1
And the
ark of the
LORD was in the
country of the
Philistines seven months.
h'[.biv ~yiT.vil.p hed.fiB h'wh.y -nw{r]a yih.y;w ? ~yiv'd\x
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.
r{mael ~yim.s{Q;l.w ~yin]h{K;l ~yiT.vil.p .Wa.r.qiY;w ? h,M;B .WnU[idw{h h'wh.y !w{r]a;l h,f][;N -h;m ? w{mw{q.mil .WN,x.L;v.n
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.
yeh{l/a !w{r]a -t,a ~yix.L;v.m -mia .Wr.ma{Y;w ? bev'h -yiK ~'qyer w{t{a .Wx.L;v.T -l;a lea'r.fIy ? ~,k'l [;dw{n.w .Wa.p'reT z'a ~'v'a w{l .Wbyiv'T ? ~,Kim w{d'y r.Ws't -a{l h'M'l
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.
.Wr.ma{Y;w w{l byiv'n r,v]a ~'v'a'h h'm .Wr.ma{Y;w ? b'h'z yel.p'[ h'Vim]x ~yiT.vil.p yen.r;s r;P.sim ? ~'LUk.l t;x;a h'peG;m -yiK b'h'z yer.B.k;[ h'Vim]x;w ? ~,kyen.r;s.l.W
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.
~,kyer.B.k;[ yem.l;c.w ~,kyel.p'[ yem.l;c ~,tyif][;w ? lea'r.fIy yeh{lael ~,T;t.n.W #,r'a'h -t,a ~ityix.v;M;h ? l;[em.W ~,kyel][em w{d'y -t,a leq'y y;l.Wa dw{b'K ? ~,k.c.r;a l;[em.W ~,kyeh{l/a
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?
.Wd.BiK r,v]a;K ~,k.b;b.l -t,a .Wd.B;k.t h'M'l.w ? leL;[.tih r,v]a;K aw{l]h ~'Bil -t,a h{[.r;p.W ~Iy;r.cim ? .WkeleY;w ~.Wx.L;v.y;w ~,h'B
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:
yeT.v.W t'x,a h'v'd]x h'l'g][ .Wf][;w .Wx.q h'T;[.w ? l{[ ~,hyel][ h'l'[ -a{l r,v]a tw{l'[ tw{r'p ? ~,t{byev]h;w h'l'g]['B tw{r'P;h -t,a ~,T.r;s]a;w ? h't.y'B;h ~,hyer]x;aem ~,hyen.B
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.
w{t{a ~,T;t.n.W h'wh.y !w{r]a -t,a ~,T.x;q.l.W ? ~,t{bev]h r,v]a b'h'Z;h yel.K tea.w h'l'g]['h -l,a ? ~,T.x;Liv.w w{DiCim z;G.r;a'b .Wmyif'T ~'v'a w{l ? .$'l'h.w w{t{a
9
And
see, if it goeth
up by the
way of his own
coast to
Bethshemesh, then he hath
done us this
great evil: but if not, then we shall
know that it is not his
hand that
smote us: it was a
chance that happened to
us.
v,m,v tyeB h,l][;y w{l.Wb.G .$,r,D -mia ~,tyia.r.W ? ta{Z;h h'lw{d.G;h h'['r'h -t,a .Wn'l h'f'[ a.Wh ? .Wn'B h'[.g'n w{d'y a{l yiK .Wn.[;d'y.w a{l -mia.w ? .Wn'l h'y'h a.Wh h,r.qim
10
And the
men did
so; and
took two milch kine, and
tied them to the
cart, and shut
up their
calves at
home:
tw{r'p yeT.v .Wx.qiY;w !eK ~yiv'n]a'h .Wf][;Y;w ? .Wl'K ~,hyen.B -t,a.w h'l'g]['B ~.Wr.s;a;Y;w tw{l'[ ? tIy'B;b
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.
tea.w h'l'g]['h -l,a h'wh.y !w{r]a -t,a .Wmif'Y;w ? ~,hyer{x.j yem.l;c tea.w b'h'Z;h yer.B.k;[ tea.w z;G.r;a'h