1 Samuel 6
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidאִֽם־ifמְשַׁלְּחִ֞יםyou are about to send awayאֶת־obj.אֲר֨וֹןthe ark ofאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelאַל־may notתְּשַׁלְּח֤וּyou send awayאֹתוֹ֙obj. itרֵיקָ֔םemptyכִּֽי־forהָשֵׁ֥בcertainly to send backתָּשִׁ֛יבוּyou will send backל֖וֹto the himאָשָׁ֑םa guilt offeringאָ֤זthenתֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙you will be healedוְנוֹדַ֣עand it will be knownלָכֶ֔םby the youלָ֛מָּהto why?לֹא־notתָס֥וּרdoes it turn asideיָד֖וֹhand hisמִכֶּֽם׃from the you
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וַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidמָ֣הwhat?הָאָשָׁם֮is the guilt offeringאֲשֶׁ֣רwhichנָשִׁ֣יבwe will send backלוֹ֒to the himוַיֹּאמְר֗וּand they saidמִסְפַּר֙the number ofסַרְנֵ֣יthe rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֔יםthe Philistinesחֲמִשָּׁה֙fiveטְחֹרֵ֣יtumors ofזָהָ֔בgoldוַחֲמִשָּׁ֖הand fiveעַכְבְּרֵ֣יmice ofזָהָ֑בgoldכִּֽי־forמַגֵּפָ֥הa plagueאַחַ֛תoneלְכֻלָּ֖םbelongs to all of themוּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃and to rulers your
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וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩and you will makeצַלְמֵ֨יimages ofטְחֹרֵיכֶ֜םtumors yourוְצַלְמֵ֣יand images ofעַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗םmice yourהַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙which are ruiningאֶת־obj.הָאָ֔רֶץthe landוּנְתַתֶּ֛םand you will giveלֵאלֹהֵ֥יto the God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֖לIsraelכָּב֑וֹדhonorאוּלַ֗יperhapsיָקֵ֤לhe will lightenאֶת־obj.יָדוֹ֙hand hisמֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֔םfrom with the youוּמֵעַ֥לand from onאֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖םgods yourוּמֵעַ֥לand from onאַרְצְכֶֽם׃land your
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וְלָ֤מָּהand to why?תְכַבְּדוּ֙will you hardenאֶת־obj.לְבַבְכֶ֔םheart yourכַּאֲשֶׁ֧רjust asכִּבְּד֛וּthey hardenedמִצְרַ֥יִםEgyptוּפַרְעֹ֖הand Pharaohאֶת־obj.לִבָּ֑םheart theirהֲלוֹא֙¿ notכַּאֲשֶׁ֣רjust whenהִתְעַלֵּ֣לhe dealt wantonlyבָּהֶ֔םwith the themוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּםand they sent away themוַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃and they went
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וְעַתָּ֗הand thereforeקְח֨וּtakeוַעֲשׂ֜וּand makeעֲגָלָ֤הa cartחֲדָשָׁה֙newאֶחָ֔תoneוּשְׁתֵּ֤יand twoפָרוֹת֙cowsעָל֔וֹתnursingאֲשֶׁ֛רwhichלֹא־notעָלָ֥הit has gone upעֲלֵיהֶ֖םon themעֹ֑לa yokeוַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤םand you will harnessאֶת־obj.הַפָּרוֹת֙the cowsבָּעֲגָלָ֔הon the cartוַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧םand you will take backבְּנֵיהֶ֛םyoung ones theirמֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖םfrom after themהַבָּֽיְתָה׃the house towards
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וּלְקַחְתֶּ֞םand you will takeאֶת־obj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוּנְתַתֶּ֤םand you will putאֹתוֹ֙obj. itאֶל־intoהָ֣עֲגָלָ֔הthe cartוְאֵ֣ת׀and obj.כְּלֵ֣יthe articles ofהַזָּהָ֗בthe goldאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֥םyou have sent backלוֹ֙to the himאָשָׁ֔םa guilt offeringתָּשִׂ֥ימוּyou will putבָאַרְגַּ֖זin the boxמִצִּדּ֑וֹfrom side itsוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥םand you will send awayאֹת֖וֹobj. itוְהָלָֽךְ׃and it will go
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וּרְאִיתֶ֗םand you will seeאִם־ifדֶּ֨רֶךְthe way ofגְּבוּל֤וֹown territory itsיַֽעֲלֶה֙it will go upבֵּ֣יתBethשֶׁ֔מֶשׁShemeshה֚וּאheעָ֣שָׂהhe has doneלָ֔נוּto the usאֶת־obj.הָרָעָ֥הthe harmהַגְּדוֹלָ֖הthe greatהַזֹּ֑אתthe thisוְאִם־and ifלֹ֗אnotוְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙and we will knowכִּ֣יthatלֹ֤אnotיָדוֹ֙hand hisנָ֣גְעָהit touchedבָּ֔נוּin the usמִקְרֶ֥הchanceה֖וּאitהָ֥יָהit happenedלָֽנוּ׃to the us
