Verse 1
1 Samuel 6:1
World English Bible, British Edition
1
The LORD’s ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יְהִ֧י אֲרוֹן יְהוָ֛ה בִּ/שְׂדֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים שִׁבְעָ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים
English Translation
And the Ark of the Lord was in the field of the Philistines for seven months.
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Chapter 6 Context
1
The LORD’s ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months.
2
The Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What
shall we do with the LORD’s a...
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3
They said, “If you send away the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel, don’t
send it empty; but by all...
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4
Then they said, “What should the trespass offering be which we
shall return to him?”
They said, “Fiv...
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5
Therefore you shall make images of your tumours and images of your mice
that mar the land; and you s...
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6
Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened
their hearts? When he had w...
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7
“Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart and two milk
cows on which there has come no y...
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8
and take the LORD’s ark and lay it on the cart. Put the jewels of gold,
which you return him for a t...
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9
Behold, if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then
he has done us this great e...
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10
The men did so, and took two milk cows and tied them to the cart,
and shut up their calves at home.
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11
They put the LORD’s ark on the cart, and the box with the golden mice
and the images of their tumour...
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12
The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh. They went
along the highway, lowing as th...
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13
The people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley;
and they lifted up their...
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14
The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there,
where there was a great sto...
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15
The Levites took down the LORD’s ark and the box that was with it, in
which the jewels of gold were,...
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16
When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to
Ekron the same day.
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17
These are the golden tumours which the Philistines returned for a trespass
offering to the LORD: for...
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18
and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the
Philistines belonging to the f...
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19
He struck of the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into the
LORD’s ark, he struck fifty t...
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20
The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before the LORD,
this holy God (Elohim)? To whom...
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21
They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying,
“The Philistines have brought bac...
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