1 And the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 EDS was H1961 W-VQY3MS in the country H7704 of the Philistines H6430 seven H7651 NUM-MS months H2320 .
2 And the Philistines H6430 called H7121 W-VQY3MP for the priests H3548 and the diviners H7080 , saying H559 L-VQFC , What H4100 IGAT shall we do H6213 VQY1MP to the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 EDS ? tell H3045 us wherewith H4100 we shall send H7971 it to his place H4725 .
3 And they said H559 W-VQY3MP , If H518 PART ye send away H7971 the ark H727 of the God H430 CDP of Israel H3478 , send H7971 it not H408 NPAR empty H7387 ADV ; but H3588 CONJ in any wise return H7725 VHFA him a trespass offering H817 : then H227 ADV ye shall be healed H7495 , and it shall be known H3045 to you why H4100 L-IPRO his hand H3027 CFS-3MS is not H3808 NADV removed H5493 from H4480 PREP-2MP you .
4 Then said H559 W-VQY3MP they , What H4100 IGAT shall be the trespass offering H817 which H834 RPRO we shall return H7725 to him ? They answered H559 W-VQY3MP , Five H2568 golden H2091 NMS emerods H6076 , and five H2568 golden H2091 NMS mice H5909 , according to the number H4557 CMS of the lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 : for H3588 CONJ one H259 OFS plague H4046 was on you all H3605 , and on your lords H5633 .
5 Wherefore ye shall make H6213 images H6754 of your emerods H6076 , and images H6754 of your mice H5909 that mar H7843 the land H776 D-GFS ; and ye shall give H5414 glory H3519 unto the God H430 of Israel H3478 : peradventure H194 ADV he will lighten H7043 his hand H3027 CFS-3MS from off H5921 M-PREP-2MP you , and from off H5921 your gods H430 , and from off H5921 your land H776 .
6 Wherefore H4100 WL-IGAT then do ye harden H3513 your hearts H3824 , as H834 K-RPRO the Egyptians H4714 and Pharaoh H6547 hardened H3513 their hearts H3820 CMS-3MP ? when H834 K-RPRO he had wrought wonderfully H5953 among them , did they not H3808 D-NPAR let the people go H7971 , and they departed H1980 W-VQY3MP ?
7 Now H6258 W-ADV therefore make H6213 a H259 MFS new H2319 cart H5699 , and take H3947 two H8147 milch H5763 kine H6510 , on H5921 PREP-3MP which H834 RPRO there hath come H5927 no H3808 NADV yoke H5923 , and tie H631 the kine H6510 to the cart H5699 , and bring H7725 their calves H1121 home H1004 from them :
8 And take H3947 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 EDS , and lay H5414 it upon H413 PREP the cart H5699 ; and put H7760 the jewels H3627 of gold H2091 , which H834 RPRO ye return H7725 him for a trespass offering H817 , in a coffer H712 by the side H6654 thereof ; and send it away H7971 , that it may go H1980 .
9 And see H7200 , if H518 PART it goeth up H5927 VQY3MS by the way H1870 NMS of his own coast H1366 CMS-3MS to Beth H1053 - shemesh , then he H1931 PPRO-3MS hath done H6213 VQQ3MS us this H2063 D-DFS great H1419 D-AFS evil H7451 D-AFS : but if H518 PART not H3808 NADV , then we shall know H3045 that H3588 CONJ it is not H3808 NADV his hand H3027 CFS-3MS that smote H5060 VQQ3FS us : it H1931 PPRO-3MS was a chance H4745 that happened H1961 VQQ3MS to us .
10 And the men H376 D-NMP did H6213 W-VQY3MP so H3651 ADV ; and took H3947 W-VQY3MP two H8147 ONUM milch H5763 kine H6510 , and tied H631 them to the cart H5699 , and shut up H3607 their calves H1121 at home H1004 :
11 And they laid H7760 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 EDS upon H413 PREP the cart H5699 , and the coffer H712 with H854 the mice H5909 of gold H2091 and the images H6754 of their emerods H2914 .
