagon^H1712 was left^H7604^(H8738) to him.

⁵ Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house step on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.

KJVTherefore neither the priests^H3548 of Dagon^H1712, nor any that come^H935^(H8802) into Dagon's^H1712 house^H1004, tread^H1869^(H8799) on the threshold^H4670 of Dagon^H1712 in Ashdod^H795 unto this day^H3117.

⁶ But Yahweh’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them and struck them with tumors, even Ashdod and its borders.

KJVBut the hand^H3027 of the LORD^H3068 was heavy^H3513^(H8799) upon them of Ashdod^H796, and he destroyed^H8074^(H8686) them, and smote^H5221^(H8686) them with emerods^H2914^(H8675)^H6076, even Ashdod^H795 and the coasts^H1366 thereof.

⁷ When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel shall not stay with us, for his hand is severe on us and on Dagon our god.”

KJVAnd when the men^H582 of Ashdod^H795 saw^H7200^(H8799) that it was so, they said^H559^(H8804), The ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 shall not abide^H3427^(H8799) with us: for his hand^H3027 is sore^H7185^(H8804) upon us, and upon Dagon^H1712 our god^H430.

⁸ They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?” They answered, “Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried over to Gath.” They carried the ark of the God of Israel there.

KJVThey sent^H7971^(H8799) therefore and gathered^H622^(H8799) all the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 unto them, and said^H559^(H8799), What shall we do^H6213^(H8799) with the ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478? And they answered^H559^(H8799), Let the ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 be carried about^H5437^(H8735) unto Gath^H1661. And they carried^H5437 the ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 about^H5437^(H8686) thither.

⁹ It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahweh’s hand was against the city with a very great confusion; and he struck the men of the city, both small and great, so that tumors broke out on them.

KJVAnd it was so, that, after^H310 they had carried it about^H5437^(H8689), the hand^H3027 of the LORD^H3068 was against the city^H5892 with a very^H3966 great^H1419 destruction^H4103: and he smote^H5221^(H8686) the men^H582 of the city^H5892, both small^H6996 and great^H1419, and they had emerods^H2914^(H8675)^H6076 in their secret parts^H8368^(H8735).

¹⁰ So they sent God’s ark to Ekron. As God’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have brought the ark of the God of Israel here to us, to kill us and our people.”

KJVTherefore they sent^H7971^(H8762) the ark^H727 of God^H430 to Ekron^H6138. And it came to pass, as the ark^H727 of God^H430 came^H935^(H8800) to Ekron^H6138, that the Ekronites^H6139 cried out^H2199^(H8799), saying^H559^(H8800), They have brought about^H5437^(H8689) the ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478 to us, to slay^H4191^(H8687) us and our people^H5971.

¹¹ They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, “Send the ark of the God of Israel away, and let it go again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people.” For there was a deadly panic throughout all the city. The hand of God was very heavy there.

KJVSo they sent^H7971^(H8799) and gathered together^H622^(H8799) all the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430, and said^H559^(H8799), Send away^H7971^(H8761) the ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel^H3478, and let it go again^H7725^(H8799) to his own place^H4725, that it slay^H4191^(H8686) us not, and our people^H5971: for there was a deadly^H4194 destruction^H4103 throughout all the city^H5892; the hand^H3027 of God^H430 was very^H3966 heavy^H3513^(H8804) there.

¹² The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

KJVAnd the men^H582 that died^H4191^(H8804) not were smitten^H5221^(H8717) with the emerods^H2914^(H8675)^H6076: and the cry^H7775 of the city^H5892 went up^H5927^(H8799) to heaven^H8064.

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