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  1. 1And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.וַיְהִ֧י אֲרוֹן יְהוָ֛ה בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים שִׁבְעָ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים
  2. 2And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מַֽה נַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לַאֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה הוֹדִעֻ֕נוּ בַּמֶּ֖ה נְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ
  3. 3And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אִֽם מְשַׁלְּחִ֞ים אֶת אֲר֨וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אַל תְּשַׁלְּח֤וּ אֹתוֹ֙ רֵיקָ֔ם כִּֽי הָשֵׁ֥ב תָּשִׁ֛יבוּ אָשָׁ֑ם אָ֤ז תֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙ וְנוֹדַ֣ע לָ֛מָּה לֹא תָס֥וּר יָד֖וֹ מִכֶּֽם
  4. 4Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, 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.וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ מָ֣ה הָאָשָׁם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָשִׁ֣יב וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ מִסְפַּר֙ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֲמִשָּׁה֙ עפלי טְחֹרֵ֣י זָהָ֔ב וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה עַכְבְּרֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב כִּֽי מַגֵּפָ֥ה אַחַ֛ת לְכֻלָּ֖ם וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם
  5. 5Wherefore 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.וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩ צַלְמֵ֨י עפליכם טְחֹרֵיכֶ֜ם וְצַלְמֵ֣י עַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם הַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ אֶת הָאָ֔רֶץ וּנְתַתֶּ֛ם לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּב֑וֹד אוּלַ֗י יָקֵ֤ל אֶת יָדוֹ֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וּמֵעַ֥ל אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם וּמֵעַ֥ל אַרְצְכֶֽם
  6. 6Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?וְלָ֤מָּה תְכַבְּדוּ֙ אֶת לְבַבְכֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר כִּבְּד֛וּ מִצְרַ֥יִם וּפַרְעֹ֖ה אֶת לִבָּ֑ם הֲלוֹא֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הִתְעַלֵּ֣ל וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּם וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ
  7. 7Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:וְעַתָּ֗ה קְח֨וּ וַעֲשׂ֜וּ עֲגָלָ֤ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ אֶחָ֔ת וּשְׁתֵּ֤י פָרוֹת֙ עָל֔וֹת אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא עָלָ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עֹ֑ל וַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת הַפָּרוֹת֙ בָּעֲגָלָ֔ה וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧ם בְּנֵיהֶ֛ם מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם הַבָּֽיְתָה
  8. 8And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.וּלְקַחְתֶּ֞ם אֶת אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֗ה וּנְתַתֶּ֤ם אֹתוֹ֙ אֶל הָ֣עֲגָלָ֔ה וְאֵ֣ת כְּלֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֗ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֥ם אָשָׁ֔ם תָּשִׂ֥ימוּ בָאַרְגַּ֖ז מִצִּדּ֑וֹ וְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם אֹת֖וֹ וְהָלָֽךְ
  9. 9And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, 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.וּרְאִיתֶ֗ם אִם דֶּ֨רֶךְ גְּבוּל֤וֹ יַֽעֲלֶה֙ שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ ה֚וּא עָ֣שָׂה אֶת הָרָעָ֥ה הַגְּדוֹלָ֖ה הַזֹּ֑את וְאִם לֹ֗א וְיָדַ֨עְנוּ֙ כִּ֣י לֹ֤א יָדוֹ֙ נָ֣גְעָה מִקְרֶ֥ה ה֖וּא הָ֥יָה
  10. 10And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:וַיַּעֲשׂ֤וּ הָאֲנָשִׁים֙ כֵּ֔ן וַיִּקְח֗וּ שְׁתֵּ֤י פָרוֹת֙ עָל֔וֹת וַיַּאַסְר֖וּם בָּעֲגָלָ֑ה וְאֶת בְּנֵיהֶ֖ם כָּל֥וּ בַבָּֽיִת
  11. 11And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.וַיָּשִׂ֛מוּ אֶת אֲר֥וֹן יְהוָ֖ה אֶל הָעֲגָלָ֑ה וְאֵ֣ת הָאַרְגַּ֗ז וְאֵת֙ עַכְבְּרֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב וְאֵ֖ת צַלְמֵ֥י טְחֹרֵיהֶֽם
  12. 12And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, and 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 Bethshemesh.וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָה הַפָּר֜וֹת בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ עַל דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה אַחַ֗ת הָלְכ֤וּ הָלֹךְ֙ וְגָע֔וֹ וְלֹא סָ֖רוּ יָמִ֣ין וּשְׂמֹ֑אול וְסַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם עַד גְּב֖וּל שָֽׁמֶשׁ
  13. 13And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ קֹצְרִ֥ים קְצִיר חִטִּ֖ים בָּעֵ֑מֶק וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ אֶת עֵינֵיהֶ֗ם וַיִּרְאוּ֙ אֶת הָ֣אָר֔וֹן וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּ לִרְאֽוֹת
  14. 14And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.וְהָעֲגָלָ֡ה בָּ֠אָה אֶל שְׂדֵ֨ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֤עַ הַשִּׁמְשִׁי֙ וַתַּעֲמֹ֣ד שָׁ֔ם וְשָׁ֖ם אֶ֣בֶן גְּדוֹלָ֑ה וַֽיְבַקְּעוּ֙ אֶת עֲצֵ֣י הָעֲגָלָ֔ה וְאֶת הַ֨פָּר֔וֹת הֶעֱל֥וּ עֹלָ֖ה לַיהוָֽה
  15. 15And 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 Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.וְהַלְוִיִּ֞ם הוֹרִ֣ידוּ אֶת אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֗ה וְאֶת הָאַרְגַּ֤ז אֲשֶׁר אִתּוֹ֙ אֲשֶׁר כְלֵֽי זָהָ֔ב וַיָּשִׂ֖מוּ אֶל הָאֶ֣בֶן הַגְּדוֹלָ֑ה וְאַנְשֵׁ֣י שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ הֶעֱל֨וּ עֹל֜וֹת וַֽיִּזְבְּח֧וּ זְבָחִ֛ים בַּיּ֥וֹם הַה֖וּא לַֽיהוָֽה
  16. 16And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.וַחֲמִשָּׁ֥ה סַרְנֵֽי פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים רָא֑וּ וַיָּשֻׁ֥בוּ עֶקְר֖וֹן בַּיּ֥וֹם הַהֽוּא
  17. 17And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;וְאֵ֨לֶּה֙ טְחֹרֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֔ב אֲשֶׁ֨ר הֵשִׁ֧יבוּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֛ים אָשָׁ֖ם לַֽיהוָ֑ה לְאַשְׁדּ֨וֹד אֶחָ֜ד לְעַזָּ֤ה אֶחָד֙ לְאַשְׁקְל֣וֹן אֶחָ֔ד לְגַ֥ת אֶחָ֖ד לְעֶקְר֥וֹן אֶחָֽד
  18. 18And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite.וְעַכְבְּרֵ֣י הַזָּהָ֗ב מִסְפַּ֞ר כָּל עָרֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לַחֲמֵ֣שֶׁת הַסְּרָנִ֔ים מֵעִ֣יר מִבְצָ֔ר וְעַ֖ד כֹּ֣פֶר הַפְּרָזִ֑י וְעַ֣ד אָבֵ֣ל הַגְּדוֹלָ֗ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר הִנִּ֤יחוּ עָלֶ֨יהָ֙ אֵ֚ת אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֔ה עַ֚ד הַיּ֣וֹם הַזֶּ֔ה בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה יְהוֹשֻׁ֖עַ הַשִּׁמְשִֽׁי
  19. 19And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.וַיַּ֞ךְ בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣י שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ כִּ֤י רָאוּ֙ בַּאֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֔ה וַיַּ֤ךְ בָּעָם֙ שִׁבְעִ֣ים אִ֔ישׁ חֲמִשִּׁ֥ים אֶ֖לֶף אִ֑ישׁ וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּ הָעָ֔ם כִּֽי הִכָּ֧ה יְהוָ֛ה בָּעָ֖ם מַכָּ֥ה גְדוֹלָֽה
  20. 20And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ אַנְשֵׁ֣י שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ מִ֚י יוּכַ֣ל לַעֲמֹ֔ד לִפְנֵ֨י יְהוָ֧ה הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים הַקָּד֖וֹשׁ הַזֶּ֑ה וְאֶל מִ֖י יַעֲלֶ֥ה מֵעָלֵֽינוּ
  21. 21And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.וַֽיִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י יְעָרִ֖ים לֵאמֹ֑ר הֵשִׁ֤בוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֶת אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֔ה רְד֕וּ הַעֲל֥וּ אֹת֖וֹ אֲלֵיכֶֽם

