I Samuel 6
ש×××× ×׳ ׀ךק ×׳
Section: × ××××× Â· × ××××× ×š×ש×× ×× | Book: I Samuel | Chapter: 6 of 31 | Day: 51 of 742
Date: April 3, 2026
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After seven months of plague and panic, the Philistines arrive at the question that drives this remarkable chapter: how do you send back a God you never meant to invite? I Samuel 6 is structured as an elaborate theological experiment designed by pagan priests, and its outcome delivers the narrativeâs verdict on every question raised since the Arkâs capture. The Philistine priests and diviners advise that the Ark must not be returned empty-handed â an indemnity (×ש×) of five golden hemorrhoids and five golden mice must accompany it, one for each of the five Philistine lords. The choice of the word ××©× is striking: it is a sacrificial term from Israelite law, a guilt offering, and the Radak notes that even the Philistines intuited the need for some form of atonement when dealing with the God of Israel.
The test the Philistine priests devise is an ingenious piece of ancient reasoning. Two milch cows that have never borne a yoke are to be harnessed to a new cart carrying the Ark, while their nursing calves are shut up at home. Every natural instinct should drive the cows back toward their calves; if instead they walk straight to Beth-shemesh in Israelite territory, it will prove beyond doubt that the plagues were not coincidence but divine action. The priests even invoke the precedent of Egypt â âDo not harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heartsâ (×××× ×ª×××× ×ת ××××× ××שך ×××× ×׊ך×× ××€×š×¢× ×ת ×××) â a remarkable moment in which pagans demonstrate better theological memory than Israelâs own elders showed in chapter 4. The Radak observes that the Philistinesâ knowledge of the Exodus story shows how widely the fame of those miracles had spread among the nations, and that the priests were warning their people not to repeat Pharaohâs fatal stubbornness.
The cows walk straight to Beth-shemesh, lowing as they go â mourning for their calves but overriding every maternal instinct to obey the invisible hand guiding them. The Philistine lords follow behind to witness the result with their own eyes. The scene of the Arkâs arrival is luminous: the people of Beth-shemesh are reaping their wheat harvest in the valley, they look up and see the Ark approaching on its cart, and they rejoice. The cart stops in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh beside a great stone. The wood of the cart is split for fuel and the cows are offered as a burnt offering â a spontaneous, improvised sacrifice born of overwhelming gratitude. The Levites set the Ark and its accompanying chest of golden offerings upon the great stone, and the Israelites offer sacrifices throughout the day.
But the chapter does not end in celebration. The inhabitants of Beth-shemesh look into the Ark, and God strikes them down â a devastating blow that turns joy to mourning in an instant. The people cry out, âWho can stand in attendance on the Eternal, this holy God?â (×× ×××× ××¢××× ××€× × ×â ×××××× ××§××ש ×××). This closing disaster mirrors the lesson of the entire Ark narrative from both sides: the Philistines learned that the Ark could not be treated as a trophy, and now the Israelites learn it cannot be treated as a curiosity. Holiness is not sentimentality; the God who humiliated Dagon and plagued the Philistines demands the same reverence from His own people. The Ark is sent onward to Kiriath-jearim, where it will remain in quiet obscurity for twenty years until David brings it to Jerusalem â a long exile that underscores how thoroughly the old order at Shiloh has been dismantled and how much rebuilding lies ahead.
׀ךק ×׳ · Chapter 6
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 1
Hebrew:
×Ö·×Ö°×ÖŽÖ§× ×ֲך×Ö¹×ÖŸ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×֌֎ש×Ö°×ÖµÖ¥× ×€Ö°×֎ש×ְת֌֎Ö×× ×©×ÖŽ×Ö°×¢ÖžÖ¥× ×Ö³×֞ש×ÖŽÖœ×××
English:
The Ark of GOD remained in the territory of the Philistines seven months.aSeptuagint continues âand mice invaded their fieldsâ; cf. vv. 4, 5, 18, and note at 5.6.