12 And the kine H6510 took the straight H3474 way H1870 NMS to H5921 PREP the way H1870 NMS of Beth H1053 - shemesh , and went along H1980 VQQ3MP the H259 OFS highway H4546 , lowing H1600 as they went H1980 , and turned not aside H5493 VQQ3MP to the right hand H3225 NFS or to the left H8040 ; and the lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 went H1980 after H310 them unto H5704 PREP the border H1366 CMS of Beth H1053 - shemesh .
13 And they of Beth H1053 - shemesh were reaping H7114 their wheat H2406 harvest H7105 in the valley H6010 : and they lifted up H5375 W-VQY3MP their eyes H5869 CMD-3MP , and saw H7200 W-VQY3MP the ark H727 , and rejoiced H8055 to see H7200 it .
14 And the cart H5699 came H935 VQQ3FS into H413 PREP the field H7704 CMS of Joshua H3091 , a Beth H1030 - shemite , and stood H5975 there H8033 ADV , where H8033 W-ADV there was a great H1419 AMS-3FS stone H68 GFS : and they cleaved H1234 the wood H6086 CMP of the cart H5699 , and offered H5927 the kine H6510 a burnt offering H5930 unto the LORD H3068 .
15 And the Levites H3881 took down H3381 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 EDS , and the coffer H712 that H834 RPRO was with H854 PREP-3MS it , wherein H834 RPRO the jewels H3627 of gold H2091 NMS were , and put H7760 them on H413 PREP the great H1419 D-AFS stone H68 : and the men H376 W-CMP of Beth H1053 - shemesh offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 CFP and sacrificed H2076 sacrifices H2077 the same H1931 D-PPRO-3MS day H3117 B-AMS unto the LORD H3068 NAME-4MS .
16 And when the five H2568 lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 had seen H7200 VQQ3MP it , they returned H7725 W-VUY3MP to Ekron H6138 the same H1931 day H3117 B-AMS .
17 And these H428 W-PMP are the golden H2091 emerods H2914 which H834 RPRO the Philistines H6430 returned H7725 for a trespass offering H817 unto the LORD H3068 L-EDS ; for Ashdod H795 one H259 MMS , for Gaza H5804 one H259 MMS , for Askelon H831 one H259 MMS , for Gath H1661 one H259 MMS , for Ekron H6138 one H259 ONUM ;
18 And the golden H2091 mice H5909 , according to the number H4557 CMS of all H3605 NMS the cities H5892 of the Philistines H6430 belonging to the five H2568 lords H5633 , both of fenced cities H5892 M-NFS , and of H5704 PREP country H6521 villages H3724 NMS , even unto H5704 PREP the great H1419 D-AFS stone of Abel H59 , whereon H834 RPRO they set down H5117 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 EDS : which stone remaineth unto H5704 PREP this H2088 D-PMS day H3117 D-AMS in the field H7704 of Joshua H3091 , the Beth H1030 - shemite .
19 And he smote H5221 W-VHY3MS the men H376 NMS of Beth H1053 - shemesh , because H3588 CONJ they had looked H7200 VQQ3MP into the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 EDS , even he smote H5221 W-VHY3MS of the people H5971 fifty H2572 MMP thousand H505 W-BMS and threescore and ten H7657 ONUM men H376 NMS : and the people H5971 lamented H56 , because H3588 CONJ the LORD H3068 EDS had smitten H5221 many of the people H5971 with a great H1419 AFS slaughter H4347 .
20 And the men H376 CMP of Beth H1053 - shemesh said H559 , Who H4310 IPRO is able H3201 VQY3MS to stand H5975 before H6440 L-CMP this H2088 D-PMS holy H6918 LORD H3068 EDS God H430 D-EDP ? and to H413 W-PREP whom H4310 IPRO shall he go up H5927 VQY3MS from us ?
21 And they sent H7971 messengers H4397 to H413 PREP the inhabitants H3427 of Kirjath H7157 - jearim , saying H559 L-VQFC , The Philistines H6430 have brought again H7725 the ark H727 of the LORD H3068 EDS ; come ye down H3381 , and fetch it up H5927 to H413 PREP you .