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1 Samuel 6:7

וְעַתָּ֗ה קְח֨וּ וַעֲשׂ֜וּ עֲגָלָ֤ה חֲדָשָׁה֙ אֶחָ֔ת וּשְׁתֵּ֤י פָרֹות֙ עָלֹ֔ות אֲשֶׁ֛ר לֹא־עָלָ֥ה עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם עֹ֑ל וַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤ם אֶת־הַפָּרֹות֙ בָּעֲגָלָ֔ה וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧ם בְּנֵיהֶ֛ם מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖ם הַבָּֽיְתָה׃ And now, take and make one new cart and two nursing cows upon which a yoke has not come, and … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 6:6

וְלָ֤מָּה תְכַבְּדוּ֙ אֶת־לְבַבְכֶ֔ם כַּאֲשֶׁ֧ר כִּבְּד֛וּ מִצְרַ֥יִם וּפַרְעֹ֖ה אֶת־לִבָּ֑ם הֲלֹוא֙ כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר הִתְעַלֵּ֣ל בָּהֶ֔ם וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֖וּם וַיֵּלֵֽכוּ׃ And why do you harden your hearts as Mitsrayim and Parʿo hardened their hearts? Was it not when He dealt severely with them that they sent … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 6:5

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩ צַלְמֵ֨י עפליכם וְצַלְמֵ֣י עַכְבְּרֵיכֶ֗ם הַמַּשְׁחִיתִם֙ אֶת־הָאָ֔רֶץ וּנְתַתֶּ֛ם לֵאלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל כָּבֹ֑וד אוּלַ֗י יָקֵ֤ל אֶת־יָדֹו֙ מֵֽעֲלֵיכֶ֔ם וּמֵעַ֥ל אֱלֹהֵיכֶ֖ם וּמֵעַ֥ל אַרְצְכֶֽם׃ And you shall make images of your tumors and images of your mice that are ravaging the land, and you shall … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 6:4

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ מָ֣ה הָאָשָׁם֮ אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָשִׁ֣יב לֹו֒ וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ מִסְפַּר֙ סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים חֲמִשָּׁה֙ עפלי זָהָ֔ב וַחֲמִשָּׁ֖ה עַכְבְּרֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב כִּֽי־מַגֵּפָ֥ה אַחַ֛ת לְכֻלָּ֖ם וּלְסַרְנֵיכֶֽם׃ And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we shall return to Him?” And they said, “According to the … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 6:3

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ אִֽם־מְשַׁלְּחִ֞ים אֶת־אֲרֹ֨ון אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ אַל־תְּשַׁלְּח֤וּ אֹתֹו֙ רֵיקָ֔ם כִּֽי־הָשֵׁ֥ב תָּשִׁ֛יבוּ לֹ֖ו אָשָׁ֑ם אָ֤ז תֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙ וְנֹודַ֣ע לָכֶ֔ם לָ֛מָּה לֹא־תָס֥וּר יָדֹ֖ו מִכֶּֽם׃ And they said, “If you send away the Ark of the God of Yisraʾel, do not send it empty, but … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 6:2

וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים וְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר מַֽה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה לַאֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֑ה הֹודִעֻ֕נוּ בַּמֶּ֖ה נְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ לִמְקֹומֹֽו׃ And the Pelishtim called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the Ark of YHWH? Inform us by what means we shall send … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 6:1

וַיְהִ֧י אֲרֹון־יְהוָ֛ה בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה פְלִשְׁתִּ֖ים שִׁבְעָ֥ה חֳדָשִֽׁים׃ And the Ark of YHWH was in the field of the Pelishtim for seven months.   Morphology וַיְהִ֧י (va-yehi) – Root: היה (hayah); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person masculine singular; Translation: “And it … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:12

וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־מֵ֔תוּ הֻכּ֖וּ בָּעֳפָלִ֑ים וַתַּ֛עַל שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ And the men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to the heavens.   Morphology וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ (ve-haʾanashim) – Root: איש (ʾish); Form: … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:11

וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ אֶת־כָּל־סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ שַׁלְּח֞וּ אֶת־אֲרֹ֨ון אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְיָשֹׁ֣ב לִמְקֹמֹ֔ו וְלֹֽא־יָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֖י וְאֶת־עַמִּ֑י כִּֽי־הָיְתָ֤ה מְהֽוּמַת־מָ֨וֶת֙ בְּכָל־הָעִ֔יר כָּבְדָ֥ה מְאֹ֛ד יַ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים שָֽׁם׃ And they sent and gathered all the rulers of the Pelishtim, and they said, “Send away the Ark … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:10

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת־אֲרֹ֥ון הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עֶקְרֹ֑ון וַיְהִ֗י כְּבֹ֨וא אֲרֹ֤ון הָאֱלֹהִים֙ עֶקְרֹ֔ון וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ הָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר הֵסַ֤בּוּ אֵלַי֙ אֶת־אֲרֹון֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִי וְאֶת־עַמִּֽי׃ And they sent away the Ark of God to ʿEqron, and it came to pass, when the Ark of God came … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:9