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 2
Hebrew:
×Ö·×֌֎קְךְ×Ö£×ÖŒ ×€Ö°×֎שᅵᅵְת֌֎Ö×× ×Ö·×֌ֹ×Ö²× ÖŽÖ€×× ×Ö°×ַק֌ֹ֜סְ×ÖŽ××Ö ×Öµ××Ö¹Öך ×Ö·Öœ×ÖŸ× ÖŒÖ·×¢Ö²×©×Ö¶Ö× ×Ö·×ֲך֣×Ö¹× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ××Ö¹×֎עֻÖ× ×ÖŒ ×֌ַ×֌ֶÖ× × Ö°×©×Ö·×֌ְ×Ö¶Ö¥× ÖŒ×ÖŒ ×ÖŽ×Ö°×§×Ö¹×Öœ×Ö¹× {ס}       Â
English:
Then the Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners and asked, âWhat shall we do about the Ark of GOD? Tell us with what we shall send it off to its own place.â
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 3
Hebrew:
×Ö·×֌ֹ××ְךÖ×ÖŒ ×ÖŽÖœ×ÖŸ×ְש×Ö·×֌ְ×ÖŽÖ×× ×ֶת֟×ֲך֚×Ö¹× ×Ö±×Ö¹×ÖµÖ€× ×֎ש×ְך֞×Öµ×Ö ×Ö·×֟ת֌ְש×Ö·×֌ְ×Ö€×ÖŒ ×ֹת×Ö¹Ö ×šÖµ××§ÖžÖ× ×֌֎×ÖŸ×֞ש×ÖµÖ¥× ×ªÖŒÖž×©×ÖŽÖ×××ÖŒ ×Ö×Ö¹ ×֞ש×ÖžÖ× ×ÖžÖ€× ×ªÖŒÖµ×šÖžÖœ×€Ö°××ÖŒÖ ×Ö°× ×Ö¹×Ö·Ö£×¢ ×Öž×Ö¶Ö× ×ÖžÖ×ÖŒÖž× ×Ö¹×֟ת֞ס֥×֌ך ×Öž×Ö×Ö¹ ×ÖŽ×֌ֶ֜××
English:
They answered, âIf you are going to send the Ark of the God of Israel away, do not send it away without anything; you must also pay an indemnity. Then you will be healed, and he will be made known to you; otherwise his hand will not turn away from you.âbhe will be made known ⊠from you Or âand you will know why his hand would not turn away from you.â Meaning of Heb. uncertain.
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 4
Hebrew:
×Ö·×֌ֹ××ְךÖ×ÖŒ ×ÖžÖ£× ×Öž×֞ש×Öž×Ö® ×ֲש×ֶ֣ך × Öž×©×ÖŽÖ£×× ××Ö¹Ö ×Ö·×֌ֹ××ְךÖ×ÖŒ ×ÖŽ×¡Ö°×€ÖŒÖ·×šÖ ×¡Ö·×šÖ°× ÖµÖ£× ×€Ö°×֎ש×ְת֌֎Ö×× ×Ö²×֎ש×֌֞×Ö (×¢×€××) [×Ö°×ֹךֵ֣×] ×Öž×ÖžÖ× ×Ö·×Ö²×֎ש×֌֞Ö× ×¢Ö·×Ö°×ÖŒÖ°×šÖµÖ£× ×Öž×ÖžÖ× ×֌֎֜×ÖŸ×Ö·×ÖŒÖµ×€ÖžÖ¥× ×Ö·×Ö·Öת ×Ö°×Ö»×֌֞Ö× ×ÖŒ×Ö°×¡Ö·×šÖ°× Öµ××Ö¶Öœ××
English:
They asked, âWhat is the indemnity that we should pay?â They answered, âFive golden hemorrhoids and five golden mice, corresponding to the number of lords of the Philistines; for the same plague struck all of youcyou Heb. âthem.â and your lords.
