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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.”

Scripture quotations are taken from The World English Bible™ of eBible.org, 2020 stable text edition. It is in the public domain.

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 Beth-shemesh, 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 Beth-shemesh, 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 Beth-shemesh.
[13] And they 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] And the cart came () into the field of Joshua, a Beth-shemite, 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 Beth-shemesh 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 Beth-shemite.
[19] And he smote () the men of Beth-shemesh, 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 Beth-shemesh 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 Kirjath-jearim, saying, () The Philistines have brought again () the ark of the Lord; come ye down, () and fetch it up () to you.

1 Samuel 6:4 Heb. them
1 Samuel 6:6a Or, reproachfully
1 Samuel 6:6b Heb. them
1 Samuel 6:9 Or, it
1 Samuel 6:18 Or, great stone [possibly a mistake in the KJV notes? I verified with 1611 scan]

Scripture quotations from The Authorized King James Version of the Holy Bible, using the standardized text of 1769. It is in the public domain.

Greek Bible (LXX/BYZ)

1 Samuel 6 (BYZ)

[1] και ην η κιβωτος εν αγρω των αλλοφυλων επτα μηνας και εξεζεσεν η γη αυτων μυας
[2] και καλουσιν αλλοφυλοι τους ιερεις και τους μαντεις και τους επαοιδους αυτων λεγοντες τι ποιησωμεν τη κιβωτω κυριου γνωρισατε ημιν εν τινι αποστελουμεν αυτην εις τον τοπον αυτης
[3] και ειπαν ει εξαπεστελλετε υμεις την κιβωτον διαθηκης κυριου θεου ισραηλ μη δη εξαποστειλητε αυτην κενην αλλα αποδιδοντες αποδοτε αυτη της βασανου και τοτε ιαθησεσθε και εξιλασθησεται υμιν μη ουκ αποστη η χειρ αυτου αφ υμων
[4] και λεγουσιν τι το της βασανου αποδωσομεν αυτη και ειπαν κατ αριθμον των σατραπων των αλλοφυλων πεντε εδρας χρυσας οτι πταισμα εν υμιν και τοις αρχουσιν υμων και τω λαω
[5] και μυς χρυσους ομοιωμα των μυων υμων των διαφθειροντων την γην και δωσετε τω κυριω δοξαν οπως κουφιση την χειρα αυτου αφ υμων και απο των θεων υμων και απο της γης υμων
[6] και ινα τι βαρυνετε τας καρδιας υμων ως εβαρυνεν αιγυπτος και φαραω την καρδιαν αυτων ουχι οτε ενεπαιξεν αυτοις εξαπεστειλαν αυτους και απηλθον
[7] και νυν λαβετε και ποιησατε αμαξαν καινην και δυο βοας πρωτοτοκουσας ανευ των τεκνων και ζευξατε τας βοας εν τη αμαξη και απαγαγετε τα τεκνα απο οπισθεν αυτων εις οικον
[8] και λημψεσθε την κιβωτον και θησετε αυτην επι την αμαξαν και τα σκευη τα χρυσα αποδωσετε αυτη της βασανου και θησετε εν θεματι βερσεχθαν εκ μερους αυτης και εξαποστελειτε αυτην και απελασατε αυτην και απελευσεται
[9] και οψεσθε ει εις οδον οριων αυτης πορευσεται κατα βαιθσαμυς αυτος πεποιηκεν ημιν την κακιαν ταυτην την μεγαλην και εαν μη και γνωσομεθα οτι ου χειρ αυτου ηπται ημων αλλα συμπτωμα τουτο γεγονεν ημιν
[10] και εποιησαν οι αλλοφυλοι ουτως και ελαβον δυο βοας πρωτοτοκουσας και εζευξαν αυτας εν τη αμαξη και τα τεκνα αυτων απεκωλυσαν εις οικον
[11] και εθεντο την κιβωτον επι την αμαξαν και το θεμα εργαβ και τους μυς τους χρυσους
[12] και κατευθυναν αι βοες εν τη οδω εις οδον βαιθσαμυς εν τριβω ενι επορευοντο και εκοπιων και ου μεθισταντο δεξια ουδε αριστερα και οι σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων επορευοντο οπισω αυτης εως οριων βαιθσαμυς
[13] και οι εν βαιθσαμυς εθεριζον θερισμον πυρων εν κοιλαδι και ηραν οφθαλμους αυτων και ειδον κιβωτον κυριου και ηυφρανθησαν εις απαντησιν αυτης
[14] και η αμαξα εισηλθεν εις αγρον ωσηε τον εν βαιθσαμυς και εστησαν εκει παρ αυτη λιθον μεγαν και σχιζουσιν τα ξυλα της αμαξης και τας βοας ανηνεγκαν εις ολοκαυτωσιν τω κυριω
[15] και οι λευιται ανηνεγκαν την κιβωτον του κυριου και το θεμα εργαβ μετ αυτης και τα επ αυτης σκευη τα χρυσα και εθεντο επι του λιθου του μεγαλου και οι ανδρες βαιθσαμυς ανηνεγκαν ολοκαυτωσεις και θυσιας εν τη ημερα εκεινη τω κυριω
[16] και οι πεντε σατραπαι των αλλοφυλων εωρων και ανεστρεψαν εις ασκαλωνα τη ημερα εκεινη
[17] και αυται αι εδραι αι χρυσαι ας απεδωκαν οι αλλοφυλοι της βασανου τω κυριω της αζωτου μιαν της γαζης μιαν της ασκαλωνος μιαν της γεθ μιαν της ακκαρων μιαν
[18] και μυς οι χρυσοι κατ αριθμον πασων πολεων των αλλοφυλων των πεντε σατραπων εκ πολεως εστερεωμενης και εως κωμης του φερεζαιου και εως λιθου του μεγαλου ου επεθηκαν επ αυτου την κιβωτον διαθηκης κυριου του εν αγρω ωσηε του βαιθσαμυσιτου
[19] και ουκ ησμενισαν οι υιοι ιεχονιου εν τοις ανδρασιν βαιθσαμυς οτι ειδαν κιβωτον κυριου και επαταξεν εν αυτοις εβδομηκοντα ανδρας και πεντηκοντα χιλιαδας ανδρων και επενθησεν ο λαος οτι επαταξεν κυριος εν τω λαω πληγην μεγαλην σφοδρα
[20] και ειπαν οι ανδρες οι εκ βαιθσαμυς τις δυνησεται διελθειν ενωπιον κυριου του αγιου τουτου και προς τινα αναβησεται κιβωτος κυριου αφ ημων
[21] και αποστελλουσιν αγγελους προς τους κατοικουντας καριαθιαριμ λεγοντες απεστροφασιν αλλοφυλοι την κιβωτον κυριου καταβητε και αναγαγετε αυτην προς εαυτους