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World English Bible

1 Samuel 6 (WEBP)

[1] Yahweh’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 Yahweh’s ark? Show us how we should send it to its place.”
[3] They said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, don’t send it empty; but by all means return a trespass offering to him. Then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.”
[4] Then they said, “What should the trespass offering be which we shall return to him?” They said, “Five golden tumors and five golden mice, for the number of the lords of the Philistines; for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.
[5] Therefore you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that mar the land; and you shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps he will release his hand from you, from your gods, and from your land.
[6] Why then do you harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? When he had worked wonderfully among them, didn’t they let the people go, and they departed?
[7] “Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart and two milk cows on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them;
[8] and take Yahweh’s ark and lay it on the cart. Put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a box by its side; and send it away, that it may go.
[9] Behold, if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us. It was a chance that happened to us.”
[10] The men did so, and took two milk cows and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home.
[11] They put Yahweh’s ark on the cart, and the box with the golden mice and the images of their tumors.
[12] The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh. They went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.
[13] The people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
[14] The cart came into the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh, and stood there, where there was a great stone. Then they split the wood of the cart and offered up the cows for a burnt offering to Yahweh.
[15] The Levites took down Yahweh’s ark and the box that was with it, in which the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone; and the men of Beth Shemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day to Yahweh.
[16] When the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.
[17] These are the golden tumors which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering to Yahweh: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
[18] and the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fortified cities and of country villages, even to the great stone on which they set down Yahweh’s ark. That stone remains to this day in the field of Joshua of Beth Shemesh.
[19] He struck of the men of Beth Shemesh, because they had looked into Yahweh’s ark, he struck fifty thousand seventy of the men. Then the people mourned, because Yahweh had struck the people with a great slaughter.
[20] The men of Beth Shemesh said, “Who is able to stand before Yahweh, this holy God? To whom shall he go up from us?”
[21] They sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kiriath Jearim, saying, “The Philistines have brought back Yahweh’s ark. Come down and bring it up to yourselves.”

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King James w/Strong’s #s

1 Samuel 6 (KJVS)

[1] And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months .
[2] And the Philistines called () for the priests and the diviners (), saying (), What shall we do () to the ark of the LORD ? tell () us wherewith we shall send () it to his place .
[3] And they said (), If ye send away () the ark of the God of Israel , send () it not empty ; but in any wise () return () him a trespass offering : then ye shall be healed (), and it shall be known () to you why his hand is not removed () from you.
[4] Then said () they, What [shall be] the trespass offering which we shall return () to him? They answered (), Five golden emerods () , and five golden mice , [according to] the number of the lords of the Philistines : for one plague [was] on you all, and on your lords .
[5] Wherefore ye shall make () images of your emerods () , and images of your mice that mar () the land ; and ye shall give () glory unto the God of Israel : peradventure he will lighten () his hand from off you, and from off your gods , and from off your land .
[6] Wherefore then do ye harden () your hearts , as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened () their hearts ? when he had wrought wonderfully () among them, did they not let the people go (), and they departed ()?
[7] Now therefore make () a new cart , and take () two milch () kine , on which there hath come () no yoke , and tie () the kine to the cart , and bring () their calves home from them :
[8] And take () the ark of the LORD , and lay () it upon the cart ; and put () the jewels of gold , which ye return () him [for] a trespass offering , in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away (), that it may go ().
[9] And see (), if it goeth up () by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh , [then] he hath done () us this great evil : but if not, then we shall know () that [it is] not his hand [that] smote () us: it [was] a chance [that] happened to us ().
[10] And the men did so (); and took () two milch () kine , and tied () them to the cart , and shut up () their calves at home :
[11] And they laid () the ark of the LORD upon the cart , and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods .
[12] And the kine took the straight () way to the way of Bethshemesh , [and] went along () the highway , lowing () as they went (), and turned not aside () [to] the right hand or [to] the left ; and the lords of the Philistines went () after them unto the border of Bethshemesh .
[13] And [they of] Bethshemesh [were] reaping () their wheat harvest in the valley : and they lifted up () their eyes , and saw () the ark , and rejoiced () to see () [it].
[14] And the cart came () into the field of Joshua , a Bethshemite , and stood () there, where [there was] a great stone : and they clave () the wood of the cart , and offered () the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD .
[15] And the Levites took down () the ark of the LORD , and the coffer that [was] with it, wherein the jewels of gold [were], and put () [them] on the great stone : and the men of Bethshemesh offered () burnt offerings and sacrificed () sacrifices the same day unto the LORD .
[16] And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen () [it], they returned () to Ekron the same day .
[17] And these [are] the golden emerods which the Philistines returned () [for] a trespass offering unto the LORD ; for Ashdod one , for Gaza one , for Askelon one , for Gath one , for Ekron one ;
[18] And the golden mice , [according to] the number of all the cities of the Philistines [belonging] to the five lords , [both] of fenced cities , and of country villages , even unto the great [stone of] Abel , whereon they set down () the ark of the LORD : [which stone remaineth] unto this day in the field of Joshua , the Bethshemite .
[19] And he smote () the men of Bethshemesh , because they had looked () into the ark of the LORD , even he smote () of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men : and the people lamented (), because the LORD had smitten () [many] of the people with a great slaughter .
[20] And the men of Bethshemesh said (), Who is able () to stand () before this holy LORD God ? and to whom shall he go up () from us?
[21] And they sent () messengers to the inhabitants () of Kirjathjearim , saying (), The Philistines have brought again () the ark of the LORD ; come ye down (), [and] fetch it up () to you.

