Study it in the app“And they said, “If you send away the ark of the Elohim of Israel, do not send it empty, but be sure to restore to him a guilt offering; then you will be healed, and it will be known to you why his hand does not turn away from you.””
And they said,וַיֹּאמְרוּ“Ifאִםyou send awayמְשַׁלְּחִיםthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israel,יִשְׂרָאֵלdo notאַלsendתְּשַׁלְּחוּitאֹתוֹempty,רֵיקָםbutכִּיbe sure to restoreהָשֵׁב תָּשִׁיבוּto himלוֹa guilt offering;אָשָׁםthenאָזyou will be healed,תֵּרָפְאוּand it will be knownוְנוֹדַעto youלָכֶםwhyלָמָּהhis handיָדוֹdoes notלֹאturn awayתָסוּרfrom you.”מִכֶּם
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomru” appearssend
To send someone or something.
Where else “meshalchim” 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” appearsempty-handed
With nothing: return bringing nothing.
Where else “rekam” appearsbring back
To return something, restore.
Where else “hashev” appearsguilt offering
The sacrifice to make amends.
Where else “asham” appearsheal
To heal a sick person, a wound or a people.
Where else “terafu” appearsmake known
To make someone aware, teach.
Where else “noda” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsturn aside
To leave the road, go away.
Where else “tasur” appears2And 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.”
3 · This verse (above)
4And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we shall restore to him?” And they said, “By the number of the lords of the Philistines, five gold tumors and five gold mice, for one plague was on all of them and on your lords.
