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and why do ye harden your heart as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? do they not -- when He hath rolled Himself upon them -- send them away, and they go?

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּם (וַֽ) va “and”וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ (וַ) va “and”

`And now, take and make one new cart, and two suckling kine, on which a yoke hath not gone up, and ye have bound the kine in the cart, and caused their young ones to turn back from after them to the house,

וַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤ם (וַ) va. “and”וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧ם (וַ) va. “and”

and ye have taken the ark of Jehovah, and put it on the cart, and the vessels of gold which ye have returned to Him -- a guilt-offering -- ye put in a coffer on its side, and have sent it away, and it hath gone;

וּלְקַחְתֶּ֞ם (וּ) u. “and”וּנְתַתֶּ֤ם (וּ) u. “and”וְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם (וְ) ve. “and”וְהָלָֽךְ׃ (וְ) ve. “and”

and ye have seen, if the way of its own border it goeth up to Beth-Shemesh -- He hath done to us this great evil; and if not, then we have known that His hand hath not come against us; an accident it hath been to us.'

וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם (וּ) u. “and”וְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙ (וְ) ve. “and”

And the men do so, and take two suckling kine, and bind them in the cart, and their young ones they have shut up in the house;

וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְח֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְר֖וּם (וַ) va “and”

and they place the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer, and the golden mice, and the images of their emerods.

וַיָּשִׂ֛מוּ (וַ) va “and”

And the kine go straight in the way, on the way to Beth-Shemesh, in one highway they have gone, going and lowing, and have not turned aside right or left; and the princes of the Philistines are going after them unto the border of Beth-Shemesh.

וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָה (וַ) va. “and”

And the Beth-Shemeshites are reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley, and they lift up their eyes, and see the ark, and rejoice to see `it'.

וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the cart hath come in unto the field of Joshua the Beth-Shemeshite, and standeth there, and there `is' a great stone, and they cleave the wood of the cart, and the kine they have caused to ascend -- a burnt-offering to Jehovah.

וַתַּעֲמֹ֣ד (וַ) va. “and”וַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the Levites have taken down the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer which `is' with it, in which `are' the vessels of gold, and place `them' on the great stone; and the men of Beth-Shemesh have caused to ascend burnt-offerings and sacrifice sacrifices in that day to Jehovah;

וַיָּשִׂ֖מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and the five princes of the Philistines have seen `it', and turn back `to' Ekron, on that day.

וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And He smiteth among the men of Beth-Shemesh, for they looked into the ark of Jehovah, yea, He smiteth among the people seventy men -- fifty chief men; and the people mourn, because Jehovah smote among the people -- a great smiting.

וַיַּ֞ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Beth-Shemesh say, `Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and unto whom doth He go up from us?'

וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And they send messengers unto the inhabitants of Kirjath-Jearim, saying, `The Philistines have sent back the ark of Jehovah; come down, take it up unto you.'

וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”

And the men of Kirjath-Jearim come and bring up the ark of Jehovah, and bring it in unto the house of Abinadab, in the height, and Eleazar his son they have sanctified to keep the ark of Jehovah.

וַיָּבֹ֜אוּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲלוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֣אוּ (וַ) va “and”

And it cometh to pass, from the day of the dwelling of the ark in Kirjath-Jearim, that the days are multiplied -- yea, they are twenty years -- and wail do all the house of Israel after Jehovah.

וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּרְבּוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽהְי֖וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּה֛וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel speaketh unto all the house of Israel, saying, `If with all your heart ye are turning back unto Jehovah -- turn aside the gods of the stranger from your midst, and Ashtaroth; and prepare your heart unto Jehovah, and serve Him only, and He doth deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of Israel turn aside the Baalim and Ashtaroth, and serve Jehovah alone;

וַיָּסִ֙ירוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעַבְד֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

and Samuel saith, `Gather all Israel to Mizpeh, and I pray for you unto Jehovah.'

וַיֹּ֣אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And they are gathered to Mizpeh, and draw water, and pour out before Jehovah, and fast on that day, and say there, `We have sinned against Jehovah;' and Samuel judgeth the sons of Israel in Mizpeh.

וַיִּקָּבְצ֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּֽשְׁאֲבוּ־ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁפְּכ֣וּ׀ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיָּצ֙וּמוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְרוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשְׁפֹּ֧ט (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines hear that the sons of Israel have gathered themselves to Mizpeh; and the princes of the Philistines go up against Israel, and the sons of Israel hear, and are afraid of the presence of the Philistines.

וַיִּשְׁמְע֣וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲל֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּשְׁמְעוּ֙ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיִּֽרְא֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the sons of Israel say unto Samuel, `Keep not silent for us from crying unto Jehovah our God, and He doth save us out of the hand of the Philistines.'

וַיֹּאמְר֤וּ (וַ) va “and”

And Samuel taketh a fat lamb, and causeth it to go up -- a burnt-offering whole to Jehovah; and Samuel crieth unto Jehovah for Israel, and Jehovah answereth him;

וַיִּקַּ֣ח (וַ) va “and”וַיַּעֲלֵ֧הוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְעַ֨ק (וַ) va “and”וַֽיַּעֲנֵ֖הוּ (וַֽ) va “and”

and Samuel is causing the burnt-offering to go up -- and the Philistines have drawn nigh to battle against Israel -- and Jehovah doth thunder with a great noise, on that day, upon the Philistines, and troubleth them, and they are smitten before Israel.

וַיְהִ֤י (וַ) va “and”וַיַּרְעֵ֣ם (וַ) va “and”וַיְהֻמֵּ֔ם (וַ) va “and”וַיִּנָּגְפ֖וּ (וַ) va “and”

And the men of Israel go out from Mizpeh, and pursue the Philistines, and smite them unto the place of Beth-Car.

וַיֵּ֨צְא֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַֽיִּרְדְּפ֖וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיַּכּ֕וּם (וַ) va “and”