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Send it on its way, <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> Put the Ark of the LORD on the cart, and beside it place a chest containing the gold rats and gold tumors you are sending as a guilt offering. Then let the cows go wherever they want. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> And take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart and put in a box at its side the figures of gold, which you are returning to him as a guilt offering. Then send it off and let it go its way <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Take the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way, <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/6.htm">King James Bible</a> And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Then take the ark of the LORD and set it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you are returning to Him as a trespass offering in a chest by its side. Then send it away, and let it go. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Then take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you return to Him as a guilt offering in a saddlebag by its side. Then send it away that it may go. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you return to Him as a guilt offering in a box by its side. Then send it away that it may go. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “And take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you return to Him as a guilt offering in a box by its side. Then send it away that it may go. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> And take the ark of Yahweh and place it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you return to Him as a guilt offering in a box by its side. Then send it away that it may go. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Then take the ark of the LORD and put it on the cart; and put the articles of gold which you are returning to Him as a guilt offering in a box beside it. Then send it away [without a driver]. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> Take the ark of the LORD, place it on the cart, and put the gold objects that you’re sending him as a guilt offering in a box beside the ark. Send it off and let it go its way. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> Take the ark of the LORD, place it on the cart, and put the gold objects that you&#8217re sending Him as a restitution offering in a box beside the ark. Send it off and let it go its way. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> and take the ark of Jehovah, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. <a href="/cev/1_samuel/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Then put the chest on the cart. Put the gold rats and sores into a bag and put it on the cart next to the chest. Then send it on its way. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> and take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a guilt offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Take the ark of the LORD, and put it on the cart. Put the gold objects which you're giving him as a guilt offering in a box beside the ark. Send the cart on its way, <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> Take the LORD's Covenant Box, put it on the wagon, and place in a box beside it the gold models that you are sending to him as a gift to pay for your sins. Start the wagon on its way and let it go by itself. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> Take the Ark of the LORD, put it on the cart, and put the gold objects that you are returning to him as a guilt offering in a box beside it. Then send it away and let it go. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Take the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way, <a href="/net/1_samuel/6.htm">NET Bible</a> Then take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart, and put in a chest beside it the gold objects you are sending to him as a guilt offering. You should then send it on its way. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> and take the ark, and lay it on the cart; and put the figures of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a box by its side; and send it away, that it may go. <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold which ye return to him for a trespass-offering, in a coffer by its side; and send it away, that it may go. <a href="/web/1_samuel/6.htm">World English Bible</a> and take Yahweh’s ark and lay it on the cart. Put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a box by its side; and send it away, that it may go. <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> and you have taken the Ark of YHWH, and put it on the cart, and the vessels of gold which you have returned to Him—a guilt-offering—you put in a coffer on its side, and have sent it away, and it has gone; <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> and ye have taken the ark of Jehovah, and put it on the cart, and the vessels of gold which ye have returned to Him -- a guilt-offering -- ye put in a coffer on its side, and have sent it away, and it hath gone; <a href="/slt/1_samuel/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And take the ark of Jehovah and set it upon the wagon; and the vessels of gold which ye turned back to him ye shall put a trespass in a box from its side; and send it, and it went.