Study it in the app“So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines and said, “Send away the ark of the Elohim of Israel, and let it return to its place, so that it does not put me to death, and my people.” For there was a deathly confusion throughout the city; the hand of Elohim was very heavy there.”
So they sentוַיִּשְׁלְחוּand gatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּallאֶת כָּלthe lordsסַרְנֵיof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםand said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Send awayשַׁלְּחוּthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלand let it returnוְיָשֹׁבto its place,לִמְקֹמוֹso that it does notוְלֹאput me to death,יָמִית אֹתִיand my people.”וְאֶת עַמִּיForכִּיthere wasהָיְתָהa deathlyמָוֶתconfusionמְהוּמַתthroughoutבְּכָלthe city;הָעִירthe handיַדof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwas veryמְאֹדheavyכָּבְדָהthere.שָׁם
send
To send someone or something.
Where else “yishlchu” appearsassemble
To bring people together in one place.
Where else “yaasfu” appearslord
One of the five chiefs of the Philistine cities.
Where else “sarne” appearsPhilistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “felishtim” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearsark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashov” appearsplace
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appearskill
To kill someone.
Where else “yamit” appearspeople
A group of people united by family, land and customs: a nation.
Where else “ami” appearsexist
To exist: "let there be light".
Where else “hayta” appearsdeath
The end of life: when someone stops breathing and returns to dust.
Where else “mavet” appearsconfusion, panic
Confusion: disorder and panic that make an army flee.
Where else “mehumat” appearscity
A settled place protected by a wall, with a gate and houses.
Where else “ir” appearspower
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appearsvery
To a very high degree: the word that adds force to what is said.
Where else “meod” appearsbe heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “kavda” appears10So they sent the ark of Elohim to Ekron. And it happened, as the ark of Elohim came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, “They have moved the ark of the Elohim of Israel around to me to put me to death and my people!”
11 · This verse (above)
12And the men who did not die were struck with tumors, and the cry of the city went up to the heavens.