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378 tagged Hebrew tokens136 distinct lexical entries21 of 21 verses source-tagged
יְהֹוָהH3068
yĕhōwâ · yeh-hoh-VA

(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God

13 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 8, 11, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21 · Hebrew gematria 26
אָרוֹןH727
ʾārôn · ah-RONE

a box

10 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 3, 8, 11, 13, 15, 18, 19, 21 · Hebrew gematria 907
אֶחָדH259
ʾeḥād · eh-HAHD

properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first

8 occurrences in verses 4, 7, 12, 17 · Hebrew gematria 13
פְּלִשְׁתִּיH6430
pĕlištî · peh-leesh-TEE

a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth

8 occurrences in verses 1, 2, 4, 12, 16, 17, 18, 21 · Hebrew gematria 820
שׁוּבH7725
šûb · shoov

to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again

8 occurrences in verses 3, 4, 7, 8, 16, 17, 21 · Hebrew gematria 308
בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁH1053
bêt šemeš · bate sheh-MESH

Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine

7 occurrences in verses 9, 12, 13, 15, 19, 20 · Hebrew gematria 1052
זָהָבH2091
zāhāb · za-HAHV

gold, figuratively, something gold-colored (i.e., yellow), as oil, a clear sky

7 occurrences in verses 4, 8, 11, 15, 17, 18 · Hebrew gematria 14
עֲגָלָהH5699
ʿăgālâ · uh-ɡa-LA

something revolving, i.e., a wheeled vehicle

7 occurrences in verses 7, 8, 10, 11, 14 · Hebrew gematria 108
אִישׁH376
ʾîš · eesh

a man as an individual or a male person; often used as an adjunct to a more definite term (and in such cases frequently not expressed in translation)

6 occurrences in verses 10, 15, 19, 20 · Hebrew gematria 311
אָמַרH559
ʾāmar · ah-MAHR

to say (used with great latitude)

6 occurrences in verses 2, 3, 4, 20, 21 · Hebrew gematria 241

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