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1 Samuel 6 – King James Version (KJV)

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The Ark Returned to Israel

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1Sa 6:1 - And^H1961^➔ the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 was^➔^H1961 in the country^H7704 of the Philistines^H6430 seven^H7651 months.^H2320

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1Sa 6:2 - And^H7121^➔ 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 us^H3045 wherewith^H4100 we shall send it^H7971 to his place.^H4725

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1Sa 6:3 - And they said,^H559 If^H518 ye send away^H7971 the ark^H727 of the God^H430 of Israel,^H3478 send^H7971 it^H853 not^H408 empty;^H7387 but^H3588 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^H4100 his hand^H3027 is^H5493^➔ not^H3808 removed^➔^H5493 from you.^H4480

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1Sa 6:4 - Then said they,^H559 What^H4100 shall be the trespass offering^H817 which^H834 we shall return^H7725 to him? They answered,^H559 Five^H2568 golden^H2091 emerods,^H2914 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,^H3605 and on your lords.^H5633

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1Sa 6:5 - Wherefore ye shall make^H6213 images^H6754 of your emerods,^H2914 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^H194 he will lighten^H7043 his hand^H3027 from off you,^H5921 and from off^H5921 your gods,^H430 and from off^H5921 your land.^H776

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1Sa 6:6 - Wherefore then^H4100 do ye harden^H3513 your hearts,^H3824 as^H834 the Egyptians^H4713 and Pharaoh^H6547 hardened^H3513 their hearts?^H3820 when^H834 he had wrought wonderfully^H5953 among them, did they^H7971^➔ not^H3808 let the people go,^➔^H7971 and they departed?^H3212

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1Sa 6:7 - Now therefore^H6258 make^H6213 a^H259 new^H2319 cart,^H5699 and^H8147^➔ take^H3947 two^➔^H8147 milch^H5763 kine,^H6510 on^H5921 which^H834 there hath come^H5927 no^H3808 yoke,^H5923 and tie^H631 the kine^H6510 to the cart,^H5699 and bring^H7725 their calves^H1121 home^H1004 from them:^H310

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1Sa 6:8 - And take^H3947 the ark^H727 of the LORD,^H3068 and lay^H5414 it^H853 upon^H413 the cart;^H5699 and^H853 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 thereof;^H6654 and send^H7971^➔ it^H853 away,^➔^H7971 that it may go.^H1980

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1Sa 6:9 - And see,^H7200 if^H518 it goeth up^H5927 by the way^H1870 of his own coast^H1366 to Bethshemesh,^H1053^H1053 then he^H1931 hath done^H6213 us this^H2063 great^H1419 evil:^H7451 but if^H518 not,^H3808 then we shall know^H3045 that^H3588 it is not^H3808 his hand^H3027 that smote^H5060 us: it^H1931 was a chance^H4745 that happened^H1961 to us.

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1Sa 6:10 - And^H6213^➔ the men^H376 did^➔^H6213 so;^H3651 and took^H3947 two^H8147 milch^H5763 kine,^H6510 and tied them^H631 to the cart,^H5699 and^H853 shut up^H3607 their calves^H1121 at home:^H1004

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1Sa 6:11 - And they laid^H7760 the ark^H727 of the LORD^H3068 upon^H413 the cart,^H5699 and^H853 the coffer^H712 with^H853 the mice^H5909 of gold^H2091 and^H853 the images^H6754 of their emerods.^H2914

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1Sa 6:12 - And^H3474^➔ the kine^H6510 took^➔^H3474^➔ the^H1870^➔ straight^➔^H3474 way^➔^H1870 to^H5921 the way^H1870 of Bethshemesh,^H1053^H1053 and went along^H1980 the highway,^H4546^H259 lowing^H1600 as they went,^H1980 and^H3808^➔ turned^H5493^➔ not^➔^H3808 aside^➔^H5493 to the right hand^H3225 or to the left;^H8040 and the lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 went^H1980 after them^H310 unto^H5704 the border^H1366 of Bethshemesh.^H1053

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1Sa 6:13 - And they of Bethshemesh^H1053^H1053 were reaping^H7114 their wheat^H2406 harvest^H7105 in the valley:^H6010 and they lifted up^H5375 their eyes,^H5869 and saw^H7200 the ark,^H727 and rejoiced^H8055 to see^H7200 it.

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1Sa 6:14 - And the cart^H5699 came^H935 into^H413 the field^H7704 of Joshua,^H3091 a Bethshemite,^H1030^H1030 and stood^H5975 there,^H8033 where^H8033 there was a great^H1419 stone:^H68 and they clave^H1234 the wood^H6086 of the cart,^H5699 and^H853 offered^H5927 the kine^H6510 a burnt offering^H5930 unto the LORD.^H3068

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1Sa 6:15 - And the Levites^H3881 took down^H3381 the ark^H727 of the LORD,^H3068 and^H853 the coffer^H712 that^H834 was with it,^H854 wherein^H834 the jewels^H3627 of gold^H2091 were, and put^H7760 them on^H413 the great^H1419 stone:^H68 and the men^H376 of Bethshemesh^H1053^H1053 offered^H5927 burnt offerings^H5930 and sacrificed^H2076 sacrifices^H2077 the same^H1931 day^H3117 unto the LORD.^H3068

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1Sa 6:16 - And when the five^H2568 lords^H5633 of the Philistines^H6430 had seen^H7200 it, they returned^H7725 to Ekron^H6138 the same^H1931 day.^H3117

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1Sa 6:17 - And these^H428 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

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1Sa 6:18 - And^H5909^➔ the golden^H2091 mice,^➔^H5909 according to the number^H4557 of all^H3605 the cities^H5892 of the Philistines^H6430 belonging to the five^H2568 lords,^H5633 both of^H5892^➔ fenced^H4013 cities,^➔^H5892 and of^H5704 country^H6521 villages,^H3724 even unto^H5704 the great^H1419 stone of Abel,^H59 whereon^H834 they set down^H3240 the ark^H727 of the LORD:^H3068 which stone remaineth unto^H5704 this^H2088 day^H3117 in the field^H7704 of Joshua,^H3091 the Bethshemite.^H1030

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1Sa 6:19 - And he smote^H5221 the men^H376 of Bethshemesh,^H1053^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^➔^H2572 threescore and ten^H7657 men:^H376 and^H56^➔ the people^H5971 lamented,^➔^H56 because^H3588 the LORD^H3068 had smitten^H5221 many of the people^H5971 with a^H4347^➔ great^H1419 slaughter.^➔^H4347

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1Sa 6:20 - And^H559^➔ the men^H376 of Bethshemesh^H1053^H1053 said,^➔^H559 Who^H4310 is able^H3201 to stand^H5975 before^H6440 this^H2088 holy^H6918 LORD^H3068 God?^H430 and to^H413 whom^H4310 shall he go up^H5927 from us?^H5921

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1Sa 6:21 - And they sent^H7971 messengers^H4397 to^H413 the inhabitants^H3427 of Kirjathjearim,^H7157^H7157 saying,^H559 The Philistines^H6430 have brought again^H7725 the ark^H727 of the LORD;^H3068 come ye down,^H3381 and fetch^H5927^➔ it^H853 up^➔^H5927 to you.^H413

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