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Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up. <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/6.htm">New Living Translation</a> “Now build a new cart, and find two cows that have just given birth to calves. Make sure the cows have never been yoked to a cart. Hitch the cows to the cart, but shut their calves away from them in a pen. <a href="/esv/1_samuel/6.htm">English Standard Version</a> Now then, take and prepare a new cart and two milk cows on which there has never come a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them. <a href="/bsb/1_samuel/6.htm">Berean Standard Bible</a> Now, 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. <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/6.htm">King James Bible</a> Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them: <a href="/nkjv/1_samuel/6.htm">New King James Version</a> Now therefore, make a new cart, take two milk cows which have never been yoked, and hitch the cows to the cart; and take their calves home, away from them. <a href="/nasb_/1_samuel/6.htm">New American Standard Bible</a> Now then, take and prepare a new cart and two milk cows on which there has never been a yoke; and hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves back home, away from them. <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/6.htm">NASB 1995</a> &#8220Now therefore, take and prepare a new cart and two milch cows on which there has never been a yoke; and hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves home, away from them. <a href="/nasb77/1_samuel/6.htm">NASB 1977 </a> “Now therefore take and prepare a new cart and two milch cows on which there has never been a yoke; and hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves home, away from them. <a href="/lsb/1_samuel/6.htm">Legacy Standard Bible </a> So now, take and make a new cart and two milch cows on which there has never been a yoke; and hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves home, away from them. <a href="/amp/1_samuel/6.htm">Amplified Bible</a> Now then, make a new cart and prepare two milk cows on which a yoke has never been placed; and hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves back home, away from them. <a href="/csb/1_samuel/6.htm">Christian Standard Bible</a> “Now then, prepare one new cart and two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up. <a href="/hcsb/1_samuel/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a> &#8220Now then, prepare one new cart and two milk cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take their calves away and pen them up. <a href="/asv/1_samuel/6.htm">American Standard Version</a> Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke; and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them; <a href="/cev/1_samuel/6.htm">Contemporary English Version</a> Get a new cart and two cows that have young calves and that have never pulled a cart. Hitch the cows to the cart, but take the calves back to their barn. <a href="/erv/1_samuel/6.htm">English Revised Version</a> Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them: <a href="/gwt/1_samuel/6.htm">GOD'S WORD® Translation</a> Now get a new cart ready for two dairy cows that have never been yoked. Hitch the cows to the cart. Take their calves away, and leave them in their stall. <a href="/gnt/1_samuel/6.htm">Good News Translation</a> So prepare a new wagon and two cows that have never been yoked; hitch them to the wagon and drive their calves back to the barn. <a href="/isv/1_samuel/6.htm">International Standard Version</a> "So make a new cart, and take two milk cows that have never had a yoke on them. Hitch the cows to the cart and take their calves away from them and back to the house. <a href="/msb/1_samuel/6.htm">Majority Standard Bible</a> Now, 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. <a href="/net/1_samuel/6.htm">NET Bible</a> So now go and make a new cart. Get two cows that have calves and that have never had a yoke placed on them. Harness the cows to the cart and take their calves from them back to their stalls. <a href="/nheb/1_samuel/6.htm">New Heart English Bible</a> "Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart, and two milk cows, on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and take their calves from them back home; <a href="/wbt/1_samuel/6.htm">Webster's Bible Translation</a> Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch-cows on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them: <a href="/web/1_samuel/6.htm">World English Bible</a> “Now therefore take and prepare yourselves a new cart and two milk cows on which there has come no yoke; and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them; <div class="vheading2">Literal Translations</div><a href="/lsv/1_samuel/6.htm">Literal Standard Version</a> And now, take and make one new cart, and two suckling cows, on which a yoke has not gone up, and you have bound the cows in the cart, and caused their young ones to turn back from after them to the house, <a href="/ylt/1_samuel/6.htm">Young's Literal Translation</a> 'And now, take and make one new cart, and two suckling kine, on which a yoke hath not gone up, and ye have bound the kine in the cart, and caused their young ones to turn back from after them to the house, <a href="/slt/1_samuel/6.htm">Smith's Literal Translation</a> And now take and make one new wagon, and two heifers giving milk, which a yoke came not up upon them, and make fast the heifers upon the wagon, and turn back their young from after them to the house.