Verse 12

1 Samuel 6:12

New Living Translation

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12 And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road toward Beth-shemesh, lowing as they went. The Philistine rulers followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

Original Language Text

hebrew

וַ/יִשַּׁ֨רְנָה הַ/פָּר֜וֹת בַּ/דֶּ֗רֶךְ עַל דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ בֵּ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ בִּ/מְסִלָּ֣ה אַחַ֗ת הָלְכ֤וּ הָלֹךְ֙ וְ/גָע֔וֹ וְ/לֹא סָ֖רוּ יָמִ֣ין וּ/שְׂמֹ֑אול וְ/סַרְנֵ֤י פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ הֹלְכִ֣ים אַחֲרֵי/הֶ֔ם עַד גְּב֖וּל בֵּ֥ית שָֽׁמֶשׁ

English Translation

And the cows went straight on the road to Beth-Shemesh, along one road; they went along and did not turn right or left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth-Shemesh.

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Chapter 6 Context

1 The Ark of the LORD remained in Philistine territory seven months in all. Focus ↗

2 Then the Philistines called in their priests and diviners and asked them, “What should we do about t... Focus ↗

3 “Send the Ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel back with a gift,” they were told. “Send a guilt offerin... Focus ↗

4 “What sort of guilt offering should we send?” they asked. And they were told, “Since the plague has... Focus ↗

5 Make these things to show honor to the God (Elohim) of Israel. Perhaps then he will stop afflicting... Focus ↗

6 Don’t be stubborn and rebellious as Pharaoh and the Egyptians were. By the time God (Elohim) was fin... Focus ↗

7 “Now build a new cart, and find two cows that have just given birth to calves. Make sure the cows ha... Focus ↗

8 Put the Ark of the LORD on the cart, and beside it place a chest containing the gold rats and gold t... Focus ↗

9 If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the LORD who brough... Focus ↗

10 So these instructions were carried out. Two cows were hitched to the cart, and their newborn calves... Focus ↗

11 Then the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors were placed on the c... Focus ↗

12 And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road towa...

13 The people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they saw the Ark, they were... Focus ↗

14 The cart came into the field of a man named Joshua and stopped beside a large rock. So the people br... Focus ↗

15 Several men of the tribe of Levi lifted the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats a... Focus ↗

16 The five Philistine rulers watched all this and then returned to Ekron that same day. Focus ↗

17 The five gold tumors sent by the Philistines as a guilt offering to the LORD were gifts from the rul... Focus ↗

18 The five gold rats represented the five Philistine towns and their surrounding villages, which were... Focus ↗

19 But the LORD killed seventy men from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the LORD. And... Focus ↗

20 “Who is able to stand in the presence of the LORD, this holy God (Elohim)?” they cried out. “Where c... Focus ↗

21 So they sent messengers to the people at Kiriath-jearim and told them, “The Philistines have returne... Focus ↗

Verse Information

Book: 1 Samuel
Chapter: Chapter 6 (21 verses)
Version: New Living Translation

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