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1 And the ark of YHWH was in the country of the Philistines seven months. 2 And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of YHWH? Tell us, by what should we send it to its place?” 3 And they said, “If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it empty. But you? shall by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you? will be healed, and it will be known to you? why His hand has not turned aside from you?.” 4 And they said, “What is the guilt offering that we shall return to Him?” And they answered, “The number of the lords of the Philistines—five golden tumors and five golden rats—for one plague is on all of you and on your? lords. 5 And you? shall make images of your? tumors and images of your? rats that are ravaging the land, and you? shall give glory to the God of Israel. Perhaps He will lighten His hand from upon you? and from upon your? gods and from upon your? land. 6 And why do you? harden your? hearts, as Egypt and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? Was it not that only when He had dealt severely with them that they sent them off so they could go on their way? 7 And now, take and make one new cart, and two suckling cows on which a yoke has not gone up, and hitch the cows to the cart, and return their calves from them to the house. 8 And take the ark of YHWH, and set it on the cart. And the articles of gold that you? are returning to Him as a guilt offering, put in the chest by its side, and send it away that it may go. 1 Samuel 6:1-8, Berean Literal Bible. Public domain.
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