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World English Bible Classic
[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.”
King James Version
[1] And the ark H727 of the Lord H3068 was in the country H7704 of the Philistines H6430 seven H7651 months. H2320 [2] And the Philistines H6430 called H7121 for the priests H3548 and the diviners, H7080 saying, H559 What H4100 shall we do H6213 to the ark H727 of the Lord? H3068 tell H3045 us wherewith we shall send H7971 it to his place. H4725 [3] And they said, H559 If ye send away H7971 H853 the ark H727 of the God H430 of Israel, H3478 send H7971 it not empty; H7387 but in any wise H7725 return H7725 him a trespass offering: H817 then H227 ye shall be healed, H7495 and it shall be known H3045 to you why his hand H3027 is not removed H5493 from you. [4] Then said H559 they, What shall be the trespass offering H817 which H834 we shall return H7725 to him? They answered, H559 Five H2568 golden H2091 emerods, H2914 H6076 and five H2568 golden H2091 mice, H5909 according to the number H4557 of the lords H5633 of the Philistines: H6430 for H3588 one H259 plague H4046 was on you all,§ and on your lords. H5633 [5] Wherefore ye shall make H6213 images H6754 of your emerods, H2914 H6076 and images H6754 of your mice H5909 that mar H7843 the land; H776 and ye shall give H5414 glory H3519 unto the God H430 of Israel: H3478 peradventure he will lighten H7043 H853 his hand H3027 from off you, and from off your gods, H430 and from off your land. H776 [6] Wherefore then do ye harden H3513 H853 your hearts, H3824 as the Egyptians H4714 and Pharaoh H6547 hardened H3513 H853 their hearts? H3820 when he had wrought wonderfully H5953§ among them, did they not let the people§ go, H7971 and they departed? H3212 [7] Now H6258 therefore make H6213 a H259 new H2319 cart, H5699 and take H3947 two H8147 milch H5763 kine, H6510 on H5921 which H834 there hath come H5927 no yoke, H5923 and tie H631 the kine H6510 to the cart, H5699 and bring H7725 their calves H1121 home H1004 from them: H310 [8] and take H3947 H853 the ark H727 of the Lord, H3068 and lay H5414 it upon the cart; H5699 and put H7760 the jewels H3627 of gold, H2091 which H834 ye return H7725 him for a trespass offering, H817 in a coffer H712 by the side H6654 thereof; and send it away, H7971 that it may go. H1980 [9] And see, H7200 if it goeth up H5927 by the§ way H1870 of his own coast H1366 to Beth-shemesh, H1053 then he hath done H6213 us this great H1419 H853 evil: H7451 but if not, then we shall know H3045 that it is not his hand H3027 that smote H5060 us: it was a chance H4745 that happened to us. H1961 [10] And the men H582 did H6213 so; H3651 and took H3947 two H8147 milch H5763 kine, H6510 and tied H631 them to the cart, H5699 and shut up H3607 their calves H1121 at home: H1004 [11] and they laid H7760 H853 the ark H727 of