And the ark [0727] of the Lord [03068] was in the country [07704] of the Philistines [06430] seven [07651] months [02320].
And the Philistines [06430] called [07121] for the priests [03548] and the diviners [07080], saying [0559], What shall we do [06213] to the ark [0727] of the Lord [03068]? tell [03045] us wherewith we shall send [07971] it to his place [04725].
And they said [0559], If ye send away [07971] the ark [0727] of the God [0430] of Israel [03478], send [07971] it not empty [07387]; but in any wise [07725] return [07725] him a trespass offering [0817]: then ye shall be healed [07495], and it shall be known [03045] to you why his hand [03027] is not removed [05493] from you.
Then said [0559] they, What shall be the trespass offering [0817] which we shall return [07725] to him? They answered [0559], Five [02568] golden [02091] emerods [06076] [02914], and five [02568] golden [02091] mice [05909], according to the number [04557] of the lords [05633] of the Philistines [06430]: for one [0259] plague [04046] was on you all, and on your lords [05633].you: Heb. them
Wherefore ye shall make [06213] images [06754] of your emerods [06076] [02914], and images [06754] of your mice [05909] that mar [07843] the land [0776]; and ye shall give [05414] glory [03519] unto the God [0430] of Israel [03478]: peradventure he will lighten [07043] his hand [03027] from off you, and from off your gods [0430], and from off your land [0776].
Wherefore then do ye harden [03513] your hearts [03824], as the Egyptians [04714] and Pharaoh [06547] hardened [03513] their hearts [03820]? when he had wrought wonderfully [05953] among them, did they not let the people go [07971], and they departed [03212]?wonderfully: or, reproachfullythe people: Heb. them
Now therefore make [06213] a [0259] new [02319] cart [05699], and take [03947] two [08147] milch [05763] kine [06510], on which there hath come [05927] no yoke [05923], and tie [0631] the kine [06510] to the cart [05699], and bring [07725] their calves [01121] home [01004] from them [0310]:
And take [03947] the ark [0727] of the Lord [03068], and lay [05414] it upon the cart [05699]; and put [07760] the jewels [03627] of gold [02091], which ye return [07725] him for a trespass offering [0817], in a coffer [0712] by the side [06654] thereof; and send it away [07971], that it may go [01980].
And see [07200], if it goeth up [05927] by the way [01870] of his own coast [01366] to Beth–shemesh [01053], then he hath done [06213] us this great [01419] evil [07451]: but if not, then we shall know [03045] that it is not his hand [03027] that smote [05060] us; it was a chance [04745] that happened to us [01961].he: or, it
And the men [0582] did so [06213]; and took [03947] two [08147] milch [05763] kine [06510], and tied [0631] them to the cart [05699], and shut up [03607] their calves [01121] at home [01004]:
And they laid [07760] the ark [0727] of the Lord [03068] upon the cart [05699], and the coffer [0712] with the mice [05909] of gold [02091] and the images [06754] of their emerods [02914].
And the kine [06510] took the straight [03474] way [01870] to the way [01870] of Beth–shemesh [01053], and went along [01980] the highway [0259] [04546], lowing [01600] as they went [01980], and turned not aside [05493] to the right hand [03225] or to the left [08040]; and the lords [05633] of the Philistines [06430] went [01980] after [0310] them unto the border [01366] of Beth–shemesh [01053].
And they of Beth–shemesh [01053] were reaping [07114] their wheat [02406] harvest [07105] in the valley [06010]: and they lifted up [05375] their eyes [05869], and saw [07200] the ark [0727], and rejoiced [08055] to see [07200] it.
And the cart [05699] came [0935] into the field [07704] of Joshua [03091], a Beth–shemite [01030], and stood [05975] there, where there was a great [01419] stone [068]: and they clave [01234] the wood [06086] of the cart [05699], and offered [05927] the kine [06510] a burnt offering [05930] unto the Lord [03068].
And the Levites [03881] took down [03381] the ark [0727] of the Lord [03068], and the coffer [0712] that was with it, wherein the jewels [03627] of gold [02091] were, and put [07760] them on the great [01419] stone [068]: and the men [0582] of Beth–shemesh [01053] offered [05927] burnt offerings [05930] and sacrificed [02076] sacrifices [02077] the same day [03117] unto the Lord [03068].
And when the five [02568] lords [05633] of the Philistines [06430] had seen [07200] it, they returned [07725] to Ekron [06138] the same day [03117].
And these are the golden [02091] emerods [02914] which the Philistines [06430] returned [07725] for a trespass offering [0817] unto the Lord [03068]; for Ashdod [0795] one [0259], for Gaza [05804] one [0259], for Askelon [0831] one [0259], for Gath [01661] one [0259], for Ekron [06138] one [0259];
And the golden [02091] mice [05909], according to the number [04557] of all the cities [05892] of the Philistines [06430] belonging to the five [02568] lords [05633], both of fenced [04013] cities [05892], and of country [06521] villages [03724], even unto the great [01419] stone of Abel [059], whereon they set down [03240] the ark [0727] of the Lord [03068]: which stone remaineth unto this day [03117] in the field [07704] of Joshua [03091], the Beth–shemite [01030].great…: or, great stone
And he smote [05221] the men [0376] of Beth–shemesh [01053], because they had looked [07200] into the ark [0727] of the Lord [03068], even he smote [05221] of the people [05971] fifty [02572] thousand [0505] and threescore and ten [07657] men [0582]: and the people [05971] lamented [056], because the Lord [03068] had smitten [05221] many of the people [05971] with a great [01419] slaughter [04347].
And the men [0582] of Beth–shemesh [01053] said [0559], Who is able [03201] to stand [05975] before [06440] this holy [06918] Lord [03068] God [0430]? and to whom shall he go up [05927] from us?
And they sent [07971] messengers [04397] to the inhabitants [03427] of Kirjath–jearim [07157], saying [0559], The Philistines [06430] have brought again [07725] the ark [0727] of the Lord [03068]; come ye down [03381], and fetch it up [05927] to you.