And takeוּלְקַחְתֶּםthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof YHWHיְהוָהand putוּנְתַתֶּםitאֹתוֹonאֶלthe cart,הָעֲגָלָהand the objectsוְאֵת כְּלֵיof goldהַזָּהָבthatאֲשֶׁרyou are restoringהֲשֵׁבֹתֶםto himלוֹas a guilt offeringאָשָׁםyou shall putתָּשִׂימוּin the chestבָאַרְגַּזat its side;מִצִּדּוֹand sendוְשִׁלַּחְתֶּםitאֹתוֹoff, and let it go.וְהָלָךְ
1 Samuel 6:8
Study it in the app“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.”
With the Hebrew beneath
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.”