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 5
Hebrew:
×ַעֲש×ÖŽ×תֶ×Ö© ׊ַ×Ö°×ÖµÖš× (×¢×€××××) [×Ö°×ֹךֵ××Ö¶Ö×] ×ְ׊ַ×Ö°×ÖµÖ£× ×¢Ö·×Ö°×֌ְךֵ××Ö¶Ö× ×Ö·×֌ַש×Ö°×ÖŽ×ת֎×Ö ×ֶת֟×Öž×ÖžÖךֶץ ×ÖŒ× Ö°×ªÖ·×ªÖŒÖ¶Ö× ×Öµ××Ö¹×ÖµÖ¥× ×֎ש×ְך֞×ÖµÖ× ×֌֞×Ö×Ö¹× ××ÖŒ×Ö·Ö× ×Öž×§ÖµÖ€× ×ֶת֟×Öž××Ö¹Ö ×ֵ֜עֲ×Öµ××Ö¶Ö× ×ÖŒ×Öµ×¢Ö·Ö¥× ×Ö±×Ö¹×Öµ××Ö¶Ö× ×ÖŒ×Öµ×¢Ö·Ö¥× ×ַךְ׊ְ×Ö¶Öœ××
English:
You shall make figures of your hemorrhoids and of the mice that are ravaging your land; thus you shall honor the God of Israel, and perhaps the burden upon you and your gods and your land will be lightened.dthe burden upon youâŠwill be lightened Lit. âhe will lighten his hand from upon youâ; cf. Exod. 18.22 and 1 Kings 12.10.
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 6
Hebrew:
×Ö°×ÖžÖ€×ÖŒÖž× ×ªÖ°×Ö·×֌ְ××ÖŒÖ ×ֶת֟×Ö°×Ö·×Ö°×Ö¶Ö× ×֌ַ×ֲש×ֶ֧ך ×֌֎×֌ְ×Ö×ÖŒ ×֎׊ְךַ֥×ÖŽ× ×֌׀ַךְעֹÖ× ×ֶת֟×ÖŽ×֌֞Ö× ×Ö²××Ö¹×Ö ×֌ַ×ֲש×ֶ֣ך ×֎תְעַ×ÖŒÖµÖ£× ×֌֞×Ö¶Ö× ×Ö·Öœ×ְש×Ö·×֌ְ×Ö×ÖŒ× ×Ö·×֌ֵ×ÖµÖœ××ÖŒ×
English:
Donât harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts. As you know, when he made a mockery of them, they had to let IsraeleIsrael Heb. âthem.â go, and they departed.
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 7
Hebrew:
×ְעַת֌֞Ö× ×§Ö°×Öš×ÖŒ ×ַעֲש×Ö×ÖŒ ×¢Ö²×Öž×ÖžÖ€× ×Ö²×֞ש×Öž×Ö ×Ö¶×ÖžÖת ×֌ש×Ö°×ªÖŒÖµÖ€× ×€Öž×š×Ö¹×ªÖ ×¢Öž×Ö×ֹת ×ֲש×Ö¶Öך ×Ö¹×֟ע֞×ÖžÖ¥× ×¢Ö²×Öµ××Ö¶Ö× ×¢Ö¹Ö× ×Ö·×Ö²×¡Ö·×šÖ°×ªÖŒÖ¶Ö€× ×ֶת֟×ַ׀֌֞ך×Ö¹×ªÖ ×֌֞עֲ×Öž×ÖžÖ× ×Ö·×ֲש×Öµ××Ö¹×ªÖ¶Ö§× ×ÖŒÖ°× Öµ××Ö¶Ö× ×Öµ×Ö·×ֲךֵ××Ö¶Ö× ×Ö·×֌֞֜×ְת֞××
English:
Therefore, get a new cart ready and two milch cows that have not borne a yoke; harness the cows to the cart, but take back indoors the calves that follow them.
