1 Samuel 6:12
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And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh.And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
In other translations
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, and went along the highway, lowing as they went, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them unto the border of Beth–shemesh.And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.
Hebrew words
וַיִשַּׁרְנָהvayisharnahand they were straightH3474הַפָּרוֹתhaparotthe cowsH6510בַּדֶּרֶךְbaderekhin the roadH1870עַל־'al-onH5921דֶּרֶךְderekh[the] road ofH1870בֵּיתbeitBethH1053שֶׁמֶשׁshemeshShemeshH1053בִּמְסִלָּהbimsilahon a highwayH4546אַחַת'achatoneH259הָלְכוּhalekhuthey wentH1980הָלֹךְhalokhcontinuously <to go>H1980וְגָעוֹvega'oand lowedH1600וְלֹא־velo'-and notH3808סָרוּsaruthey turned asideH5493יָמִיןyaminright [hand]H3225וּשְׂמֹאולusemoland left [hand]H8040וְסַרְנֵיvesarneiand [the] rulers ofH5633פְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim[the] PhilistinesH6430הֹלְכִיםholekhim[were] goingH1980אַחֲרֵיהֶם'achareihemafter themH310עַד־'ad-toH5704גְּבוּלgevul[the] border ofH1366בֵּיתbeitBethH1053שָׁמֶשׁ׃shameshShemeshH1053
Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.
Related verses
- Numbers 20:19And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.“We will stay on the main road,” the Israelites replied, “and if we or our herds drink your water, we will pay for it. There will be no problem; only let us pass through on foot.”
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People and places
Places: Beth-shemesh