1 And|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" was|strong="H3068" in|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" country|strong="H7704" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" Philistines|strong="H6430" seven|strong="H7651" months|strong="H2320".
2 And|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6213" Philistines|strong="H6430" called|strong="H7121" for|strong="H7121" the|strong="H6213" priests|strong="H3548" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6213" diviners|strong="H7080", saying, What|strong="H4100" shall|strong="H3548" we|strong="H3068" do|strong="H6213" with|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6213" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6213" LORD|strong="H3068"? shew|strong="H6213" us|strong="H6213" wherewith|strong="H4100" we|strong="H3068" shall|strong="H3548" send|strong="H7971" it|strong="H7121" to|strong="H3068" its|strong="H6213" place|strong="H4725".
3 And|strong="H3478" they|strong="H3588" said, If|strong="H3588" ye|strong="H3045" send|strong="H7971" away|strong="H5493" the|strong="H3588" ark of|strong="H3027" the|strong="H3588" God|strong="H3808" of|strong="H3027" Israel|strong="H3478", send|strong="H7971" it|strong="H3588" not|strong="H3808" empty|strong="H7387"; but|strong="H3588" in|strong="H3478" any|strong="H4480" wise|strong="H7725" return|strong="H7725" him|strong="H7971" a|strong="H3068" guilt offering|strong="H4480": then|strong="H7971" ye|strong="H3045" shall|strong="H3478" be|strong="H3808" healed|strong="H7495", and|strong="H3478" it|strong="H3588" shall|strong="H3478" be|strong="H3808" known|strong="H3045" to|strong="H7725" you|strong="H3588" why|strong="H4100" his|strong="H7971" hand|strong="H3027" is|strong="H4100" not|strong="H3808" removed|strong="H5493" from|strong="H4480" you|strong="H3588".
4 Then|strong="H7725" said they|strong="H3588", What|strong="H4100" shall|strong="H6430" be|strong="H7725" the|strong="H3605" guilt offering which|strong="H4100" we|strong="H3068" shall|strong="H6430" return|strong="H7725" to|strong="H7725" him|strong="H7725"? And|strong="H7725" they|strong="H3588" said, Five|strong="H2568" golden|strong="H2091" tumours, and|strong="H7725" five|strong="H2568" golden|strong="H2091" mice|strong="H5909", according to the|strong="H3605" number|strong="H4557" of|strong="H4557" the|strong="H3605" lords|strong="H5633" of|strong="H4557" the|strong="H3605" Philistines|strong="H6430": for|strong="H3588" one|strong="H3605" plague|strong="H4046" was|strong="H4046" on|strong="H2091" you|strong="H3588" all|strong="H3605", and|strong="H7725" on|strong="H2091" your|strong="H3605" lords|strong="H5633".
5 Wherefore ye|strong="H6213" shall|strong="H3478" make|strong="H6213" images|strong="H6754" of|strong="H3027" your|strong="H5414" tumours, and|strong="H3478" images|strong="H6754" of|strong="H3027" your|strong="H5414" mice|strong="H5909" that|strong="H3478" mar|strong="H7843" the|strong="H5921" land; and|strong="H3478" ye|strong="H6213" shall|strong="H3478" give|strong="H5414" glory|strong="H3519" unto|strong="H5414" the|strong="H5921" God|strong="H5414" of|strong="H3027" Israel|strong="H3478": peradventure he|strong="H6213" will|strong="H3478" lighten|strong="H7043" his|strong="H5414" hand|strong="H3027" from|strong="H5921" off|strong="H5921" you|strong="H5414", and|strong="H3478" from|strong="H5921" off|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5414" gods, and|strong="H3478" from|strong="H5921" off|strong="H5921" your|strong="H5414" land:
6 Wherefore|strong="H4100" then|strong="H7971" do|strong="H4100" ye|strong="H3820" harden|strong="H3513" your|strong="H3513" hearts|strong="H3820", as|strong="H3824" the|strong="H7971" Egyptians|strong="H4713" and|strong="H7971" Pharaoh|strong="H6547" hardened|strong="H3513" their|strong="H7971" hearts|strong="H3820"? when|strong="H7971" he|strong="H3808" had|strong="H6547" wrought|strong="H5953" wonderfully|strong="H5953" among|strong="H3808" them|strong="H7971", did|strong="H4100" they|strong="H3808" not|strong="H3808" let|strong="H7971" the|strong="H7971" people|strong="H3808" go|strong="H3212" and|strong="H7971" they|strong="H3808" departed|strong="H3212"?