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and lay it on the cart, and the vessels of gold, which you have paid him for sin, you shall put into a little box, at the side thereof: and send it away that it may go. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> And you shall take the ark of the Lord, and you shall place it upon the cart, with the articles of gold that you have paid to him on behalf of transgression. You shall place these in a little box at its side. And release it, so that it may go. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/6.htm">New American Bible</a> You shall next take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart, putting the golden articles that you are offering as reparation for your guilt in a box beside it. Start it on its way, and let it go. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Take the ark of the LORD and place it on the cart, and put in a box at its side the figures of gold, which you are returning to him as a guilt offering. Then send it off, and let it go its way.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the vessels of gold which you have brought for it as offerings, in a box by its side; and send it away, that it may go on its way. <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> And take the ark of LORD JEHOVAH and put it in the cart, and the vessels of gold which you have brought to him as gifts, put in a bag at its side, and send it and it shall go<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return Him for a guilt-offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And ye shall take the ark and put it on the wagon; and ye shall restore to it the golden articles for the trespass-offering in a coffer by the side of it: and ye shall let it go, and sent it away, and ye shall depart. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/6-8.htm">Additional Translations ...</a></div></div></div><div id="centbox"><div class="padcent"><a name="audio" id="audio"></a><div class="vheadingv">Audio Bible</div><iframe width="100%" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/H8oQfYUMRZg?start=1442" title="YouTube video player" frameborder="0" allow="accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share" allowfullscreen></iframe> <div class="vheadingv">Context</div><a href="/bsb/1_samuel/6.htm">The Ark Returned to Israel</a> …7Now, therefore, prepare one new cart with two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up. 8<a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: ū·lə·qaḥ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take.">Take</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’eṯ- (DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self."></a> <a href="/hebrew/727.htm" title="727: ’ă·rō·wn (N-csc) -- A chest, ark. Or laron; from 'arah; a box.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/3068.htm" title="3068: Yah·weh (N-proper-ms) -- The proper name of the God of Israel. From hayah; self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God.">of the LORD,</a> <a href="/hebrew/5414.htm" title="5414: ū·nə·ṯat·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To give, put, set. A primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application.">set</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">it</a> <a href="/hebrew/413.htm" title="413: ’el- (Prep) -- To, into, towards. ">on</a> <a href="/hebrew/5699.htm" title="5699: hā·‘ă·ḡā·lāh (Art:: N-fs) -- A cart. From the same as agol; something revolving, i.e. A wheeled vehicle.">the cart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: wə·’êṯ (Conj-w:: DirObjM) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">and</a> <a href="/hebrew/712.htm" title="712: ḇā·’ar·gaz (Prep-b, Art:: N-ms) -- A box, chest. Perhaps from ragaz, a box.">in a chest</a> <a href="/hebrew/6654.htm" title="6654: miṣ·ṣid·dōw (Prep-m:: N-msc:: 3ms) -- A side. Contr. From an unused root meaning to sidle off; a side; figuratively, an adversary.">beside it</a> <a href="/hebrew/7760.htm" title="7760: tā·śî·mū (V-Qal-Imperf-2mp) -- To put, place, set. Or siym; a primitive root; to put.">put</a> <a href="/hebrew/2091.htm" title="2091: haz·zā·hāḇ (Art:: N-ms) -- Gold. From an unused root meaning to shimmer; gold, figuratively, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky.">the gold</a> <a href="/hebrew/3627.htm" title="3627: kə·lê (N-mpc) -- An article, utensil, vessel. From kalah; something prepared, i.e. Any apparatus.">objects</a> <a href="/hebrew/834.htm" title="834: ’ă·šer (Pro-r) -- Who, which, that. A primitive relative pronoun; who, which, what, that; also when, where, how, because, in order that, etc."