the Lord H3068 upon the cart, H5699 and the coffer H712 with the mice H5909 of gold H2091 and the images H6754 of their emerods. H2914 [12] And the kine H6510 took the straight H3474 way H1870 to the way H1870 of Beth-shemesh, H1053 and went along H1980 the highway, H4546 H259 lowing H1600 as they went, H1980 and turned not aside H5493 to the right hand H3225 or to the left; H8040 and the lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 went H1980 after H310 them unto the border H1366 of Beth-shemesh. H1053 [13] And they of Beth-shemesh H1053 were reaping H7114 their wheat H2406 harvest H7105 in the valley: H6010 and they lifted up H5375 H853 their eyes, H5869 and saw H7200 H853 the ark, H727 and rejoiced H8055 to see H7200 it. [14] And the cart H5699 came H935 into the field H7704 of Joshua, H3091 a Beth-shemite, H1030 and stood H5975 there, where there was a great H1419 stone: H68 and they clave H1234 H853 the wood H6086 of the cart, H5699 and offered H5927 the kine H6510 a burnt offering H5930 unto H413 the Lord. H3068 [15] And the Levites H3881 took down H3381 H853 the ark H727 of the Lord, H3068 and the coffer H712 that was with it, wherein the jewels H3627 of gold H2091 were, and put H7760 them on the great H1419 stone: H68 and the men H582 of Beth-shemesh H1053 offered H5927 burnt offerings H5930 and sacrificed H2076 sacrifices H2077 the same day H3117 unto H413 the Lord. H3068 [16] And when the five H2568 lords H5633 of the Philistines H6430 had seen H7200 it, they returned H7725 to Ekron H6138 the same day. H3117 [17] And these are the golden H2091 emerods H2914 which H834 the Philistines H6430 returned H7725 for a trespass offering H817 unto the Lord; H3068 for Ashdod H795 one, H259 for Gaza H5804 one, H259 for Askelon H831 one, H259 for Gath H1661 one, H259 for Ekron H6138 one; H259 [18] and the golden H2091 mice, H5909 according to the number H4557 of all the cities H5892 of the Philistines H6430 belonging to the five H2568 lords, H5633 both of fenced H4013 cities, H5892 and of country H6521 villages, H3724 even unto the great H1419 stone§ of Abel, H59 whereon they set down H3240 H853 the ark H727 of the Lord: H3068 which stone remaineth unto this day H3117 in the field H7704 of Joshua, H3091 the Beth-shemite. H1030 [19] And he smote H5221 the men H376 of Beth-shemesh, H1053 because H3588 they had looked H7200 into the ark H727 of the Lord, H3068 even he smote H5221 of the people H5971 fifty H2572 thousand H505 and threescore and ten H7657 men: H582 and the people H5971 lamented, H56 because H3588 the Lord H3068 had smitten H5221 many of the people H5971 with a great H1419 slaughter. H4347 [20] And the men H582 of Beth-shemesh H1053 said, H559 Who is able H3201 to stand H5975 before H6440 this H2088 holy H6918 Lord H3068 God? H430 and to whom shall he go up H5927 from us? [21] And they sent H7971 messengers H4397 to the inhabitants H3427 of Kirjath-jearim, H7157 saying, H559 The Philistines H6430 have brought again H7725 H853 the ark H727 of the Lord; H3068 come ye down, H3381 and fetch it up H5927 to you.