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 8
Hebrew:
×ÖŒ×Ö°×§Ö·×ְת֌ֶÖ× ×ֶת֟×ֲך֣×Ö¹× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×ÖŒ× Ö°×ªÖ·×ªÖŒÖ¶Ö€× ×ֹת×Ö¹Ö ×Ö¶×ÖŸ×ÖžÖ£×¢Ö²×Öž×ÖžÖ× ×Ö°×ֵ֣תâ× ×֌ְ×ÖµÖ£× ×Ö·×֌֞×ÖžÖ× ×ֲש×ֶ֚ך ×ֲש×Öµ×Ö¹×ªÖ¶Ö¥× ××Ö¹Ö ×֞ש×ÖžÖ× ×ªÖŒÖž×©×ÖŽÖ¥×××ÖŒ ×Öž×ַךְ×֌ַÖ× ×֎׊֌֎×ÖŒÖ×Ö¹ ×ְש×ÖŽ×֌ַ×Ö°×ªÖŒÖ¶Ö¥× ×ֹתÖ×Ö¹ ×Ö°×Öž×ÖžÖœ×Ö°×
English:
Take the Ark of GOD and place it on the cart; and put next to it in a chest the gold objects you are paying as indemnity. Send it off, and let it go its own way.
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 9
Hebrew:
×֌ךְ×ÖŽ×תֶÖ× ×ÖŽ×ÖŸ×֌ֶ֚ךֶ×Ö° ×֌ְ××ÖŒ×Ö€×Ö¹ ×ַ֜עֲ×Ö¶×Ö ×֌ֵ֣×ת ש×Ö¶Ö×Ö¶×©× ×Ö×ÖŒ× ×¢ÖžÖ£×©×Öž× ×ÖžÖ× ×ÖŒ ×ֶת֟×Öž×šÖž×¢ÖžÖ¥× ×Ö·×֌ְ××Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×Ö·×֌ֹÖ×ת ×Ö°×ÖŽ×ÖŸ×Ö¹Ö× ×Ö°×Öž×Ö·Ö×¢Ö°× ×ÖŒÖ ×ÖŒÖŽÖ£× ×Ö¹Ö€× ×Öž××Ö¹Ö × ÖžÖ£×Ö°×¢Öž× ×֌֞Ö× ×ÖŒ ×ÖŽ×§Ö°×šÖ¶Ö¥× ×Ö×ÖŒ× ×ÖžÖ¥×Öž× ×ÖžÖœ× ×ÖŒ×
English:
Then watch: If it goes up the road to Beth-shemesh, to this territory, we will know that he has inflicted this great harm on us. But if not, we shall know that it was not his hand that struck us; it just happened to us by chance.â
׀ס××§ ×׎ · Verse 10
Hebrew:
×Ö·×֌ַעֲש×Ö€×ÖŒ ×Öž×Ö²× Öž×©×ÖŽ××Ö ×֌ֵÖ× ×Ö·×֌֎קְ×Ö×ÖŒ ש×Ö°×ªÖŒÖµÖ€× ×€Öž×š×Ö¹×ªÖ ×¢Öž×Ö×ֹת ×Ö·×֌ַ×ַסְךÖ×ÖŒ× ×֌֞עֲ×Öž×ÖžÖ× ×Ö°×ֶת֟×ÖŒÖ°× Öµ××Ö¶Ö× ×֌֞×Ö¥×ÖŒ ×Ö·×֌֞֜×֎ת×
English:
The PhilistinesfThe Philistines Heb. âThose involvedâ; cf. v. 2. did so. They took two milch cows and harnessed them to the cart, and shut up their calves indoors.
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 11
Hebrew:
×Ö·×֌֞ש×ÖŽÖ××ÖŒ ×ֶת֟×ֲך֥×Ö¹× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×Ö¶×ÖŸ×Öž×¢Ö²×Öž×ÖžÖ× ×Ö°×ֵ֣ת ×Öž×ַךְ×֌ַÖ× ×Ö°×Öµ×ªÖ ×¢Ö·×Ö°×ÖŒÖ°×šÖµÖ£× ×Ö·×֌֞×ÖžÖ× ×Ö°×ÖµÖת ׊ַ×Ö°×ÖµÖ¥× ×Ö°×ֹךֵ××Ö¶Öœ××
English:
They placed the Ark of GOD on the cart together with the chest, the golden mice, and the figures of their hemorrhoids.