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: hă·šê·ḇō·ṯem (V-Hifil-Perf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">you are sending</a> <a href="/hebrew/lōw (Prep:: 3ms) -- ">Him</a> <a href="/hebrew/817.htm" title="817: ’ā·šām (N-ms) -- Offense, guilt. From 'asham; guilt; by implication, a fault; also a sin-offering.">as a guilt offering.</a> <a href="/hebrew/7971.htm" title="7971: wə·šil·laḥ·tem (Conj-w:: V-Piel-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To send. A primitive root; to send away, for, or out.">Then send</a> <a href="/hebrew/853.htm" title="853: ’ō·ṯōw (DirObjM:: 3ms) -- Apparent contracted from 'owth in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self.">the ark</a> <a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="1980: wə·hā·lāḵ (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-3ms) -- To go, come, walk. Akin to yalak; a primitive root; to walk.">on its way,</a> 9but keep watching it. If it goes up the road to its homeland, toward Beth-shemesh, it is the LORD who has brought on us this great disaster. But if it does not, then we will know that it was not His hand that punished us and that it happened by chance.”…<div class="cred"><a href="//berean.bible">Berean Standard Bible</a> · <a href="//berean.bible/downloads.htm">Download</a></div> <a name="crossref" id="crossref"></a><div class="vheading">Cross References</div><div id="crf"><a href="/exodus/25-16.htm">Exodus 25:16</a> And place inside the ark the Testimony, which I will give you. <a href="/numbers/4-5.htm">Numbers 4:5-6</a> Whenever the camp sets out, Aaron and his sons are to go in, take down the veil of the curtain, and cover the ark of the Testimony with it. / They are to place over this a covering of fine leather, spread a solid blue cloth over it, and insert its poles. <a href="/deuteronomy/10-1.htm">Deuteronomy 10:1-2</a> At that time the LORD said to me, “Chisel out two stone tablets like the originals, come up to Me on the mountain, and make an ark of wood. / And I will write on the tablets the words that were on the first tablets, which you broke; and you are to place them in the ark.” <a href="/joshua/3-3.htm">Joshua 3:3</a> and commanded the people: “When you see the ark of the covenant of the LORD your God being carried by the Levitical priests, you are to set out from your positions and follow it. <a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm">2 Samuel 6:3</a> They set the ark of God on a new cart and brought it from the house of Abinadab, which was on the hill. Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, were guiding the new cart, <a href="/1_chronicles/13-7.htm">1 Chronicles 13:7</a> So they carried the ark of God from the house of Abinadab on a new cart, with Uzzah and Ahio guiding the cart. <a href="/1_chronicles/15-15.htm">1 Chronicles 15:15</a> And the Levites carried the ark of God on their shoulders with the poles, as Moses had commanded in accordance with the word of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/12-9.htm">2 Kings 12:9</a> Then Jehoiada the priest took a chest, bored a hole in its lid, and set it beside the altar on the right side as one enters the house of the LORD. There the priests who guarded the threshold put all the money brought into the house of the LORD. <a href="/2_kings/22-8.htm">2 Kings 22:8</a> Then Hilkiah the high priest said to Shaphan the scribe, “I have found the Book of the Law in the house of the LORD!” And he gave it to Shaphan, who read it. <a href="/2_chronicles/5-2.htm">2 Chronicles 5:2-5</a> At that time Solomon assembled in Jerusalem the elders of Israel—all the tribal heads and family leaders of the Israelites—to bring up the ark of the covenant of the LORD from Zion, the City of David. / So all the men of Israel came together to the king at the feast in the seventh month. / When all the elders of Israel had arrived, the Levites took up the ark, ... <a href="/2_chronicles/35-3.htm">2 Chronicles 35:3</a> To the Levites who taught all Israel and were holy to the LORD, Josiah said: “Put the holy ark in the temple built by Solomon son of David king of Israel. It is not to be carried around on your shoulders. Now serve the LORD your God and His people Israel. <a href="/jeremiah/3-16.htm">Jeremiah 3:16</a> “In those days, when you multiply and increase in the land,” declares the LORD, “they will no longer discuss the ark of the covenant of the LORD. It will never come to mind, and no one will remember it or miss it, nor will another one be made. <a href="/hebrews/9-4.htm">Hebrews 9:4</a> containing the golden altar of incense and the gold-covered ark of the covenant. Inside the ark were the gold jar of manna, Aaron’s staff that had budded, and the stone tablets of the covenant. <a href="/acts/7-44.htm">Acts 7:44</a> Our fathers had the tabernacle of the Testimony with them in the wilderness. It was constructed exactly as God had directed Moses, according to the pattern he had seen. <a href="/acts/15-10.htm">Acts 15:10</a> Now then, why do you test God by placing on the necks of the disciples a yoke that neither we nor our fathers have been able to bear?