Young’s Literal Translation

1 Samuel 6 (YLT)

[1] And the ark of Jehovah is in the field of the Philistines seven months,
[2] and the Philistines call for priests and for diviners, saying, ‘What do we do to the ark of Jehovah? let us know wherewith we send it to its place?’
[3] And they say, ‘If ye are sending away the ark of the God of Israel, ye do not send it away empty; for ye do certainly send back to Him a guilt-offering; then ye are healed, and it hath been known to you why His hand doth not turn aside from you.’
[4] And they say, ‘What is the guilt-offering which we send back to Him?’ and they say, ‘The number of the princes of the Philistines-five golden emerods, and five golden mice-for one plague is to you all, and to your princes,
[5] and ye have made images of your emerods, and images of your mice that are corrupting the land, and have given honour to the God of Israel; it may be He doth lighten His hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land;
[6] and why do ye harden your heart as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their heart? do they not-when He hath rolled Himself upon them-send them away, and they go?
[7] ‘And now, take and make one new cart, and two suckling kine, on which a yoke hath not gone up, and ye have bound the kine in the cart, and caused their young ones to turn back from after them to the house,
[8] and ye have taken the ark of Jehovah, and put it on the cart, and the vessels of gold which ye have returned to Him-a guilt-offering-ye put in a coffer on its side, and have sent it away, and it hath gone;
[9] and ye have seen, if the way of its own border it goeth up to Beth-Shemesh-He hath done to us this great evil; and if not, then we have known that His hand hath not come against us; an accident it hath been to us.’
[10] And the men do so, and take two suckling kine, and bind them in the cart, and their young ones they have shut up in the house;
[11] and they place the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer, and the golden mice, and the images of their emerods.
[12] And the kine go straight in the way, on the way to Beth-Shemesh, in one highway they have gone, going and lowing, and have not turned aside right or left; and the princes of the Philistines are going after them unto the border of Beth-Shemesh.
[13] And the Beth-Shemeshites are reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley, and they lift up their eyes, and see the ark, and rejoice to see it.
[14] And the cart hath come in unto the field of Joshua the Beth-Shemeshite, and standeth there, and there is a great stone, and they cleave the wood of the cart, and the kine they have caused to ascend-a burnt-offering to Jehovah.
[15] And the Levites have taken down the ark of Jehovah, and the coffer which is with it, in which are the vessels of gold, and place them on the great stone; and the men of Beth-Shemesh have caused to ascend burnt-offerings and sacrifice sacrifices in that day to Jehovah;
[16] and the five princes of the Philistines have seen it, and turn back to Ekron, on that day.
[17] And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines have sent back-a guilt-offering to Jehovah: for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Ashkelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;
[18] and the golden mice-the number of all the cities of the Philistines-for the five princes, from the fenced city even unto the hamlet of the villages, even unto the great meadow on which they placed the ark of Jehovah-are unto this day in the field of Joshua the Beth-Shemeshite.
[19] And He smiteth among the men of Beth-Shemesh, for they looked into the ark of Jehovah, yea, He smiteth among the people seventy men-fifty chief men; and the people mourn, because Jehovah smote among the people-a great smiting.
[20] And the men of Beth-Shemesh say, ‘Who is able to stand before Jehovah, this holy God? and unto whom doth He go up from us?’
[21] And they send messengers unto the inhabitants of Kirjath-Jearim, saying, ‘The Philistines have sent back the ark of Jehovah; come down, take it up unto you.’