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When the people were come into the camp, the elders of Israel said, Why has Yahweh struck us today before the Philistines? Let us get the ark of the covenant of Yahweh out of Shiloh to us, that it may come among us, and save us out of the hand of our enemies.

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

The Philistines were afraid, for they said, God is come into the camp. They said, Woe to us! for there has not been such a thing heretofore.

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”

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

לָ֔נוּ (לָ֔) La. “to <the>”

Be strong, and behave yourselves like men, O you Philistines, that you not be servants to 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>”

The Philistines fought, and Israel was struck, 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”

When he came, behold, Eli was sitting on his seat by the road watching; for his heart trembled for the ark of God. When the man came into the city, and told it, all the city cried out.

לְהַגִּ֣יד (לְ) le. “to”

When Eli heard the noise of the crying, he said, What means the noise of this tumult? The man hurried, and came and told Eli.

לְעֵלִֽי׃ (לְ) le. “to”

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

לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (לִ) li “to”

He who brought the news answered, Israel is fled before the Philistines, and there has been also a great slaughter among the people, and your two sons also, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God is taken.

לִפְנֵ֣י (לִ) li “<to>”

His daughter-in-law, Phinehas' wife, was with child, near to be delivered: and when she heard the news 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 on her.

לָלַת֒ (לָ) la. “to”

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>”

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

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

When they arose early on the next day morning, behold, Dagon was fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of Yahweh; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands [ergänzt: lay] cut off on the threshold; only [ergänzt: the stump of] Dagon was left to him.

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

They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them, 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 about to Gath. They carried the ark of the God of Israel [ergänzt: there].

לַֽאֲרוֹן֙ (לַֽ) la. “to”

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

לָהֶ֖ם (לָ) la. “to <the>”

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. It happened, 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 kill 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 again to its own place, that it not kill us and our people. For there was a deadly confusion throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.

לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ (לִ) li “to”

The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, "What shall we do with the ark of Yahweh? Show us with which 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”

They said, "If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don't send it empty; but by all means return him a trespass-offering: then you 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 they said, "What shall be the trespass-offering which we shall return to him?" They said, "Five golden tumors, and five golden mice, [ergänzt: 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”

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: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

לֵאלֹהֵ֥י (לֵ) le. “to”

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?

וְלָ֤מָּה (לָ֤) La. “<to>”

and take the ark of Yahweh, and lay it on the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by the side of it; and send it away, that it may go.

לוֹ֙ (ל) l “to <the>”

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."

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

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”