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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 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.

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

The men who didn't die were struck with the tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.

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

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.

הָאָשָׁם֮ (הָ) ha. “[is] the”

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.

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

Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cattle, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cattle to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;

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

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.

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

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

The men did so, and took two milk cattle, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home;

הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ (הָ) ha. “the”

and they put the ark of Yahweh on the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.

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

The cattle took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn't turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-shemesh.

הַפָּר֜וֹת (הַ) ha. “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.

הָ֣אָר֔וֹן (הָ֣) ha. “the”

The cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they split the wood of the cart, and offered up the cattle for a burnt offering to Yahweh.

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

The Levites took down the ark of Yahweh, and the coffer that was with it, in which 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 to Yahweh.

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

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

הַהֽוּא׃ (הַ) ha. “<the>”

These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass-offering to Yahweh: 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 to the great stone, whereon they set down the ark of Yahweh, [ergänzt: which stone remains] to this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite.

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>”

He struck of the men of Beth-shemesh, because they had looked into the ark of Yahweh, he struck of the people fifty thousand seventy men; and the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.

הָעָ֔ם (הָ) ha. “the”

The men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

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

It happened, 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 lamented after Yahweh.

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

Samuel spoke to all the house of Israel, saying, If you do return to Yahweh with all your heart, then put away the foreign gods and the Ashtaroth from among you, and direct your hearts to Yahweh, and serve him only; and he will deliver you out of the hand of the Philistines.

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

Then the children of Israel did put away the Baals and the Ashtaroth, and served Yahweh only.

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

Samuel said, Gather all Israel to Mizpah, and I will pray for you to Yahweh.

הַמִּצְפָּ֑תָה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

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

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

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

הַמִּצְפָּ֔תָה (הַ) ha. “<the>”

As Samuel was offering up the burnt offering, the Philistines drew near to battle against Israel; but Yahweh thundered with a great thunder on that day on the Philistines, and confused them; and they were struck down before Israel.

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