Verse 13

1 Samuel 6:13

New Living Translation

13 The people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they saw the Ark, they were overjoyed!

Original Language Text

hebrew

וּ/בֵ֣ית שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ קֹצְרִ֥ים קְצִיר חִטִּ֖ים בָּ/עֵ֑מֶק וַ/יִּשְׂא֣וּ אֶת עֵינֵי/הֶ֗ם וַ/יִּרְאוּ֙ אֶת הָ֣/אָר֔וֹן וַֽ/יִּשְׂמְח֖וּ לִ/רְאֽוֹת

English Translation

And in Beth Shemesh, the harvesters were harvesting wheat in the valley, and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and they rejoiced to see it.

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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... Focus ↗

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

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 ↗

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