7 Now|strong="H6258" therefore|strong="H5921" take|strong="H3947" and|strong="H1121" prepare|strong="H6213" you|strong="H5921" a|strong="H3068" new|strong="H2319" cart|strong="H5699", and|strong="H1121" two|strong="H8147" milch|strong="H5763" kine|strong="H6510", on|strong="H5921" which|strong="H1004" there|strong="H5927" hath|strong="H1121" come|strong="H5927" no|strong="H3808" yoke|strong="H5923", and|strong="H1121" tie the|strong="H5921" kine|strong="H6510" to|strong="H7725" the|strong="H5921" cart|strong="H5699", and|strong="H1121" bring|strong="H7725" their|strong="H3947" calves|strong="H1121" home|strong="H1004" from|strong="H7725" them|strong="H5921":
8 and|strong="H1980" take|strong="H3947" the|strong="H5414" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5414" LORD|strong="H3068", and|strong="H1980" lay|strong="H5414" it|strong="H5414" upon|strong="H1980" the|strong="H5414" cart|strong="H5699"; and|strong="H1980" put|strong="H5414" the|strong="H5414" jewels|strong="H3627" of|strong="H3068" gold|strong="H2091", which|strong="H3068" ye|strong="H3947" return|strong="H7725" him|strong="H5414" for|strong="H7971" a|strong="H3068" guilt offering|strong="H3068", in|strong="H1980" a|strong="H3068" coffer by|strong="H3068" the|strong="H5414" side|strong="H6654" thereof|strong="H3627"; and|strong="H1980" send|strong="H7971" it|strong="H5414" away|strong="H7971", that|strong="H3068" it|strong="H5414" may|strong="H3068" go|strong="H1980".
9 And|strong="H1419" see|strong="H7200", if|strong="H3588" it|strong="H1931" goeth|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" by|strong="H3027" the|strong="H7200" way|strong="H1870" of|strong="H3027" its|strong="H6213" own|strong="H1961" border|strong="H1366" to|strong="H5927" Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053", then|strong="H1961" he|strong="H1931" hath|strong="H3027" done|strong="H6213" us|strong="H6213" this|strong="H2063" great|strong="H1419" evil|strong="H7451": but|strong="H3588" if|strong="H3588" not|strong="H3808", then|strong="H1961" we|strong="H3068" shall|strong="H3027" know|strong="H3045" that|strong="H3588" it|strong="H1931" is|strong="H1931" not|strong="H3808" his|strong="H7200" hand|strong="H3027" that|strong="H3588" smote|strong="H5060" us|strong="H6213"; it|strong="H1931" was|strong="H1961" a|strong="H3068" chance|strong="H4745" that|strong="H3588" happened|strong="H1961" to|strong="H5927" us|strong="H6213".
10 And|strong="H1121" the|strong="H3947" men|strong="H1121" did|strong="H6213" so|strong="H3651"; and|strong="H1121" took|strong="H3947" two|strong="H8147" milch|strong="H5763" kine|strong="H6510", and|strong="H1121" tied them|strong="H6213" to|strong="H6213" the|strong="H3947" cart|strong="H5699", and|strong="H1121" shut|strong="H3607" up|strong="H3607" their|strong="H3947" calves|strong="H1121" at|strong="H1004" home|strong="H1004":
11 and|strong="H3068" they|strong="H3068" put|strong="H7760" the|strong="H3068" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068" upon|strong="H7760" the|strong="H3068" cart|strong="H5699", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" coffer with|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" mice|strong="H5909" of|strong="H3068" gold|strong="H2091" and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" images|strong="H6754" of|strong="H3068" their|strong="H3068" tumours.
