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And when the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said: 'Wherefore hath the LORD smitten us to-day before the Philistines? Let us fetch the ark of the covenant of the LORD out of Shiloh unto us, that He may come among us, and save us out

לָ֣מָּה (לָ֣) La. “<to>”לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And the Philistines were afraid, for they said: 'God is come into the camp.' And they said: 'Woe unto us! for there was not such a thing yesterday and the day before.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”

Woe unto us! who shall deliver us out of the hand of these mighty gods? these are the gods that smote the Egyptians with all manner of plagues and in the wilderness.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”

Be strong, and quit yourselves like men, O ye Philistines, that ye be not servants unto the Hebrews, as they have been to you; quit yourselves like men, and fight.'

לַֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (לַֽ) la. “<into>”לָעִבְרִ֔ים (לָ) la. “<to> the”לָכֶ֑ם (לָ) la. “<to> <the>”לַאֲנָשִׁ֖ים (לַ) la. “<into>”

And the Philistines fought, and Israel was smitten, and they fled every man to his tent; and there was a very great slaughter; for there fell of Israel thirty thousand footmen.

לְאֹהָלָ֔יו (לְ) le. “to”

And when he came, lo, Eli sat upon his seat by the wayside watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. And when the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

לְהַגִּ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”

And when Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said: 'What meaneth the noise of this tumult?' And the man made haste, and came and told Eli.

לְעֵלִֽי׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Now Eli was ninety and eight years old; and his eyes were set, that he could not see.

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

And he that brought the tidings answered and said: 'Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there hath been also a great slaughter among the people, and thy two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.'

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

And his daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered; and when she heard the tidings that the ark of God was taken, and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, she bowed herself and brought forth; for her pains came sud

לָלַת֒ (לָ) la. “to”

And she named the child Ichabod, saying: 'The glory is departed from Israel'; because the ark of God was taken, and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

לַנַּ֗עַר (לַ) la. “<to> the”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”

And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.

לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands lay cut off upon the threshold; only the trunk of Dagon was left to hi

לְפָנָיו֙ (לְ) le. “to”לִפְנֵ֖י (לִ) li “<to>”

They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said: 'What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?' And they answered: 'Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath.' And they carried the ark of the

לַֽאֲרוֹן֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”

And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great discomfiture; and He smote the men of the city, both small and great, and emerods broke out upon them.

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying: 'They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.'

לֵאמֹ֗ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִי (לַ) la. “to”

They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said: 'Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its own place, that it slay us not, and our people'; for there was a deadly discomfiture throughout

לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ (לִ) li “to”

And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying: 'What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? declare unto us wherewith we shall send it to its place.'

לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים (לַ) la. “<to> the”וְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ (לַ) la. “<to> the”לֵאמֹ֔ר (לֵ) le. “<to>”לַאֲר֣וֹן (לַ) la. “to”לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (לִ) li “to”

And they said: 'If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return Him a guilt-offering; then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why His hand is not removed from you.'

ל֖וֹ (ל֖) l “to <the>”לָכֶ֔ם (לָ) la. “by <the>”לָ֛מָּה (לָ֛) La. “<to>”

Then said they: 'What shall be the guilt-offering which we shall return to Him?' And they said: 'Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

לוֹ֒ (ל) l “to <the>”לְכֻלָּ֖ם (לְ) le. “[belongs] to”וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ (לְ) le. “to”

Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel; peradventure He will lighten His hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

לֵאלֹהֵ֥י (לֵ) le. “to”

Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when He had wrought among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

וְלָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”

And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return Him for a guilt-offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

And see, if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then He hath done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it is not His hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us.'

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”לָֽנוּ׃ (לָֽ) La. “to <the>”

And they 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.

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”