Verse 15
1 Samuel 6:15
New Living Translation
15
Several men of the tribe of Levi lifted the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors from the cart and placed them on the large rock. Many sacrifices and burnt offerings were offered to the LORD that day by the people of Beth-shemesh.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וְ/הַ/לְוִיִּ֞ם הוֹרִ֣ידוּ אֶת אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֗ה וְ/אֶת הָ/אַרְגַּ֤ז אֲשֶׁר אִתּ/וֹ֙ אֲשֶׁר בּ֣/וֹ כְלֵֽי זָהָ֔ב וַ/יָּשִׂ֖מוּ אֶל הָ/אֶ֣בֶן הַ/גְּדוֹלָ֑ה וְ/אַנְשֵׁ֣י בֵֽית שֶׁ֗מֶשׁ הֶעֱל֨וּ עֹל֜וֹת וַֽ/יִּזְבְּח֧וּ זְבָחִ֛ים בַּ/יּ֥וֹם הַ/ה֖וּא לַֽ/יהוָֽה
English Translation
And the Levites brought down the Ark of the LORD and the chest that was with it, in which were the golden vessels, and they set it on the large stone. And the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices on that day to the LORD.
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Chapter 6 Context
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The Ark of the LORD remained in Philistine territory seven months in all.
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“Now build a new cart, and find two cows that have just given birth to calves. Make sure the cows ha...
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8
Put the Ark of the LORD on the cart, and beside it place a chest containing the gold rats and gold t...
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9
If they cross the border of our land and go to Beth-shemesh, we will know it was the LORD who brough...
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10
So these instructions were carried out. Two cows were hitched to the cart, and their newborn calves...
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11
Then the Ark of the LORD and the chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors were placed on the c...
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12
And sure enough, without veering off in other directions, the cows went straight along the road towa...
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13
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14
The cart came into the field of a man named Joshua and stopped beside a large rock. So the people br...
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15
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16
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17
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18
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But the LORD killed seventy men from Beth-shemesh because they looked into the Ark of the LORD. And...
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20
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