Footnotes

  1. § 6:4 Heb. them
  2. § 6:6a Or, reproachfully
  3. § 6:6b Heb. them
  4. § 6:9 Or, it
  5. § 6:18 Or, great stone [possibly a mistake in the KJV notes? I verified with 1611 scan]
Septuaginta
[1] Καὶ G2532 ἦν G2258 ἡ G3588 κιβωτὸς G2787 ἐν G1722 ἀγρῷ G68 τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων G246 ἑπτὰ G2033 μῆνας, G3376 καὶ G2532 ἐξέζεσεν ἡ G3588 γῆ G1093 αὐτῶν G846 μύας. [2] Καὶ G2532 καλοῦσιν G2564 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 τοὺς G3588 ἱερεῖς G2409 καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 μάντεις καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 ἐπαοιδοὺς αὐτῶν G846 λέγοντες G3004 Τί G5101 ποιήσωμεν G4160 τῇ G3588 κιβωτῷ G2787 κυρίου; G2962 Γνωρίσατε G1107 ἡμῖν G2254 ἐν G1722 τίνι G5101 ἀποστελοῦμεν G649 αὐτὴν G846 εἰς G1519 τὸν G3588 τόπον G5117 αὐτῆς. G846 [3] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Εἰ G1487 ἐξαπεστέλλετε G1821 ὑμεῖς G5210 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου G2962 θεοῦ G2316 Ισραηλ, G2474 μὴ G3361 δὴ G1211 ἐξαποστείλητε G1821 αὐτὴν G846 κενήν, G2756 ἀλλὰ G235 ἀποδιδόντες G591 ἀπόδοτε G591 αὐτῇ G846 τῆς G3588 βασάνου, G931 καὶ G2532 τότε G5119 ἰαθήσεσθε, G2390 καὶ G2532 ἐξιλασθήσεται ὑμῖν, G5213 μὴ G3361 οὐκ G3756 ἀποστῇ G868 ἡ G3588 χεὶρ G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀφ’ G575 ὑμῶν. G5216 [4] Καὶ G2532 λέγουσιν G3004 Τί G5101 τὸ G3588 τῆς G3588 βασάνου G931 ἀποδώσομεν G591 αὐτῇ; G846 Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 Κατ’ G2596 ἀριθμὸν G706 τῶν G3588 σατραπῶν τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων G246 πέντε G4002 ἕδρας χρυσᾶς, G5552 ὅτι G3754 πταῖσμα ἓν G1520 ὑμῖν G5213 καὶ G2532 τοῖς G3588 ἄρχουσιν G758 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 τῷ G3588 λαῷ, G2992 [5] καὶ G2532 μῦς χρυσοῦς G5552 ὁμοίωμα G3667 τῶν G3588 μυῶν ὑμῶν G5216 τῶν G3588 διαφθειρόντων G1311 τὴν G3588 γῆν· G1093 καὶ G2532 δώσετε G1325 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ G2962 δόξαν, G1391 ὅπως G3704 κουφίσῃ G2893 τὴν G3588 χεῖρα G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 ἀφ’ G575 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τῶν G3588 θεῶν G2316 ὑμῶν G5216 καὶ G2532 ἀπὸ G575 τῆς G3588 γῆς G1093 ὑμῶν. G5216 [6] Καὶ G2532 ἵνα G2443 τί G5101 βαρύνετε G925 τὰς G3588 καρδίας G2588 ὑμῶν, G5216 ὡς G5613 ἐβάρυνεν G925 Αἴγυπτος G125 καὶ G2532 Φαραω G5328 τὴν G3588 καρδίαν G2588 αὐτῶν; G846 Οὐχὶ G3780 ὅτε G3753 ἐνέπαιξεν G1702 αὐτοῖς, G846 ἐξαπέστειλαν G1821 αὐτούς, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπῆλθον; G565 [7] Καὶ G2532 νῦν G3568 λάβετε G2983 καὶ G2532 ποιήσατε G4160 ἅμαξαν καινὴν G2537 καὶ G2532 