<div class="vheading2">Catholic Translations</div><a href="/drb/1_samuel/6.htm">Douay-Rheims Bible</a> Now therefore take and make a new cart: and two kine that have calved, on which there hath come no yoke, tie to the cart, and shut up their calves at home. <a href="/cpdv/1_samuel/6.htm">Catholic Public Domain Version</a> Now therefore, fashion and take a new cart, with two cows that have given birth, but on which no yoke has been imposed. And yoke them to the cart, but retain their calves at home. <a href="/nabre/1_samuel/6.htm">New American Bible</a> So now set to work and make a new cart. Then take two milk cows that have not borne the yoke; hitch them to the cart, but drive their calves indoors away from them. <a href="/nrsvce/1_samuel/6.htm">New Revised Standard Version</a> Now then, get ready a new cart and two milch cows that have never borne a yoke, and yoke the cows to the cart, but take their calves home, away from them.<div class="vheading2">Translations from Aramaic</div><a href="/lamsa/1_samuel/6.htm">Lamsa Bible</a> Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milch cows upon which there has come no yoke, and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them; <a href="/hpbt/1_samuel/6.htm">Peshitta Holy Bible Translated</a> Now take and make one new wagon and two cows that are nursing on which a yoke has not fallen, and bind the cows to the wagons, and return their offspring after them to the house<div class="vheading2">OT Translations</div><a href="/jps/1_samuel/6.htm">JPS Tanakh 1917</a> Now therefore take and prepare you a new cart, and two milch kine, on which there hath come no yoke, and tie the kine to the cart, and bring their calves home from them. <a href="/sep/1_samuel/6.htm">Brenton Septuagint Translation</a> And now take wood and make a new wagon, and take two cows, that have calved for the first time, without their calves; and do ye yoke the cows to the wagon, and lead away the calves from behind them home. <a href="/parallel/1_samuel/6-7.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=1430" 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> …6Why harden your hearts as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened theirs? When He afflicted them, did they not send the people on their way as they departed? 7<a href="/hebrew/6258.htm" title="6258: wə·‘at·tāh (Conj-w:: Adv) -- Now. From eth; at this time, whether adverb, conjunction or expletive.">Now, therefore,</a> <a href="/hebrew/3947.htm" title="3947: qə·ḥū (V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To take. A primitive root; to take."></a> <a href="/hebrew/6213.htm" title="6213: wa·‘ă·śū (Conj-w:: V-Qal-Imp-mp) -- To do, make. A primitive root; to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application.">prepare</a> <a href="/hebrew/259.htm" title="259: ’e·ḥāṯ (Number-fs) -- One. A numeral from 'achad; properly, united, i.e. One; or first.">one</a> <a href="/hebrew/2319.htm" title="2319: ḥă·ḏā·šāh (Adj-fs) -- New. From chadash; new.">new</a> <a href="/hebrew/5699.htm" title="5699: ‘ă·ḡā·lāh (N-fs) -- A cart. From the same as agol; something revolving, i.e. A wheeled vehicle.">cart</a> <a href="/hebrew/8147.htm" title="8147: ū·šə·tê (Conj-w:: Number-fdc) -- Two (a card. number). Dual of sheniy; feminine shttayim; two; also twofold.">with two</a> <a href="/hebrew/5763.htm" title="5763: ‘ā·lō·wṯ (V-Qal-Prtcpl-fp) -- To nurse, give suck. A primitive root; to suckle, i.e. Give milk.">milk</a> <a href="/hebrew/6510.htm" title="6510: p̄ā·rō·wṯ (N-fp) -- A heifer, cow. Feminine of par; a heifer.">cows</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.">that</a> <a href="/hebrew/3808.htm" title="3808: lō- (Adv-NegPrt) -- Not. Or lowi; or loh; a primitive particle; not; by implication, no; often used with other particles.">have never</a> <a href="/hebrew/5927.htm" title="5927: ‘ā·lāh (V-Qal-Perf-3ms) -- A primitive root; to ascend, intransitively or actively; used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative.">been yoked.</a> <a href="/hebrew/5921.htm" title="5921: ‘ă·lê·hem (Prep:: 3mp) -- Properly, the same as al used as a preposition; above, over, upon, or against in a great variety of applications."></a> <a href="/hebrew/5923.htm" title="5923: ‘ōl (N-ms) -- A yoke. Or mowl; from alal; a yoke, literally or figuratively."