Verse 21

1 Samuel 6:21

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21 And they sent men to the people living in Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have sent back the ark of the Lord; come and take it up to your country.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַֽ/יִּשְׁלְחוּ֙ מַלְאָכִ֔ים אֶל יוֹשְׁבֵ֥י קִרְיַת יְעָרִ֖ים לֵ/אמֹ֑ר הֵשִׁ֤בוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֶת אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֔ה רְד֕וּ הַעֲל֥וּ אֹת֖/וֹ אֲלֵי/כֶֽם

English Translation

And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, "The Philistines have returned the Ark of the Lord; come down and bring it up to you."

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Chapter 6 Context

1 Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines for seven months. Focus ↗

2 And the Philistines sent for the priests and those who were wise in secret arts, and said to them, W... Focus ↗

3 And they said, If you send away the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel, do not send it without an off... Focus ↗

4 Then they said, What sin-offering are we to send to him? And they said, Five gold images of the grow... Focus ↗

5 So make images of the growths caused by your disease and of the mice which are damaging your land; a... Focus ↗

6 Why do you make your hearts hard, like the hearts of Pharaoh and the Egyptians? When he had made spo... Focus ↗

7 So now, take and make ready a new cart, and two cows which have never come under the yoke, and have... Focus ↗

8 And put the ark of the Lord on the cart, and the gold images which you are sending as a sin-offering... Focus ↗

9 If it goes by the land of Israel to Beth-shemesh, then this great evil is his work; but if not, then... Focus ↗

10 And the men did so; they took two cows, yoking them to the cart and shutting up their young ones in... Focus ↗

11 And they put the ark of the Lord on the cart and the chest with the gold images. Focus ↗

12 And the cows took the straight way, by the road to Beth-shemesh; they went by the highway, not turni... Focus ↗

13 And the people of Beth-shemesh were cutting their grain in the valley, and lifting up their eyes the... Focus ↗

14 And the cart came into the field of Joshua the Beth-shemite, and came to a stop there by a great sto... Focus ↗

15 Then the Levites took down the ark of the Lord and the chest in which were the gold images, and put... Focus ↗

16 And the five lords of the Philistines, having seen it, went back to Ekron the same day. Focus ↗

17 Now these are the gold images which the Philistines sent as a sin-offering to the Lord; one for Ashd... Focus ↗

18 And the gold mice, one for every town of the Philistines, the property of the five lords, walled tow... Focus ↗

19 But the Lord sent destruction on seventy men of the people of Beth-shemesh for looking into the ark... Focus ↗

20 And the men of Beth-shemesh said, Who is able to keep his place before the Lord, this holy God (Eloh... Focus ↗

21 And they sent men to the people living in Kiriath-jearim, saying, The Philistines have sent back the...

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Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 6 (21 verses)
Version: Bible in Basic English

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