1 Samuel 6:8

“And take the ark of YHWH and put it on the cart, and the objects of gold that you are restoring to him as a guilt offering you shall put in the chest at its side; and send it off, and let it go.”

1 Samuel 6:8 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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1 Samuel 6:8, word by word

And takeלְקַחְתֶּםlekachtem

take

To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.

Where else “lekachtem” appears
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
and putנְתַתֶּםnetatem

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “netatem” appears
the cartעֲגָלָהagala

cart, wagon

Cart, wagon drawn by oxen.

Where else “agala” appears
and the objectsכְּלֵיkele

utensil

Something for use: tools, jewels, travel gear.

Where else “kele” appears
of goldזָּהָבzahav

gold

Gold.

Where else “zahav” appears
you are restoringהֲשֵׁבֹתֶםhashevotem

bring back

To return something, restore.

Where else “hashevotem” appears
as a guilt offeringאָשָׁםasham

guilt offering

The sacrifice to make amends.

Where else “asham” appears
you shall putתָּשִׂימוּtasimu

put

To put something somewhere.

Where else “tasimu” appears
in the chestאַרְגַּזargaz

chest, box

Chest, box, hung at the side of a cart. The word appears only in 1 Samuel 6.

Where else “argaz” appears
at its sideצִּדּtsid

side

Side.

Where else “tsid” appears
and sendשִׁלַּחְתֶּםshilachtem

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shilachtem” appears
off, and let it goהָלָךְhalach

go

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

Where else “halach” appears

The context

7So now, take and make one new cart and two nursing cows on which no yoke has come and hitch the cows to the cart, and take their calves back home from behind them.

8 · This verse (above)

9And watch: if it goes up by the road to its own territory, to Beth-shemesh, then he has done us this great harm; but if not, then we will know that it was not his hand that struck us; it was an accident that happened to us.”

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