δύο G1417 βόας G1016 πρωτοτοκούσας ἄνευ G427 τῶν G3588 τέκνων G5043 καὶ G2532 ζεύξατε τὰς G3588 βόας G1016 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἁμάξῃ καὶ G2532 ἀπαγάγετε G520 τὰ G3588 τέκνα G5043 ἀπὸ G575 ὄπισθεν G3693 αὐτῶν G846 εἰς G1519 οἶκον· G3624 [8] καὶ G2532 λήμψεσθε G2983 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 καὶ G2532 θήσετε G5087 αὐτὴν G846 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 ἅμαξαν καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 σκεύη G4632 τὰ G3588 χρυσᾶ G5552 ἀποδώσετε G591 αὐτῇ G846 τῆς G3588 βασάνου G931 καὶ G2532 θήσετε G5087 ἐν G1722 θέματι βερσεχθαν ἐκ G1537 μέρους G3313 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 ἐξαποστελεῖτε G1821 αὐτὴν G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπελάσατε G556 αὐτήν, G846 καὶ G2532 ἀπελεύσεται· G565 [9] καὶ G2532 ὄψεσθε, G3700 εἰ G1487 εἰς G1519 ὁδὸν G3598 ὁρίων G3725 αὐτῆς G846 πορεύσεται G4198 κατὰ G2596 Βαιθσαμυς, αὐτὸς G846 πεποίηκεν G4160 ἡμῖν G2254 τὴν G3588 κακίαν G2549 ταύτην G3778 τὴν G3588 μεγάλην, G3173 καὶ G2532 ἐὰν G1437 μή, G3361 καὶ G2532 γνωσόμεθα G1097 ὅτι G3754 οὐ G3756 χεὶρ G5495 αὐτοῦ G846 ἧπται G680 ἡμῶν, G2257 ἀλλὰ G235 σύμπτωμα τοῦτο G5124 γέγονεν G1096 ἡμῖν. G2254 [10] Καὶ G2532 ἐποίησαν G4160 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 οὕτως G3779 καὶ G2532 ἔλαβον G2983 δύο G1417 βόας G1016 πρωτοτοκούσας καὶ G2532 ἔζευξαν αὐτὰς G846 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἁμάξῃ καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 τέκνα G5043 αὐτῶν G846 ἀπεκώλυσαν εἰς G1519 οἶκον G3624 [11] καὶ G2532 ἔθεντο G5087 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 ἐπὶ G1909 τὴν G3588 ἅμαξαν καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 θέμα εργαβ καὶ G2532 τοὺς G3588 μῦς τοὺς G3588 χρυσοῦς. G5552 [12] Καὶ G2532 κατεύθυναν G2720 αἱ G3588 βόες G1016 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ὁδῷ G3598 εἰς G1519 ὁδὸν G3598 Βαιθσαμυς, ἐν G1722 τρίβῳ G5147 ἑνὶ G1520 ἐπορεύοντο G4198 καὶ G2532 ἐκοπίων G2872 καὶ G2532 οὐ G3756 μεθίσταντο G3179 δεξιὰ G1188 οὐδὲ G3761 ἀριστερά· G710 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 σατράπαι τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων G246 ἐπορεύοντο G4198 ὀπίσω G3694 αὐτῆς G846 ἕως G2193 ὁρίων G3725 Βαιθσαμυς. [13] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἐν G1722 Βαιθσαμυς ἐθέριζον G2325 θερισμὸν G2326 πυρῶν ἐν G1722 κοιλάδι· καὶ G2532 ἦραν G142 ὀφθαλμοὺς G3788 αὐτῶν G846 καὶ G2532 εἶδον G1492 κιβωτὸν G2787 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 ηὐφράνθησαν G2165 εἰς G1519 ἀπάντησιν G529 αὐτῆς. G846 [14] Καὶ G2532 ἡ G3588 ἅμαξα εἰσῆλθεν G1525 εἰς G1519 ἀγρὸν G68 Ωσηε G5617 τὸν G3588 ἐν G1722 Βαιθσαμυς, καὶ G2532 ἔστησαν G2476 ἐκεῖ G1563 παρ’ G3844 αὐτῇ G846 λίθον G3037 μέγαν G3173 καὶ G2532 σχίζουσιν G4977 τὰ G3588 ξύλα G3586 τῆς G3588 