</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it on the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which you return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.jewels<a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">1 Samuel 6:4,5</a> Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? 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It contained the stone tablets of the Ten Commandments, Aaron's rod, and a pot of manna. The Philistines had captured the Ark in battle, but it brought them plagues, demonstrating God's power and holiness. The return of the Ark signifies God's sovereignty and the Philistines' acknowledgment of His might.set it on the cart The use of a cart to transport the Ark was contrary to the instructions given to the Israelites, who were commanded to carry it on poles by the Levites (<a href="/exodus/25-14.htm">Exodus 25:14</a>). This method reflects the Philistines' lack of understanding of the proper reverence and procedures for handling sacred objects. It also foreshadows later events when the Israelites themselves would mishandle the Ark (<a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm">2 Samuel 6:3-7</a>).and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending back to Him as a guilt offering The gold objects, shaped as tumors and rats, were crafted as a guilt offering to acknowledge the plagues that had afflicted the Philistines. This act of sending a guilt offering reflects an ancient Near Eastern practice of appeasing deities. It also highlights the Philistines' recognition of the God of Israel's power, even if their understanding was incomplete.Then send the ark on its way This directive to send the Ark back to Israel without human guidance was a test to determine if the plagues were indeed from the God of Israel. The Philistines' decision to let the cows lead the cart without guidance was meant to see if the Ark would return to Israel on its own, thus confirming divine intervention. This event underscores God's control over all creation and His ability to direct events according to His will.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/t/the_ark_of_the_lord.htm">The Ark of the LORD</a> The sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's presence and covenant with Israel. 2. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> The people who captured the Ark and experienced plagues as a result, prompting them to return it to Israel. 3. <a href="/topical/g/guilt_offering.htm">Guilt Offering</a> A sacrificial offering made to atone for sin or guilt, in this case, represented by gold objects. 4. <a href="/topical/c/cart.htm">Cart</a> A vehicle used by the Philistines to transport the Ark back to Israel, symbolizing their desire to rid themselves of the plagues. 5. <a href="/topical/b/beth-shemesh.htm">Beth-shemesh</a> The destination where the Ark was sent, a Levitical city in Israel.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/r/reverence_for_god's_presence.htm">Reverence for God's Presence</a> The Ark symbolizes God's presence. We must approach God with reverence and respect, acknowledging His holiness. <a href="/topical/c/consequences_of_disobedience.htm">Consequences of Disobedience</a> The Philistines suffered because they mishandled the Ark. Disobedience to God’s commands can lead to dire consequences. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_restitution.htm">Repentance and Restitution</a> The Philistines' guilt offering demonstrates the importance of repentance and making amends for wrongdoing. <a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> Despite being in enemy hands, the Ark's return shows God's control over all circumstances. <a href="/topical/f/faith_in_action.htm">Faith in Action</a> The Philistines acted on their belief that returning the Ark would alleviate their suffering, illustrating faith through action.<div class="vheading2">Lists and Questions</div><a href="/top10/lessons_from_1_samuel_6.htm">Top 10 Lessons from 1 Samuel 6</a> <a href="/q/what_are_the_key_events_in_1_samuel.htm">What are the key events in 1 Samuel?</a> <a href="/q/evidence_of_david_moving_ark.htm">(1 Chronicles 13:6) Are there any archaeological or historical records backing David's attempt to transport the Ark from Kiriath Jearim?</a> <a href="/q/how_do_non-levites_handle_the_ark.htm">In 1 Chronicles 15:2, where David insists only the Levites may carry the Ark, how do we reconcile this claim with any instances where non-Levites handled it or transported it in other texts?