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וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָהand they were straightהַפָּר֜וֹתthe cowsבַּדֶּ֗רֶךְin the roadעַל־onדֶּ֙רֶךְ֙the road ofבֵּ֣יתBethשֶׁ֔מֶשׁShemeshבִּמְסִלָּ֣הon a highwayאַחַ֗תoneהָלְכ֤וּthey wentהָלֹךְ֙continuously to goוְגָע֔וֹand lowedוְלֹא־and notסָ֖רוּthey turned asideיָמִ֣יןright handוּשְׂמֹ֑אולand left handוְסַרְנֵ֤יand the rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּים֙the Philistinesהֹלְכִ֣יםwere goingאַחֲרֵיהֶ֔םafter themעַד־toגְּב֖וּלthe border ofבֵּ֥יתBethשָֽׁמֶשׁ׃Shemesh
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וְהָעֲגָלָ֡הand the cartבָּ֠אָהit cameאֶל־toשְׂדֵ֨הthe field ofיְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַJoshuaבֵּֽית־the Bethהַשִּׁמְשִׁי֙the Shemeshiteוַתַּעֲמֹ֣דand it stoppedשָׁ֔םthereוְשָׁ֖םand was thereאֶ֣בֶןa stoneגְּדוֹלָ֑הlargeוַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙and they splitאֶת־obj.עֲצֵ֣יthe woods ofהָעֲגָלָ֔הthe cartוְאֶת־and obj.הַ֨פָּר֔וֹתthe cowsהֶעֱל֥וּthey offered upעֹלָ֖הa burnt offeringלַיהוָֽה׃ סto Yahweh
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וְהַלְוִיִּ֞םand the Levitesהוֹרִ֣ידוּ׀they brought downאֶת־obj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֗הYahwehוְאֶת־and obj.הָאַרְגַּ֤זthe boxאֲשֶׁר־whichאִתּוֹ֙was with itאֲשֶׁר־whichבּ֣וֹwere in the itכְלֵֽי־the articles ofזָהָ֔בgoldוַיָּשִׂ֖מוּand they put themאֶל־toהָאֶ֣בֶןthe stoneהַגְּדוֹלָ֑הthe largeוְאַנְשֵׁ֣יand the people ofבֵֽית־Bethשֶׁ֗מֶשׁShemeshהֶעֱל֨וּthey offered upעֹל֜וֹתburnt offeringsוַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּand they sacrificedזְבָחִ֛יםsacrificesבַּיּ֥וֹםon the dayהַה֖וּאthe thatלַֽיהוָֽה׃to Yahweh
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וְאֵ֙לֶּה֙and theseטְחֹרֵ֣יare the tumors ofהַזָּהָ֔בthe goldאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהֵשִׁ֧יבוּthey sent backפְלִשְׁתִּ֛יםthe Philistinesאָשָׁ֖םa guilt offeringלַֽיהוָ֑הto Yahwehלְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹדfor Ashdodאֶחָ֜דoneלְעַזָּ֤הfor Gazaאֶחָד֙oneלְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹןfor Ashkelonאֶחָ֔דoneלְגַ֥תfor Gathאֶחָ֖דoneלְעֶקְר֥וֹןfor Ekronאֶחָֽד׃ סone
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וְעַכְבְּרֵ֣יand the mice ofהַזָּהָ֗בthe goldמִסְפַּ֞רthe number ofכָּל־allעָרֵ֤יthe cities ofפְלִשְׁתִּים֙the Philistinesלַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁתof the fiveהַסְּרָנִ֔יםthe rulersמֵעִ֣ירfrom a city ofמִבְצָ֔רfortificationוְעַ֖דand untoכֹּ֣פֶרthe villages ofהַפְּרָזִ֑יthe hamlet-dwellersוְעַ֣ד׀and toאָבֵ֣לAbelהַגְּדוֹלָ֗הthe greatאֲשֶׁ֨רwhichהִנִּ֤יחוּthey set downעָלֶ֙יהָ֙on itאֵ֚תobj.אֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehעַ֚דuntilהַיּ֣וֹםthe dayהַזֶּ֔הthe thisבִּשְׂדֵ֥הin the field ofיְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַJoshuaבֵּֽית־the Bethהַשִּׁמְשִֽׁי׃the Shemeshite
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וַיַּ֞ךְand he struck downבְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יamong the people ofבֵֽית־Bethשֶׁ֗מֶשׁShemeshכִּ֤יforרָאוּ֙they had lookedבַּאֲר֣וֹןin the ark ofיְהוָ֔הYahwehוַיַּ֤ךְand he struck downבָּעָם֙among the peopleשִׁבְעִ֣יםseventyאִ֔ישׁmanחֲמִשִּׁ֥יםfiftyאֶ֖לֶףthousandאִ֑ישׁmanוַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּand they mournedהָעָ֔םthe peopleכִּֽי־forהִכָּ֧הhe had struckיְהוָ֛הYahwehבָּעָ֖םin the peopleמַכָּ֥הa blowגְדוֹלָֽהgreat
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