></a> <a href="/hebrew/631.htm" title="631: wa·’ă·sar·tem (Conj-w:: V-Qal-ConjPerf-2mp) -- To tie, bind, imprison. A primitive root; to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battle.">Hitch</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/6510.htm" title="6510: hap·pā·rō·wṯ (Art:: N-fp) -- A heifer, cow. Feminine of par; a heifer.">the cows</a> <a href="/hebrew/5699.htm" title="5699: bā·‘ă·ḡā·lāh (Prep-b, Art:: N-fs) -- A cart. From the same as agol; something revolving, i.e. A wheeled vehicle.">to the cart,</a> <a href="/hebrew/1121.htm" title="1121: bə·nê·hem (N-mpc:: 3mp) -- Son. From banah; a son, in the widest sense (like 'ab, 'ach, etc.).">but take their calves</a> <a href="/hebrew/310.htm" title="310: mê·’a·ḥă·rê·hem (Prep-m:: 3mp) -- The hind or following part. From 'achar; properly, the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after."></a> <a href="/hebrew/7725.htm" title="7725: wa·hă·šê·ḇō·ṯem (Conj-w:: V-Hifil-ConjPerf-2mp) -- A primitive root; to turn back transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively; generally to retreat; often adverbial, again.">away</a> <a href="/hebrew/1004.htm" title="1004: hab·bā·yə·ṯāh (Art:: N-ms:: 3fs) -- A house. Probably from banah abbreviated; a house.">and pen them up.</a> 8Take the ark of the LORD, set it on the cart, and in a chest beside it put the gold objects you are sending Him as a guilt offering. Then send the ark on its way,…<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/25-22.htm">Exodus 25:22</a> And I will meet with you there above the mercy seat, between the two cherubim that are over the ark of the Testimony; I will speak with you about all that I command you regarding the Israelites. <a href="/numbers/7-89.htm">Numbers 7:89</a> When Moses entered the Tent of Meeting to speak with the LORD, he heard the voice speaking to him from between the two cherubim above the mercy seat on the ark of the Testimony. Thus the LORD spoke to him. <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/15-13.htm">1 Chronicles 15:13-15</a> It was because you Levites were not with us the first time that the LORD our God burst forth in anger against us. For we did not consult Him about the proper order.” / So the priests and Levites consecrated themselves to bring up the ark of the LORD, the God of Israel. / 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/2-24.htm">2 Kings 2:24</a> Then he turned around, looked at them, and called down a curse on them in the name of the LORD. Suddenly two female bears came out of the woods and mauled forty-two of the boys. <a href="/2_kings/6-6.htm">2 Kings 6:6</a> “Where did it fall?” asked the man of God. And when he showed him the place, the man of God cut a stick, threw it there, and made the iron float. <a href="/isaiah/46-1.htm">Isaiah 46:1-2</a> Bel crouches; Nebo cowers. Their idols weigh down beasts and cattle. The images you carry are burdensome, a load to the weary animal. / The gods cower; they crouch together, unable to relieve the burden; but they themselves go into captivity. <a href="/jeremiah/10-5.htm">Jeremiah 10:5</a> Like scarecrows in a cucumber patch, their idols cannot speak. They must be carried because they cannot walk. Do not fear them, for they can do no harm, and neither can they do any good.” <a href="/jeremiah/50-2.htm">Jeremiah 50:2</a> “Announce and declare to the nations; lift up a banner and proclaim it; hold nothing back when you say, ‘Babylon is captured; Bel is put to shame; Marduk is shattered, her images are disgraced, her idols are broken in pieces.’ <a href="/matthew/21-2.htm">Matthew 21:2-3</a> saying to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and at once you will find a donkey tied there, with her colt beside her. Untie them and bring them to Me. / If anyone questions you, tell him that the Lord needs them, and he will send them right away.” <a href="/matthew/21-5.htm">Matthew 21:5</a> “Say to the Daughter of Zion, ‘See, your King comes to you, gentle and riding on a donkey, on a colt, the foal of a donkey.’” <a href="/mark/11-2.htm">Mark 11:2-3</a> and said to them, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as soon as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. / If anyone asks, ‘Why are you doing this?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it and will return it shortly.’” <a href="/mark/11-7.htm">Mark 11:7</a> Then they led the colt to Jesus and threw their cloaks over it, and He sat on it. <a href="/luke/19-30.htm">Luke 19:30-31</a> saying, “Go into the village ahead of you, and as you enter it, you will find a colt tied there, on which no one has ever sat. Untie it and bring it here. / If anyone asks, ‘Why are you untying it?’ tell him, ‘The Lord needs it.’”</div> <a name="tsk" id="tsk"><div class="vheading">Treasury of Scripture</div>Now therefore make a new cart, and take two milk cows, on which there has come no yoke, and tie the cows to the cart, and bring their calves home from them:new cart<a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm">2 Samuel 6:3</a> And they set the ark of God upon a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drave the new cart.