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So they sent and got 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 place, so that it may not be the cause of death to us and to our people: for there was a great fear of death

הָעִ֔יר (הָ) ha. “the”הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (הָ) ha. “<the>”

And those men who were not overtaken by death were cruelly diseased: and the cry of the town went up to heaven.

וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (הָֽ) ha. “the”הָעִ֖יר (הָ) ha. “the”הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

Then they said, What sin-offering are we to send to him? And they said, Five gold images of the growths caused by your disease and five gold mice, one for every lord of the Philistines: for the same disease came on you and on your lords.

הָאָשָׁם֮ (הָ) ha. “[is] the”

So make images of the growths caused by your disease and of the mice which are damaging your land; and give glory to the God of Israel: it may be that the weight of his hand will be lifted from you and from your gods and from your land.

הַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ (הַ) ha. “which”הָאָ֔רֶץ (הָ) ha. “the”

So now, take and make ready a new cart, and two cows which have never come under the yoke, and have the cows yoked to the cart, and take their young ones away from them:

הַפָּרוֹת֙ (הַ) ha. “the”הַבָּֽיְתָה׃ (הַ) ha. “the”

And put the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the gold images which you are sending as a sin-offering in a chest by its side; and send it away so that it may go.

הָ֣עֲגָלָ֔ה (הָ֣) ha. “the”הַזָּהָ֗ב (הַ) ha. “<the>”

If it goes by the land of Israel to Beth-shemesh, then this great evil is his work; but if not, then we may be certain that the evil was not his doing, but was the working of chance.

הָרָעָ֥ה (הָ) ha. “the”הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַזֹּ֑את (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart and shutting up their young ones in their living-place:

הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ (הָ) ha. “the”

And they put the ark of the Lord on the cart and the chest with the gold images.

הָעֲגָלָ֑ה (הָ) ha. “the”הָאַרְגַּ֗ז (הָ) ha. “the”הַזָּהָ֔ב (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And the cows took the straight way, by the road to Beth-shemesh; they went by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, and the sound of their voices was clear on the road; and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the edge o

הַפָּר֜וֹת (הַ) ha. “the”

And the people of Beth-shemesh were cutting their grain in the valley, and lifting up their eyes they saw the ark and were full of joy when they saw it.

הָ֣אָר֔וֹן (הָ֣) ha. “the”

And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and came to a stop there by a great stone: and cutting up the wood of the cart they made a burned offering of the cows to the Lord.

וְהָעֲגָלָ֡ה (הָ) ha. “the”הַשִּׁמְשִׁי֙ (הַ) ha. “<the>”הָעֲגָלָ֔ה (הָ) ha. “the”הַ֨פָּר֔וֹת (הַ֨) ha. “the”

Then the Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest in which were the gold images, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Beth-shemesh made burned offerings and gave worship that day before the Lord.

וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם (הַ) ha “the”הָאַרְגַּ֤ז (הָ) ha. “the”הָאֶ֣בֶן (הָ) ha. “the”הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַה֖וּא (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And the five lords of the Philistines, having seen it, went back to Ekron the same day.

הַהֽוּא׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

Now these are the gold images which the Philistines sent as a sin-offering to the Lord; one for Ashdod, one for Gaza, one for Ashkelon, one for Gath, one for Ekron;

הַזָּהָ֔ב (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And the gold mice, one for every town of the Philistines, the property of the five lords, walled towns as well as country places: and the great stone where they put the ark of the Lord is still in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite to this day.

הַזָּהָ֗ב (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַסְּרָנִ֔ים (הַ) ha. “the”הַפְּרָזִ֑י (הַ) ha. “the”הַגְּדוֹלָ֗ה (הַ) ha. “the”הַיּ֣וֹם (הַ) hai. “the”הַזֶּ֔ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַשִּׁמְשִֽׁי׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark of the Lord; and great was the sorrow of the people for the destruction which the Lord had sent on them.

הָעָ֔ם (הָ) ha. “the”

And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God? and to whom may he go from us?

הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים (הָ) ha. “the”הַקָּד֖וֹשׁ (הַ) ha. “<the>”הַזֶּ֑ה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And the ark was in Kiriath-jearim for a long time, as much as twenty years: and all Israel was searching after the Lord with weeping.

הָֽאָרוֹן֙ (הָֽ) ha. “the”הַיָּמִ֔ים (הַ) hai. “the”

Then Samuel said to all Israel, If with all your hearts you would come back to the Lord, then put away all the strange gods and the Astartes from among you, and let your hearts be turned to the Lord, and be servants to him only: and he will make you safe

הַנֵּכָ֛ר (הַ) ha. “<the>”וְהָעַשְׁתָּר֑וֹת (הָ) ha. “the”

So the children of Israel gave up the worship of Baal and Astarte, and became worshippers of the Lord only.

הַבְּעָלִ֖ים (הַ) ha. “the”הָעַשְׁתָּרֹ֑ת (הָ) ha. “the”

Then Samuel said, Let all Israel come to Mizpah and I will make prayer to the Lord for you.

הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

So they came together to Mizpah, and got water, draining it out before the Lord, and they took no food that day, and they said, We have done evil against the Lord. And Samuel was judge of the children of Israel in Mizpah.

הַ֠מִּצְפָּתָה (הַ֠) Ha. “<the>”הַה֔וּא (הַ) ha. “<the>”

Now when the Philistines had news that the children of Israel had come together at Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And the children of Israel, hearing of it, were full of fear.

הַמִּצְפָּ֔תָה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And while Samuel was offering the burned offering, the Philistines came near for the attack on Israel; but at the thunder of the Lord's voice that day the Philistines were overcome with fear, and they gave way before Israel.

הָעוֹלָ֔ה (הָ) ha. “the”הַה֤וּא (הַ) ha. “<the>”