ἁμάξης καὶ G2532 τὰς G3588 βόας G1016 ἀνήνεγκαν G399 εἰς G1519 ὁλοκαύτωσιν τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ. G2962 [15] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 Λευῖται G3019 ἀνήνεγκαν G399 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 τοῦ G3588 κυρίου G2962 καὶ G2532 τὸ G3588 θέμα εργαβ μετ’ G3326 αὐτῆς G846 καὶ G2532 τὰ G3588 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτῆς G846 σκεύη G4632 τὰ G3588 χρυσᾶ G5552 καὶ G2532 ἔθεντο G5087 ἐπὶ G1909 τοῦ G3588 λίθου G3037 τοῦ G3588 μεγάλου, G3173 καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 Βαιθσαμυς ἀνήνεγκαν G399 ὁλοκαυτώσεις καὶ G2532 θυσίας G2378 ἐν G1722 τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἐκείνῃ G1565 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ. G2962 [16] Καὶ G2532 οἱ G3588 πέντε G4002 σατράπαι τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων G246 ἑώρων G3708 καὶ G2532 ἀνέστρεψαν G390 εἰς G1519 Ἀσκαλῶνα τῇ G3588 ἡμέρᾳ G2250 ἐκείνῃ. G1565 [17] Καὶ G2532 αὗται G3778 αἱ G3588 ἕδραι αἱ G3588 χρυσαῖ, G5552 ἃς G3739 ἀπέδωκαν G591 οἱ G3588 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 τῆς G3588 βασάνου G931 τῷ G3588 κυρίῳ· G2962 τῆς G3588 Ἀζώτου G108 μίαν, G3391 τῆς G3588 Γάζης G1048 μίαν, G3391 τῆς G3588 Ἀσκαλῶνος μίαν, G3391 τῆς G3588 Γεθ μίαν, G3391 τῆς G3588 Ακκαρων μίαν. G3391 [18] Καὶ G2532 μῦς οἱ G3588 χρυσοῖ G5552 κατ’ G2596 ἀριθμὸν G706 πασῶν G3956 πόλεων G4172 τῶν G3588 ἀλλοφύλων G246 τῶν G3588 πέντε G4002 σατραπῶν ἐκ G1537 πόλεως G4172 ἐστερεωμένης G4732 καὶ G2532 ἕως G2193 κώμης G2968 τοῦ G3588 Φερεζαίου καὶ G2532 ἕως G2193 λίθου G3037 τοῦ G3588 μεγάλου, G3173 οὗ G3739 ἐπέθηκαν G2007 ἐπ’ G1909 αὐτοῦ G846 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 διαθήκης G1242 κυρίου, G2962 τοῦ G3588 ἐν G1722 ἀγρῷ G68 Ωσηε G5617 τοῦ G3588 Βαιθσαμυσίτου. [19] Καὶ G2532 οὐκ G3756 ἠσμένισαν οἱ G3588 υἱοὶ G5207 Ιεχονιου G2423 ἐν G1722 τοῖς G3588 ἀνδράσιν G435 Βαιθσαμυς, ὅτι G3754 εἶδαν G1492 κιβωτὸν G2787 κυρίου· G2962 καὶ G2532 ἐπάταξεν G3960 ἐν G1722 αὐτοῖς G846 ἑβδομήκοντα G1440 ἄνδρας G435 καὶ G2532 πεντήκοντα G4004 χιλιάδας G5505 ἀνδρῶν. G435 Καὶ G2532 ἐπένθησεν G3996 ὁ G3588 λαός, G2992 ὅτι G3754 ἐπάταξεν G3960 κύριος G2962 ἐν G1722 τῷ G3588 λαῷ G2992 πληγὴν G4127 μεγάλην G3173 σφόδρα. G4970 [20] Καὶ G2532 εἶπαν G2036 οἱ G3588 ἄνδρες G435 οἱ G3588 ἐκ G1537 Βαιθσαμυς Τίς G5101 δυνήσεται G1410 διελθεῖν G1330 ἐνώπιον G1799 κυρίου G2962 τοῦ G3588 ἁγίου G40 τούτου; G5127 Καὶ G2532 πρὸς G4314 τίνα G5101 ἀναβήσεται G305 κιβωτὸς G2787 κυρίου G2962 ἀφ’ G575 ἡμῶν; G2257 [21] Καὶ G2532 ἀποστέλλουσιν G649 ἀγγέλους G32 πρὸς G4314 τοὺς G3588 κατοικοῦντας G2730 Καριαθιαριμ λέγοντες G3004 Ἀπεστρόφασιν G654 ἀλλόφυλοι G246 τὴν G3588 κιβωτὸν G2787 κυρίου· G2962 κατάβητε G2597 καὶ G2532 ἀναγάγετε G321 αὐτὴν G846 πρὸς G4314 ἑαυτούς. G1438
Septuaginta, in place of Byzantine Greek New Testament