<a href="/1_chronicles/13-7.htm">1 Chronicles 13:7</a> And they carried the ark of God in a new cart out of the house of Abinadab: and Uzza and Ahio drave the cart.on which<a href="/numbers/19-2.htm">Numbers 19:2</a> This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD hath commanded, saying, Speak unto the children of Israel, that they bring thee a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and upon which never came yoke:<div class="vheading">Jump to Previous</div><a href="/judges/20-16.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/28-18.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/numbers/7-3.htm">Cart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-4.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Cows</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-10.htm">Home</a> <a href="/1_samuel/5-5.htm">House</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-14.htm">Kine</a> <a href="/genesis/32-15.htm">Milch</a> <a href="/1_samuel/1-23.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/ruth/4-15.htm">New</a> <a href="/judges/13-15.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/ruth/2-15.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/deuteronomy/32-25.htm">Suckling</a> <a href="/judges/15-13.htm">Tie</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-3.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/judges/10-8.htm">Yoke</a> <a href="/1_samuel/4-9.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">Jump to Next</div><a href="/1_samuel/14-27.htm">Bound</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Calves</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-8.htm">Cart</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-14.htm">Caused</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Cows</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Home</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">House</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Kine</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Milch</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Milk</a> <a href="/1_samuel/16-23.htm">New</a> <a href="/1_samuel/7-3.htm">Prepare</a> <a href="/1_samuel/9-25.htm">Ready</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">Suckling</a> <a href="/job/41-1.htm">Tie</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-12.htm">Turn</a> <a href="/1_samuel/11-7.htm">Yoke</a> <a href="/1_samuel/8-17.htm">Yourselves</a><div class="vheading2">1 Samuel 6</div>1. <a href="/1_samuel/6-1.htm">After seven months the Philistines take counsel how to send back the ark</a> 10. <a href="/1_samuel/6-10.htm">They bring it on a new cart with an offering unto Beth Shemesh</a> 19. <a href="/1_samuel/6-19.htm">The people are smitten for looking into the ark</a> 21. <a href="/1_samuel/6-21.htm">They send to them of Kiriath Jearim to fetch it</a> </div></div><div id="mdd"><div align="center"><div class="bot2"><table align="center" width="100%"><tr><td><div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div>  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div>  <div align="center" id='div-gpt-ad-1531425649696-0'> </div> <ins class="adsbygoogle" style="display:inline-block;width:200px;height:200px" data-ad-client="ca-pub-3753401421161123" data-ad-slot="3592799687"></ins> <script> (adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); </script> </div> </td></tr></table></div></div></div><div id="combox"><div class="padcom"><a name="study" id="study"></a><div class="vheading"><table width="100%"><tr><td width="99%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/6.htm">Study Bible</a></td><td width="1%" valign="top"><a href="/study/1_samuel/" title="Book Summary and Study">Book ◦</a> <a href="/study/chapters/1_samuel/6.htm" title="Chapter summary and Study">Chapter </a></tr></table></div>Now, therefore, prepare one new cart The Philistines, having captured the Ark of the Covenant, sought to return it to Israel after experiencing divine retribution. The use of a "new cart" signifies respect and reverence, ensuring that the cart was not previously used for mundane purposes. This reflects the biblical principle of offering God the best and the first, as seen in offerings and sacrifices throughout the Old Testament.with two milk cows that have never been yoked Milk cows, or cows that have recently calved, are typically not used for pulling carts, especially if they have never been yoked. This choice was intentional to demonstrate that the return of the Ark was an act of God, as these cows would naturally resist leaving their calves. The use of animals that have never been yoked also symbolizes purity and a new beginning, similar to the unblemished animals required for sacrifices.Hitch the cows to the cart This instruction was a test to see if the cows would act contrary to their nature. If they did, it would confirm that the calamities the Philistines experienced were indeed from the God of Israel. The act of hitching the cows to the cart is reminiscent of the yoke of Christ, which is easy and light, as mentioned in <a href="/matthew/11-29.htm">Matthew 11:29-30</a>, symbolizing submission to divine will.but take their calves away and pen them up Separating the cows from their calves was a further test of divine intervention. Naturally, the cows would seek to return to their calves, but if they proceeded towards Israel, it would be a sign of God's hand at work. This separation can also be seen as a type of sacrifice, where something valuable is given up for a greater purpose, paralleling the sacrificial system and ultimately pointing to Christ's sacrifice.