</a> <a href="/q/why_does_god_kill_uzzah_for_touching_the_ark.htm">Why does God kill Uzzah instantly for touching the Ark to prevent it from falling (2 Samuel 6:7)?</a><a name="commentary" id="commentary"></a><div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/ellicott/1_samuel/6.htm">Ellicott's Commentary for English Readers</a></div>(8) In a coffer by the side thereof.--The reverent awe with which these Philistines treated the Ark, which had, they supposed, wrought them such great evil, presents a strong contrast to the careless curiosity of the men of Beth-shemesh with regard to the same sacred object--a careless curiosity, which was punished, as we so often find in the case of acts of sacrilege, with extreme severity.<div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 8. - Put the jewels of gold... in a coffer. Instead of jewels the Hebrew word signifies any article of workmanship, and so figures, images wrought in gold. They were to be placed reverentially at the side of the ark, for it had wrought them so great evil that they had learned to look upon it with awe. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/6-8.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Take וּלְקַחְתֶּ֞ם (ū·lə·qaḥ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3947.htm">Strong's 3947: </a> To take the ark אֲר֣וֹן (’ă·rō·wn) Noun - common singular construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_727.htm">Strong's 727: </a> A chest, ark of the LORD, יְהוָ֗ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3068.htm">Strong's 3068: </a> LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel set וּנְתַתֶּ֤ם (ū·nə·ṯat·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5414.htm">Strong's 5414: </a> To give, put, set it אֹתוֹ֙ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case on אֶל־ (’el-) Preposition <a href="/hebrew/strongs_413.htm">Strong's 413: </a> Near, with, among, to the cart, הָ֣עֲגָלָ֔ה (hā·‘ă·ḡā·lāh) Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5699.htm">Strong's 5699: </a> Something revolving, a wheeled vehicle and וְאֵ֣ת ׀ (wə·’êṯ) Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case in a chest בָאַרְגַּ֖ז (ḇā·’ar·gaz) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_712.htm">Strong's 712: </a> A box, chest beside it מִצִּדּ֑וֹ (miṣ·ṣid·dōw) Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6654.htm">Strong's 6654: </a> A side, an adversary put תָּשִׂ֥ימוּ (tā·śî·mū) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7760.htm">Strong's 7760: </a> Put -- to put, place, set the gold הַזָּהָ֗ב (haz·zā·hāḇ) Article | Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2091.htm">Strong's 2091: </a> Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky objects כְּלֵ֣י (kə·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3627.htm">Strong's 3627: </a> Something prepared, any apparatus you are sending הֲשֵׁבֹתֶ֥ם (hă·šê·ḇō·ṯem) Verb - Hifil - Perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again Him לוֹ֙ (lōw) Preposition | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/.htm">Strong's Hebrew</a> as a guilt offering. אָשָׁ֔ם (’ā·šām) Noun - masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_817.htm">Strong's 817: </a> Guilt, a fault, a sin-offering Then send וְשִׁלַּחְתֶּ֥ם (wə·šil·laḥ·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7971.htm">Strong's 7971: </a> To send away, for, out [the ark] אֹת֖וֹ (’ō·ṯōw) Direct object marker | third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_853.htm">Strong's 853: </a> Untranslatable mark of the accusative case on its way, וְהָלָֽךְ׃ (wə·hā·lāḵ) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm">Strong's 1980: </a> To go, come, walk <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/6-8.htm">1 Samuel 6:8 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-8.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 6:8 And take the ark of Yahweh (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 6:7"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 6:7" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/6-9.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 6:9"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 6:9" /></a></div><div id="botleft"><a href="#" onmouseover='botleft.src="/botleftgif.png"' onmouseout='botleft.src="/botleft.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botleft.png" name="botleft" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="botright"><a href="#" onmouseover='botright.src="/botrightgif.png"' onmouseout='botright.src="/botright.png"' title="Top of Page"><img src="/botright.png" name="botright" border="0" alt="Top of Page" /></a></div><div id="bot"><iframe width="100%" height="1500" scrolling="no" src="/botmenubhnew2.htm" frameborder="0"></iframe></div></td></tr></table></div></body></html>