וַיְהִ֞י אַחֲרֵ֣י הֵסַ֣בּוּ אֹתֹ֗ו וַתְּהִ֨י יַד־יְהוָ֤ה בָּעִיר֙ מְהוּמָה֙ גְּדֹולָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד־גָּדֹ֑ול וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם עפלים׃ And it was after they had brought it around, that the hand of YHWH was upon the city with a very great … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:8

וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּ וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩ אֶת־כָּל־סַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ מַֽה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה לַֽאֲרֹון֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גַּ֣ת יִסֹּ֔ב אֲרֹ֖ון אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ אֶת־אֲרֹ֖ון אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ ס And they sent and gathered all the rulers of the Pelishtim to them, and they said, “What shall we … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:7

וַיִּרְא֥וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־אַשְׁדֹּ֖וד כִּֽי־כֵ֑ן וְאָמְר֗וּ לֹֽא־יֵשֵׁ֞ב אֲרֹ֨ון אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ כִּֽי־קָשְׁתָ֤ה יָדֹו֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְעַ֖ל דָּגֹ֥ון אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃ And the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, and they said, “The Ark of the God of Yisraʾel shall not dwell with us, … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:6

וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד יַד־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הָאַשְׁדֹּודִ֖ים וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑ם וַיַּ֤ךְ אֹתָם֙ בעפלים אֶת־אַשְׁדֹּ֖וד וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃ And the hand of YHWH was heavy upon the Ashdodim, and He devastated them and struck them with tumors, Ashdod and its borders.   Morphology וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד (va-tikhbad) – Root: כבד (kavad); … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:5

עַל־כֵּ֡ן לֹֽא־יִדְרְכוּ֩ כֹהֲנֵ֨י דָגֹ֜ון וְכָֽל־הַבָּאִ֧ים בֵּית־דָּגֹ֛ון עַל־מִפְתַּ֥ן דָּגֹ֖ון בְּאַשְׁדֹּ֑וד עַ֖ד הַיֹּ֥ום הַזֶּֽה׃ ס Therefore, the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread upon the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod until this day.   … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:4

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּקֶר֮ מִֽמָּחֳרָת֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָגֹ֗ון נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֑ה וְרֹ֨אשׁ דָּגֹ֜ון וּשְׁתֵּ֣י כַּפֹּ֣ות יָדָ֗יו כְּרֻתֹות֙ אֶל־הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן רַ֥ק דָּגֹ֖ון נִשְׁאַ֥ר עָלָֽיו׃ And they arose early in the morning the next day, and behold, Dagon had fallen face down to … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:3

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ אַשְׁדֹּודִים֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָגֹ֗ון נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲרֹ֣ון יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־דָּגֹ֔ון וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ אֹתֹ֖ו לִמְקֹומֹֽו׃ And the Ashdodim arose early the next morning, and behold, Dagon had fallen face down to the ground before the Ark of YHWH. And … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:2

וַיִּקְח֤וּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹתֹ֖ו בֵּ֣ית דָּגֹ֑ון וַיַּצִּ֥יגוּ אֹתֹ֖ו אֵ֥צֶל דָּגֹֽון׃ And the Pelishtim took the Ark of God and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon.   Morphology וַיִּקְח֤וּ (va-yiqḥu) – Root: לקח … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 5:1

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לָֽקְח֔וּ אֵ֖ת אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ מֵאֶ֥בֶן הָעֵ֖זֶר אַשְׁדֹּֽודָה׃ And the Pelishtim took the Ark of God and brought it from Even-haʿEzer to Ashdod.   Morphology וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (u-Felishtim) – Root: פלשתי (Felishti); Form: Proper noun, plural; Translation: “And the Pelishtim”; … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:22

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר גָּלָ֥ה כָבֹ֖וד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל כִּ֥י נִלְקַ֖ח אֲרֹ֥ון הָאֱלֹהִֽים׃ פ And she said, “The glory has departed from Yisraʾel, for the Ark of God has been taken.”   Morphology וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (va-tomer) – Root: אמר (ʾamar); Form: Qal consecutive imperfect 3rd person … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:21

וַתִּקְרָ֣א לַנַּ֗עַר אִֽי־כָבֹוד֙ לֵאמֹ֔ר גָּלָ֥ה כָבֹ֖וד מִיִּשְׂרָאֵ֑ל אֶל־הִלָּקַח֙ אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְאֶל־חָמִ֖יהָ וְאִישָֽׁהּ׃ And she named the boy I-khavod, saying, “The glory has departed from Yisraʾel,” because the Ark of God had been taken, and because of her father-in-law and her … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:20

וּכְעֵ֣ת מוּתָ֗הּ וַתְּדַבֵּ֨רְנָה֙ הַנִּצָּבֹ֣ות עָלֶ֔יהָ אַל־תִּֽירְאִ֖י כִּ֣י בֵ֣ן יָלָ֑דְתְּ וְלֹ֥א עָנְתָ֖ה וְלֹא־שָׁ֥תָה לִבָּֽהּ׃ And at the time of her death, the women standing by her spoke, “Do not fear, for you have given birth to a son.” But she did … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:19

