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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

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

And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

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

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.

הָאָשָׁם֮ (הָ) ha. “[is] the”

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.

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

Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them.

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

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.

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

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

And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.

הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ (הָ) ha. “the”

And they put the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.

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

And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth-shemesh.

הַפָּר֜וֹת (הַ) ha. “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.

הָ֣אָר֔וֹן (הָ֣) ha. “the”

And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone; and they cleaved the wood of the cart, and offered up the kine for a burnt-offering unto the LORD.

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

And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone; and the men of Beth-shemesh offered burnt-offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.

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

And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

הַהֽוּא׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a guilt-offering unto the LORD: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

הַזָּהָ֔ב (הַ) ha. “<the>”

and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even unto Abel by the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD, which stone rem

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>”

And He smote of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had gazed upon the ark of the LORD, even He smote of the people seventy men, and fifty thousand men; and the people mourned, because the LORD had smitten the people with a great slaughter.

הָעָ֔ם (הָ) ha. “the”

And the men of Beth-shemesh said: 'Who is able to stand before the LORD, this holy God? and to whom shall it go up from us?'

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

And it came to pass, from the day that the ark abode in Kiriath-jearim, that the time was long; for it was twenty years; and all the house of Israel yearned after the LORD.

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

And Samuel spoke unto all the house of Israel, saying: 'If ye do return unto the LORD with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts unto the LORD, and serve Him only; and He will deliver you

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

Then the children of Israel did put away the Baalim and the Ashtaroth, and served the LORD only.

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

And Samuel said: 'Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you unto the LORD.'

הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And they gathered together to Mizpah, and drew water, and poured it out before the LORD, and fasted on that day, and said there: 'We have sinned against the LORD.' And Samuel judged the children of Israel in Mizpah.

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

And when the Philistines heard that the children of Israel were gathered together to Mizpah, the lords of the Philistines went up against Israel. And when the children of Israel heard it, they were afraid of the Philistines.

הַמִּצְפָּ֔תָה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

And as Samuel was offering up the burnt-offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but the LORD thundered with a great thunder on that day upon the Philistines, and discomfited them; and they were smitten down before Israel.

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