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 12
Hebrew:
×Ö·×֌֎ש×ÖŒÖ·Öš×šÖ°× Öž× ×ַ׀֌֞ךÖ×ֹת ×֌ַ×֌ֶÖךֶ×Ö° ×¢Ö·×ÖŸ×֌ֶÖךֶ×Ö°Ö ×֌ֵ֣×ת ש×Ö¶Ö×Ö¶×©× ×֌֎×ְס֎×ÖŒÖžÖ£× ×Ö·×Ö·Öת ×Öž×Ö°×Ö€×ÖŒ ×Öž×Ö¹×Ö°Ö ×Ö°×Öž×¢Ö×Ö¹ ×Ö°×Ö¹×֟ס֞Öך×ÖŒ ×Öž×ÖŽÖ£×× ×֌ש×Ö°×Ö¹Ö××× ×Ö°×¡Ö·×šÖ°× ÖµÖ€× ×€Ö°×֎ש×ְת֌֎××Ö ×Ö¹×ְᅵᅵ֎֣×× ×Ö·×ֲךֵ××Ö¶Ö× ×¢Ö·×ÖŸ×֌ְ×Ö×ÖŒ× ×֌ֵ֥×ת ש×ÖžÖœ×ֶש××
English:
The cows went straight ahead along the road to Beth-shemesh. They went along a single highroad, lowing as they went, and turning off neither to the right nor to the left; and the lords of the Philistines walked behind them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 13
Hebrew:
×ÖŒ×ÖµÖ£×ת ש×Ö¶Ö×Ö¶×©× ×§Ö¹×ŠÖ°×šÖŽÖ¥×× ×§Ö°×ŠÖŽ×ך֟×ÖŽ×֌֎Ö×× ×֌֞עֵÖ×Ö¶×§ ×Ö·×֌֎ש×Ö°×Ö£×ÖŒ ×ֶת֟עֵ×× Öµ××Ö¶Ö× ×Ö·×֌֎ךְ××ÖŒÖ ×ֶת֟×ÖžÖ£×֞ךÖ×Ö¹× ×Ö·Öœ×֌֎ש×Ö°×Ö°×Ö×ÖŒ ×֎ךְ×Öœ×ֹת×
English:
The people of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley. They looked up and saw the Ark, and they rejoiced when they saw it.gwhen they saw it Septuagint reads âAs they met it.â
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 14
Hebrew:
×Ö°×Öž×¢Ö²×Öž×ÖžÖ¡× ×ÖŒÖžÖ ×Öž× ×Ö¶×֟ש×Ö°×ÖµÖš× ×Ö°××ֹש×Ö»Ö€×¢Ö· ×֌ֵ֜×ת֟×ַש×֌֎×ְש×ÖŽ×Ö ×ַת֌ַעֲ×Ö¹Ö£× ×©×ÖžÖ× ×ְש×ÖžÖ× ×Ö¶Ö£×Ö¶× ×֌ְ××Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×Ö·Öœ×Ö°×ַק֌ְע×ÖŒÖ ×Ö¶×ªÖŸ×¢Ö²×ŠÖµÖ£× ×Öž×¢Ö²×Öž×ÖžÖ× ×Ö°×ֶ֚ת֟×ַ׀֌֞ךÖ×ֹת ×Ö¶×¢Ö±×Ö¥×ÖŒ ×¢Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×Ö·××Ö¹×ÖžÖœ×× {ס}       Â
English:
The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh and it stopped there. They split up the wood of the cart and presented the cows as a burnt offering to GOD. A large stone was there;
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 15
Hebrew:
×Ö°×Ö·×Ö°×ÖŽ×֌֎Ö× ××ֹך֎֣×××ÖŒâ× ×ֶת֟×ֲך֣×Ö¹× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×Ö°×ֶת֟×Öž×ַךְ×ÖŒÖ·Ö€× ×ֲש×ֶך֟×֎ת֌×Ö¹Ö ×ֲש×ֶך֟×֌֣×Ö¹ ×Ö°×ÖµÖœ×ÖŸ×Öž×ÖžÖ× ×Ö·×֌֞ש×ÖŽÖ××ÖŒ ×Ö¶×ÖŸ×Öž×Ö¶Ö£×Ö¶× ×Ö·×֌ְ××Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×Ö°×Ö·× Ö°×©×ÖµÖ£× ×ÖµÖœ×ת֟ש×Ö¶Ö×Ö¶×©× ×Ö¶×¢Ö±×Öš×ÖŒ ×¢Ö¹×Ö×ֹת ×Ö·Öœ×֌֎×Ö°×֌ְ×Ö§×ÖŒ ×Ö°×Öž×ÖŽÖ×× ×֌ַ×֌֥×Ö¹× ×Ö·×Ö×ÖŒ× ×Ö·××Ö¹×ÖžÖœ××
English:
and the Levites took down the Ark of GOD and the chest beside it containing the gold objects and placed them on the large stone. Then the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh presented burnt offerings and other sacrifices to GOD that day.