12 And|strong="H1980" the|strong="H5921" kine|strong="H6510" took|strong="H5493" the|strong="H5921" straight|strong="H3474" way|strong="H1870" by|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" way|strong="H1870" to|strong="H5704" Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053"; they|strong="H3808" went|strong="H1980" along|strong="H5921" the|strong="H5921" highway|strong="H4546", lowing|strong="H1600" as|strong="H5704" they|strong="H3808" went|strong="H1980", and|strong="H1980" turned|strong="H5493" not|strong="H3808" aside|strong="H5493" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H5921" right|strong="H3225" hand|strong="H3225" or|strong="H3808" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H5921" left|strong="H8040"; and|strong="H1980" the|strong="H5921" lords|strong="H5633" of|strong="H1366" the|strong="H5921" Philistines|strong="H6430" went|strong="H1980" after|strong="H5921" them|strong="H5921" unto|strong="H1870" the|strong="H5921" border|strong="H1366" of|strong="H1366" Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053".
13 And|strong="H5869" they|strong="H5375" of|strong="H5869" Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053" were|strong="H5869" reaping|strong="H7114" their|strong="H5375" wheat|strong="H2406" harvest|strong="H7105" in|strong="H8055" the|strong="H7200" valley|strong="H6010": and|strong="H5869" they|strong="H5375" lifted|strong="H5375" up|strong="H5375" their|strong="H5375" eyes|strong="H5869", and|strong="H5869" saw|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" ark, and|strong="H5869" rejoiced|strong="H8055" to|strong="H7200" see|strong="H7200" it|strong="H7200".
14 And|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" cart|strong="H5699" came|strong="H5927" into|strong="H5927" the|strong="H3068" field|strong="H7704" of|strong="H3068" Joshua|strong="H3091" the|strong="H3068" Beth-shemite|strong="H1030", and|strong="H3068" stood|strong="H5975" there|strong="H8033", where|strong="H8033" there|strong="H8033" was|strong="H3068" a|strong="H3068" great|strong="H1419" stone: and|strong="H3068" they|strong="H8033" clave|strong="H1234" the|strong="H3068" wood|strong="H6086" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" cart|strong="H5699", and|strong="H3068" offered|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" the|strong="H3068" kine|strong="H6510" for|strong="H3068" a|strong="H3068" burnt|strong="H5930" offering|strong="H5930" unto|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068".
15 And|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" Levites|strong="H3881" took|strong="H5927" down|strong="H3381" the|strong="H3068" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068", and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" coffer that|strong="H3117" was|strong="H3068" with|strong="H3068" it|strong="H7760", wherein|strong="H3627" the|strong="H3068" jewels|strong="H3627" of|strong="H3068" gold|strong="H2091" were|strong="H3881", and|strong="H3068" put|strong="H7760" them|strong="H3381" on|strong="H3117" the|strong="H3068" great|strong="H1419" stone: and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" men|strong="H1419" of|strong="H3068" Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053" offered|strong="H5927" burnt|strong="H5930" offerings|strong="H5930" and|strong="H3068" sacrificed|strong="H2076" sacrifices|strong="H2077" the|strong="H3068" same|strong="H1931" day|strong="H3117" unto|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068".
16 And|strong="H7725" when|strong="H3117" the|strong="H7200" five|strong="H2568" lords|strong="H5633" of|strong="H3117" the|strong="H7200" Philistines|strong="H6430" had|strong="H6430" seen|strong="H7200" it|strong="H1931", they|strong="H3117" returned|strong="H7725" to|strong="H7725" Ekron|strong="H6138" the|strong="H7200" same|strong="H1931" day|strong="H3117".
