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And the arkאֲרוֹןof YHWHיְהוָהwasוַיְהִיin the countryבִּשְׂדֵהof the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםsevenשִׁבְעָהmonths.חֳדָשִׁים
1 Samuel 6:1
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With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 6:1, word by word
- And the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appears- wasיְהִיyehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “yehi” appears- in the countryשְׂדֵהsede
field
The open country: "the beasts of the field".
Where else “sede” appears- of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim
Philistines
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” appears- sevenשִׁבְעָהshiva
seven
Seven, the number of fullness; also "seven times".
Where else “shiva” appears- monthsחֳדָשִׁיםchodashim
month
A period of about thirty days, from one new moon to the next.
Where else “chodashim” appears
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the Philistines called for the priests and for the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of YHWH? Let us know with what we should send it to its place.”