<div class="vheading2">Persons / Places / Events</div>1. <a href="/topical/p/philistines.htm">Philistines</a> The Philistines were a group of people who were often in conflict with the Israelites. In this context, they had captured the Ark of the Covenant and were experiencing divine retribution. 2. <a href="/topical/a/ark_of_the_covenant.htm">Ark of the Covenant</a> A sacred chest that held the tablets of the Ten Commandments, representing God's presence with the Israelites. The Philistines sought to return it to Israel due to the plagues they suffered. 3. <a href="/topical/m/milk_cows.htm">Milk Cows</a> Two cows that had never been yoked were chosen to pull the cart carrying the Ark. This was significant because it was against their natural instincts to leave their calves and work together. 4. <a href="/topical/b/beth_shemesh.htm">Beth Shemesh</a> The destination where the Ark was to be returned. It was a Levitical city in Israel, indicating a return to the rightful caretakers of the Ark. 5. <a href="/topical/d/divine_test.htm">Divine Test</a> The Philistines devised a test to see if the plagues were truly from the God of Israel. If the cows went straight to Beth Shemesh, it would confirm divine intervention.<div class="vheading2">Teaching Points</div><a href="/topical/g/god's_sovereignty.htm">God's Sovereignty</a> The passage demonstrates God's control over all creation, including animals, to fulfill His purposes. This reminds us of His ultimate authority in our lives. <a href="/topical/f/faith_and_obedience.htm">Faith and Obedience</a> The cows' unnatural behavior in following the path to Beth Shemesh illustrates obedience to God's will, encouraging believers to trust and follow God's guidance even when it defies human logic. <a href="/topical/r/repentance_and_acknowledgment.htm">Repentance and Acknowledgment</a> The Philistines' actions show a recognition of God's power and a desire to make amends. This serves as a reminder of the importance of repentance and acknowledging God's authority. <a href="/topical/d/divine_testing.htm">Divine Testing</a> The test set by the Philistines reflects the human desire for confirmation of God's will. It encourages believers to seek God's guidance and confirmation through prayer and scripture.<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/why_did_untrained_cows_go_straight.htm">How could untrained cows in 1 Samuel 6:7–12 pull the Ark straight to Beth Shemesh without wandering? </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/contradictions_in_1_samuel_4_on_eli's_sons.htm">Are there any contradictions between 1 Samuel 4 and other biblical accounts regarding the fate of Eli's sons or the Ark's movements?</a> <a href="/q/how_did_the_colt_stay_calm_in_the_crowd.htm">In Luke 19:35-36, how could a previously unridden colt remain calm amid a jubilant crowd without any training or acclimatization? </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>(7) Now therefore make a new cart.--The note here in the Speaker's Commentary is interesting. "This was so ordered in reverence to the Ark, and was a right and true feeling. (See <a href="/numbers/19-2.htm" title="This is the ordinance of the law which the LORD has commanded, saying, Speak to the children of Israel, that they bring you a red heifer without spot, wherein is no blemish, and on which never came yoke:">Numbers 19:2</a>; <a href="/2_samuel/6-3.htm" title="And they set the ark of God on a new cart, and brought it out of the house of Abinadab that was in Gibeah: and Uzzah and Ahio, the sons of Abinadab, drove the new cart.">2Samuel 6:3</a>.) So our Lord rode on an ass 'whereon never man sat' (<a href="/mark/11-2.htm" title="And said to them, Go your way into the village over against you: and as soon as you be entered into it, you shall find a colt tied, where on never man sat; loose him, and bring him.">Mark 11:2</a>), and His holy body was laid in Joseph's 'new tomb, wherein never man before was laid' (<a href="/matthew/27-60.htm" title="And laid it in his own new tomb, which he had hewn out in the rock: and he rolled a great stone to the door of the sepulcher, and departed.">Matthew 27:60</a>; <a href="/luke/23-53.htm" title="And he took it down, and wrapped it in linen, and laid it in a sepulcher that was hewn in stone, wherein never man before was laid.">Luke 