1 Samuel 6:12

“And the cows went straight on the road, on the road to Beth-shemesh; along one highway they went, going and lowing, and they did not turn aside to the right or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines were walking after them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.”

1 Samuel 6:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 6:12, word by word

And the cowsפָּרוֹתparot

cow

Cow, heifer.

Where else “parot” appears
went straightיִשַּׁרְנָהyisharna

make straight

To keep a true course, or level the way.

Where else “yisharna” appears
on the roadדֶּרֶךְderech

road

The track or route by which one goes from one place to another.

Where else “derech” appears
to Beth-shemeshבֵּיתbet

Beth-shemesh

Beth-shemesh: a town on the border of Judah, in the Shephelah. The name means "house of the sun."

Where else “bet” appears
along oneאַחַתachat

united

United as one: "YHWH is one".

Where else “achat” appears
highwayמְסִלָּהmesila

highway

Highway: a main road, raised and leveled.

Where else “mesila” appears
they wentהָלְכוּhalchu

go

To move on foot from place to place; to set out.

Where else “halchu” appears
and lowingגָעוֹgao

low

To low: the sound cattle make.

Where else “gao” appears
turn asideסָרוּsaru

turn aside

To leave the road, go away.

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to the rightיָמִיןyamin

right side

The right side.

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or to the leftשְׂמֹאולsemovl

left

The side of the hand that is not the right.

Where else “semovl” appears
and the lordsסַרְנֵיsarne

lord

One of the five chiefs of the Philistine cities.

Where else “sarne” 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
the borderגְּבוּלgevul

border

The border of a land.

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The context

11And they put the ark of YHWH on the cart, and the chest and the mice of gold and the images of their tumors.

12 · This verse (above)

13Now the people of Beth-shemesh were reaping the harvest of wheat in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark and rejoiced to see it.

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