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 16
Hebrew:
×Ö·×Ö²×֎ש×ÖŒÖžÖ¥× ×¡Ö·×šÖ°× ÖµÖœ×֟׀ְ×֎ש×ְתᅵᅵ֎Ö×× ×šÖž×Ö×ÖŒ ×Ö·×֌֞ש×Ö»Ö¥××ÖŒ עֶקְךÖ×Ö¹× ×֌ַ×֌֥×Ö¹× ×Ö·×Öœ×ÖŒ×× {ס}       Â
English:
The five lords of the Philistines saw this and returned the same day to Ekron.
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 17
Hebrew:
×Ö°×ÖµÖ×֌ֶ×Ö ×Ö°×Ö¹×šÖµÖ£× ×Ö·×֌֞×ÖžÖ× ×ֲש×ֶ֚ך ×ֵש×ÖŽÖ§×××ÖŒ ×€Ö°×֎ש×ְת֌֎Ö×× ×֞ש×ÖžÖ× ×Ö·××Ö¹×ÖžÖ× {ס}        ×Ö°×ַש×Ö°×֌֚×Ö¹× ×Ö¶×ÖžÖ× {ס}        ×Ö°×¢Ö·×ÖŒÖžÖ€× ×Ö¶×Öž×Ö {ס}        ×Ö°×ַש×Ö°×§Ö°×Ö£×Ö¹× ×Ö¶×ÖžÖ× {ס}        ×Ö°×ַ֥ת ×Ö¶×ÖžÖ× {ס}        ×ְעֶקְך֥×Ö¹× ×Ö¶×ÖžÖœ×× {ס}       Â
English:
The following were the golden hemorrhoids that the Philistines paid as an indemnity to GOD: For Ashdod, one; for Gaza, one; for Ashkelon, one; for Gath, one; for Ekron, one.
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 18
Hebrew:
×Ö°×¢Ö·×Ö°×ÖŒÖ°×šÖµÖ£× ×Ö·×֌֞×ÖžÖ× ×֎סְ׀֌ַÖך ×ÖŒ××ÖŸ×¢Öž×šÖµÖ€× ×€Ö°×֎ש×ְת֌֎××Ö ×Ö·×Ö²×ֵ֣ש×ֶת ×Ö·×¡ÖŒÖ°×šÖž× ÖŽÖ×× ×Öµ×¢ÖŽÖ£×ך ×ÖŽ×ְ׊֞Öך ×Ö°×¢Ö·Ö× ×֌ֹ֣׀ֶך ×ַ׀֌ְך֞×ÖŽÖ× ×Ö°×¢Ö·Ö£×â× ×Öž×ÖµÖ£× ×Ö·×֌ְ××Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×ֲש×ֶ֚ך ×ÖŽ× ÖŒÖŽÖ€×××ÖŒ ×¢Öž×Ö¶Ö××ÖžÖ ×ÖµÖת ×ֲך֣×Ö¹× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×¢Ö·Ö× ×Ö·×֌֣×Ö¹× ×Ö·×֌ֶÖ× ×֌֎ש×Ö°×ÖµÖ¥× ×Ö°××ֹש×Ö»Ö×¢Ö· ×֌ֵ֥×ת ×ַש×֌֎×ְש×ÖŽÖœ××
English:
hMeaning of vv. 18 and 19 uncertain in part. As for the golden mice, their number accorded with all the Philistine towns that belonged to the five lordsâboth fortified towns and unwalled villages, as far asivillages, as far as Emendation yields âvillages, as witness there is.â the great stonejstone Reading ÊŒeben with some Heb. mss., Septuagint, and Targum; most mss. and editions ÊŒabel, âmeadow [?].â on which the Ark of GOD was set down, to this day, in the field of Joshua of Beth-shemesh.