וְכַלָּתֹ֣ו אֵֽשֶׁת־פִּינְחָס֮ הָרָ֣ה לָלַת֒ וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע אֶת־הַשְּׁמֻעָ֔ה אֶל־הִלָּקַח֙ אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וּמֵ֥ת חָמִ֖יהָ וְאִישָׁ֑הּ וַתִּכְרַ֣ע וַתֵּ֔לֶד כִּֽי־נֶהֶפְכ֥וּ עָלֶ֖יהָ צִרֶֽיהָ׃ And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Pineḥas, was pregnant, about to give birth. And she heard the report that the Ark of God … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:18

וַיְהִ֞י כְּהַזְכִּירֹ֣ו אֶת־אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֗ים וַיִּפֹּ֣ל מֵֽעַל־֠הַכִּסֵּא אֲחֹ֨רַנִּ֜ית בְּעַ֣ד יַ֣ד הַשַּׁ֗עַר וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר מַפְרַקְתֹּו֙ וַיָּמֹ֔ת כִּֽי־זָקֵ֥ן הָאִ֖ישׁ וְכָבֵ֑ד וְה֛וּא שָׁפַ֥ט אֶת־יִשְׂרָאֵ֖ל אַרְבָּעִ֥ים שָׁנָֽה׃ And it happened, when he mentioned the Ark of God, that he fell backward from the seat by the … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:17

וַיַּ֨עַן הַֽמְבַשֵּׂ֜ר וַיֹּ֗אמֶר נָ֤ס יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ לִפְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֔ים וְגַ֛ם מַגֵּפָ֥ה גְדֹולָ֖ה הָיְתָ֣ה בָעָ֑ם וְגַם־שְׁנֵ֨י בָנֶ֜יךָ מֵ֗תוּ חָפְנִי֙ וּפִ֣ינְחָ֔ס וַאֲרֹ֥ון הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים נִלְקָֽחָה׃ פ And the messenger answered and said, “Yisraʾel has fled before the Pelishtim, and also there was a great slaughter … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:16

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר הָאִ֜ישׁ אֶל־עֵלִ֗י אָֽנֹכִי֙ הַבָּ֣א מִן־הַמַּעֲרָכָ֔ה וַאֲנִ֕י מִן־הַמַּעֲרָכָ֖ה נַ֣סְתִּי הַיֹּ֑ום וַיֹּ֛אמֶר מֶֽה־הָיָ֥ה הַדָּבָ֖ר בְּנִֽי׃ And the man said to ʿEli, “I am the one who has come from the battle line, and I fled from the battle line today.” And … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:15

וְעֵלִ֕י בֶּן־תִּשְׁעִ֥ים וּשְׁמֹנֶ֖ה שָׁנָ֑ה וְעֵינָ֣יו קָ֔מָה וְלֹ֥א יָכֹ֖ול לִרְאֹֽות׃ And ʿEli was ninety-eight years old, and his eyes were set so that he could not see.   Morphology וְעֵלִ֕י (ve-ʿEli) – Root: עלי (ʿEli); Form: Proper noun, singular with conjunction; … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:14

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע עֵלִי֙ אֶת־קֹ֣ול הַצְּעָקָ֔ה וַיֹּ֕אמֶר מֶ֛ה קֹ֥ול הֶהָמֹ֖ון הַזֶּ֑ה וְהָאִ֣ישׁ מִהַ֔ר וַיָּבֹ֖א וַיַּגֵּ֥ד לְעֵלִֽי׃ And ʿEli heard the sound of the outcry, and he said, “What is this noise of commotion?” And the man hurried and came and reported to … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:13

וַיָּבֹ֗וא וְהִנֵּ֣ה עֵ֠לִי יֹשֵׁ֨ב עַֽל־הַכִּסֵּ֜א יך דֶּ֨רֶךְ֙ מְצַפֶּ֔ה כִּֽי־הָיָ֤ה לִבֹּו֙ חָרֵ֔ד עַ֖ל אֲרֹ֣ון הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וְהָאִ֗ישׁ בָּ֚א לְהַגִּ֣יד בָּעִ֔יר וַתִּזְעַ֖ק כָּל־הָעִֽיר׃ And he came, and behold, ʿEli was sitting on the seat by the road, watching, for his heart trembled for … Continue reading

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1 Samuel 4:12

וַיָּ֤רָץ אִישׁ־בִּנְיָמִן֙ מֵהַמַּ֣עֲרָכָ֔ה וַיָּבֹ֥א שִׁלֹ֖ה בַּיֹּ֣ום הַה֑וּא וּמַדָּ֣יו קְרֻעִ֔ים וַאֲדָמָ֖ה עַל־רֹאשֹֽׁו׃ And a man of Binyamin ran from the battle line and came to Shilo on that day, and his clothes were torn, and earth was upon his head.   … Continue reading

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