17 And|strong="H3068" these are|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" golden|strong="H2091" tumours which|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" Philistines|strong="H6430" returned|strong="H7725" for|strong="H3068" a|strong="H3068" guilt offering|strong="H3068" unto|strong="H7725" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068"; for|strong="H3068" Ashdod one|strong="H3068", for|strong="H3068" Gaza|strong="H5804" one|strong="H3068", for|strong="H3068" Ashkelon one|strong="H3068", for|strong="H3068" Gath|strong="H1661" one|strong="H3068", for|strong="H3068" Ekron|strong="H6138" one|strong="H3068";
18 and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" golden|strong="H2091" mice|strong="H5909", according|strong="H5921" to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3605" number|strong="H4557" of|strong="H3068" all|strong="H3605" the|strong="H3605" cities|strong="H5892" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" Philistines|strong="H6430" belonging to|strong="H5704" the|strong="H3605" five|strong="H2568" lords|strong="H5633", both|strong="H3605" of|strong="H3068" fenced|strong="H4013" cities|strong="H5892" and|strong="H3068" of|strong="H3068" country|strong="H7704" villages|strong="H3724": even|strong="H5704" unto|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" great|strong="H1419" stone, whereon they|strong="H3117" set|strong="H3240" down|strong="H3240" the|strong="H3605" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3605" LORD|strong="H3068", which stone remaineth unto|strong="H3068" this|strong="H2088" day|strong="H3117" in|strong="H5921" the|strong="H3605" field|strong="H7704" of|strong="H3068" Joshua|strong="H3091" the|strong="H3605" Beth-shemite|strong="H1030".
19 And|strong="H3068" he|strong="H3588" smote|strong="H5221" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H7200" men|strong="H1419" of|strong="H3068" Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053", because|strong="H3588" they|strong="H3588" had|strong="H3068" looked|strong="H7200" into|strong="H7200" the|strong="H7200" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H7200" LORD|strong="H3068", even|strong="H3588" he|strong="H3588" smote|strong="H5221" of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H7200" people|strong="H5971" seventy|strong="H7657" men|strong="H1419", and fifty|strong="H2572" thousand men|strong="H1419": and|strong="H3068" the|strong="H7200" people|strong="H5971" mourned|strong="H7657", because|strong="H3588" the|strong="H7200" LORD|strong="H3068" had|strong="H3068" smitten|strong="H5221" the|strong="H7200" people|strong="H5971" with|strong="H3068" a|strong="H3068" great|strong="H1419" slaughter|strong="H4347".
20 And|strong="H3068" the|strong="H6440" men of|strong="H3068" Beth-shemesh|strong="H1053" said, Who|strong="H4310" is|strong="H3068" able|strong="H3201" to|strong="H3201" stand|strong="H5975" before|strong="H6440" the|strong="H6440" LORD|strong="H3068", this|strong="H2088" holy|strong="H6918" God|strong="H3068"? and|strong="H3068" to|strong="H3201" whom|strong="H4310" shall|strong="H3068" he|strong="H3068" go|strong="H5927" up|strong="H5927" from|strong="H6440" us|strong="H5921"?
21 And|strong="H3068" they|strong="H3068" sent|strong="H7971" messengers|strong="H4397" to|strong="H7725" the|strong="H3068" inhabitants|strong="H3427" of|strong="H3068" Kiriath-jearim|strong="H7157", saying, The|strong="H3068" Philistines|strong="H6430" have|strong="H3068" brought|strong="H5927" again|strong="H7725" the|strong="H3068" ark of|strong="H3068" the|strong="H3068" LORD|strong="H3068"; come|strong="H5927" ye|strong="H3427" down|strong="H3381", and|strong="H3068" fetch it|strong="H7725" up|strong="H5927" to|strong="H7725" you|strong="H7971".