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 19
Hebrew:
×Ö·×֌ַÖ×Ö° ×֌ְ×Ö·× Ö°×©×ÖµÖ£× ×ÖµÖœ×ת֟ש×Ö¶Ö×Ö¶×©× ×ÖŒÖŽÖ€× ×šÖž××ÖŒÖ ×֌ַ×ֲך֣×Ö¹× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×Ö·×֌ַր×Ö° ×֌֞ע֞×Ö ×©×ÖŽ×Ö°×¢ÖŽÖ£×× ×ÖŽÖ××©× ×Ö²×֎ש×֌֎֥×× ×Ö¶Ö×Ö¶×£ ×ÖŽÖ××©× ×Ö·×֌֎֜תְ×Ö·×֌ְ×Ö£×ÖŒ ×Öž×¢ÖžÖ× ×֌֎֜×ÖŸ×ÖŽ×ÖŒÖžÖ§× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×֌֞ע֞Ö× ×Ö·×ÖŒÖžÖ¥× ×Ö°××Ö¹×ÖžÖœ××
English:
[GOD] struck at the inhabitants of Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of GODâstriking down seventy from among the people [and] fifty thousand.kthey looked ⊠fifty thousand Force of Heb. uncertain. The people mourned, for a great slaughter had been inflicted upon the population.
׀ס××§ ×׳ · Verse 20
Hebrew:
×Ö·×֌ֹ֜××ְך×ÖŒÖ ×Ö·× Ö°×©×ÖµÖ£× ×ÖµÖœ×ת֟ש×Ö¶Ö×Ö¶×©× ×ÖŽÖ× ××ÖŒ×Ö·Ö£× ×Ö·×¢Ö²×Ö¹Ö× ×ÖŽ×€Ö°× ÖµÖš× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ§× ×Öž×Ö±×Ö¹×ÖŽÖ×× ×ַק֌֞×Ö×Ö¹×©× ×Ö·×֌ֶÖ× ×Ö°×Ö¶×ÖŸ×ÖŽÖ× ×Ö·×¢Ö²×Ö¶Ö¥× ×Öµ×¢Öž×ÖµÖœ×× ×ÖŒ×
English:
And the people of Beth-shemeshlthe people of Beth-shemesh Cf. note at 5.7. asked, âWho can stand in attendance on the ETERNAL, this holy God? And to whom shall this go up from us?â
׀ס××§ ××Ž× Â· Verse 21
Hebrew:
×Ö·Öœ×֌֎ש×Ö°×Ö°××ÖŒÖ ×Ö·×Ö°×Öž×ÖŽÖ×× ×Ö¶×ÖŸ××ֹש×Ö°×ÖµÖ¥× ×§ÖŽ×šÖ°×ַת֟×ְע֞ך֎Ö×× ×Öµ××Ö¹Öך ×ֵש×ÖŽÖ€××ÖŒ ×€Ö°×֎ש×ְת֌֎××Ö ×ֶת֟×ֲך֣×Ö¹× ×Ö°×Ö¹×ÖžÖ× ×šÖ°×Ö×ÖŒ ×Ö·×¢Ö²×Ö¥×ÖŒ ×ֹתÖ×Ö¹ ×Ö²×Öµ××Ö¶Öœ××
English:
They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath-jearim to say, âThe Philistines have sent back the Ark of GOD. Come down and take it into your keeping.â
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