1 Samuel 6

1 ♥ 📝 A nd the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 was in the country^H7704 of the Philistines^H6430 seven^H7651 months.^H2320

2 ♥ 📝 And the Philistines^H6430 called^H7121 for the priests^H3548 and the diviners,^H7080 saying,^H559 What shall we do^H6213 with the ark^H727 of Jehovah?^H3068 show^H3045 us wherewith we shall send^H7971 it to its place.^H4725

3 ♥ 📝 And they said,^H559 If ye send away^H7971 the ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 send^H7971 it not empty;^H7387 but by all means^H7725 return^H7725 him a trespass-offering:^H817 then ye shall be healed,^H7495 and it shall be known^H3045 to you why his hand^H3027 is not removed^H5493 from you.

4 ♥ 📝 Then said^H559 they, What shall be the trespass-offering^H817 which we shall return^H7725 to him? And they said,^H559 Five^H2568 golden^H2091 tumors,^H2914 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 ♥ 📝 Wherefore ye shall make^H6213 images^H6754 of your tumors,^H2914 and images^H6754 of your mice^H5909 that mar^H7843 the land;^H776 and ye shall give^H5414 glory^H3519 unto the God^H430 of Israel:^H3478 peradventure he will lighten^H7043 his hand^H3027 from off you, and from off your gods,^H430 and from off your land.^H776

6 ♥ 📝 Wherefore then do ye harden^H3513 your hearts,^H3824 as the Egyptians^H4714 and Pharaoh^H6547 hardened^H3513 their hearts?^H3820 When he had wrought wonderfully^H5953 among them, did they not let the people go,^H7971 and they departed?^H3212

7 ♥ 📝 Now therefore take^H3947 and prepare^H6213 you a^H259 new^H2319 cart,^H5699 and two^H8147 milch^H5763 kine,^H6510 on which there hath come^H5927 no yoke;^H5923 and tie^H631 the kine^H6510 to the cart,^H5699 and bring^H7725 their calves^H1121 home^H1004 from them;^H310

8 ♥ 📝 and take^H3947 the ark^H727 of Jehovah,^H3068 and lay^H5414 it upon the cart;^H5699 and put^H7760 the jewels^H3627 of gold,^H2091 which ye return^H7725 him for a trespass-offering,^H817 in a coffer^H712 by the side^H6654 thereof; and send it away,^H7971 that it may go.^H1980

9 ♥ 📝 And see;^H7200 if it goeth up^H5927 by the way^H1870 of its own border^H1366 to Beth-shemesh,^H1053 then he hath done^H6213 us this great^H1419 evil:^H7451 but if not, then we shall know^H3045 that it is not his hand^H3027 that smote^H5060 us; it was a chance^H4745 that happened to us.^H1961

10 ♥ 📝 And the men^H582 did so,^H6213 and took^H3947 two^H8147 milch^H5763 kine,^H6510 and tied^H631 them to the cart,^H5699 and shut up^H3607 their calves^H1121 at home;^H1004

11 ♥ 📝 and they put^H7760 the ark^H727 of Jehovah^H3068 upon the cart,^H5699 and the coffer^H712 with the mice^H5909 of gold^H2091 and the images^H6754 of their tumors.^H2914

12 ♥ 📝 And the kine^H6510 took the straight^H3474 way^H1870 by the way^H1870 to Beth-shemesh;^H1053 they went along^H1980 the highway,^H4546 lowing^H1600 as they went,^H1980 and turned not aside^H5493 to the right hand^H3225 or to the left;^H8040 and the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 went^H1980 after^H310 them unto the border^H1366 of Beth-shemesh.^H1053

13 ♥ 📝 And they of Beth-shemesh^H1053 were reaping^H7114 their wheat^H2406 harvest^H7105 in the valley;^H6010 and they lifted up^H5375 their eyes,^H5869 and saw^H7200 the ark,^H727 and rejoiced^H8055 to see^H7200 it.

14 ♥ 📝 And the cart^H5699 came^H935 into the field^H7704 of Joshua^H3091 the Beth-shemite,^H1030 and stood^H5975 there, where there was a great^H1419 stone:^H68 and they clave^H1234 the wood^H6086 of the cart,^H5699 and offered^H5927 up the kine^H6510 for a burnt-offering^H5930 unto Jehovah.^H3068

15 ♥ 📝 And the Levites^H3881 took down^H3381 the ark^H727 of Jehovah,^H3068 and the coffer^H712 that was with it, wherein the jewels^H3627 of gold^H2091 were, and put^H7760 them on the great^H1419 stone:^H68 and the men^H582 of Beth-shemesh^H1053 offered^H5927 burnt-offerings^H5930 and sacrificed^H5927 sacrifices^H2077 the same day^H3117 unto Jehovah.^H3068

16 ♥ 📝 And when the five^H2568 lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 had seen^H7200 it, they returned^H7725 to Ekron^H6138 the same day.^H3117

17 ♥ 📝 And these are the golden^H2091 tumors^H2914 which the Philistines^H6430 returned^H7725 for a trespass-offering^H817 unto Jehovah:^H3068 for Ashdod^H795 one,^H259 for Gaza^H5804 one,^H259 for Ashkelon^H831 one,^H259 for Gath^H1661 one,^H259 for Ekron^H6138 one;^H259

18 ♥ 📝 and 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 fortified^H4013 cities^H5892 and of country^H6521 villages,^H3724 even unto the great^H1419 stone,^H59 whereon they set down^H3240 the ark^H727 of Jehovah,^H3068 [which stone remaineth] unto this day^H3117 in the field^H7704 of Joshua^H3091 the Beth-shemite.^H1030

19 ♥ 📝 And he smote^H5221 of the men^H376 of Beth-shemesh,^H1053 because they had looked^H7200 into the ark^H727 of Jehovah,^H3068 he smote^H5221 of the people^H5971 seventy men,^H582 [and] fifty^H2572 thousand^H505 men;^H582 and the people^H582 mourned,^H56 because Jehovah^H3068 had smitten^H5221 the people^H5971 with a great^H1419 slaughter.^H4347

20 ♥ 📝 And the men^H582 of Beth-shemesh^H1053 said,^H559 Who is able^H3201 to stand^H5975 before^H6440 Jehovah,^H3068 this holy^H6918 God?^H430 and to whom shall he go up^H5927 from us?

21 ♥ 📝 And they sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 to the inhabitants^H3427 of Kiriath-jearim,^H7157 saying,^H559 The Philistines^H6430 have brought back^H7725 the ark^H727 of Jehovah;^H3068 come ye down,^H3381 and fetch it up^H5927 to you.