23:53</a>). For the supposed peculiar virtue of new things, see <a href="/context/judges/16-7.htm" title="And Samson said to her, If they bind me with seven green thongs that were never dried, then shall I be weak, and be as another man.">Judges 16:7-11</a>." . . . <div class="vheading2"><a href="/commentaries/pulpit/1_samuel/6.htm">Pulpit Commentary</a></div>Verse 7. - Make a new cart, and take, etc. The Hebrew is, "Now take and make you a new cart, and two milch kine." The transposition of the A.V. throws undue stress upon the verb make, whereas the Hebrew simply means that both the cart was to be new, and the heifers untrained and unbroken to the yoke. Both these were marks of reverence. Nothing was to be employed in God's service which had been previously used for baser purposes (comp. <a href="/mark/11-2.htm">Mark 11:2</a>). No animal was deemed fit for sacrifice which had laboured in the field. The separation of the kine from their calves was for the purpose of demonstrating whether the plague after all was supernatural, and it is remarkable what great care the Philistine priests take against confounding the extraordinary with the Divine. If, however, the kine act in a manner contrary to nature, their last doubt will be removed. <a href="/commentaries/1_samuel/6-7.htm">Parallel Commentaries ...</a> <a name="lexicon" id="lexicon"></a><div class="vheading">Hebrew</div>Now, therefore, וְעַתָּ֗ה (wə·‘at·tāh) Conjunctive waw | Adverb <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6258.htm">Strong's 6258: </a> At this time prepare וַעֲשׂ֜וּ (wa·‘ă·śū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6213.htm">Strong's 6213: </a> To do, make one אֶחָ֔ת (’e·ḥāṯ) Number - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_259.htm">Strong's 259: </a> United, one, first new חֲדָשָׁה֙ (ḥă·ḏā·šāh) Adjective - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_2319.htm">Strong's 2319: </a> New cart עֲגָלָ֤ה (‘ă·ḡā·lāh) Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5699.htm">Strong's 5699: </a> Something revolving, a wheeled vehicle with two וּשְׁתֵּ֤י (ū·šə·tê) Conjunctive waw | Number - fdc <a href="/hebrew/strongs_8147.htm">Strong's 8147: </a> Two (a cardinal number) milk עָל֔וֹת (‘ā·lō·wṯ) Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5763.htm">Strong's 5763: </a> To suckle, give milk cows פָרוֹת֙ (p̄ā·rō·wṯ) Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6510.htm">Strong's 6510: </a> A heifer, cow that אֲשֶׁ֛ר (’ă·šer) Pronoun - relative <a href="/hebrew/strongs_834.htm">Strong's 834: </a> Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that have never לֹא־ (lō-) Adverb - Negative particle <a href="/hebrew/strongs_3808.htm">Strong's 3808: </a> Not, no been yoked. עָלָ֥ה (‘ā·lāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5927.htm">Strong's 5927: </a> To ascend, in, actively Hitch וַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤ם (wa·’ă·sar·tem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_631.htm">Strong's 631: </a> To yoke, hitch, to fasten, to join battle the cows הַפָּרוֹת֙ (hap·pā·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_6510.htm">Strong's 6510: </a> A heifer, cow to the cart, בָּעֲגָלָ֔ה (bā·‘ă·ḡā·lāh) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_5699.htm">Strong's 5699: </a> Something revolving, a wheeled vehicle but take their calves בְּנֵיהֶ֛ם (bə·nê·hem) Noun - masculine plural construct | third person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1121.htm">Strong's 1121: </a> A son away וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧ם (wa·hă·šê·ḇō·ṯem) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - second person masculine plural <a href="/hebrew/strongs_7725.htm">Strong's 7725: </a> To turn back, in, to retreat, again and pen them up. הַבָּֽיְתָה׃ (hab·bā·yə·ṯāh) Article | Noun - masculine singular | third person feminine singular <a href="/hebrew/strongs_1004.htm">Strong's 1004: </a> A house <div class="vheading">Links</div><a href="/niv/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 NIV</a> <a href="/nlt/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 NLT</a> <a href="/esv/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 ESV</a> <a href="/nasb/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 NASB</a> <a href="/kjv/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 KJV</a> <a href="//bibleapps.com/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 BibleApps.com</a> <a href="//bibliaparalela.com/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 Biblia Paralela</a> <a href="//holybible.com.cn/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 Chinese Bible</a> <a href="//saintebible.com/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 French Bible</a> <a href="/catholic/1_samuel/6-7.htm">1 Samuel 6:7 Catholic Bible</a> <a href="/1_samuel/6-7.htm">OT History: 1 Samuel 6:7 Now therefore take and prepare yourselves (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) </a></div></div></td></tr></table></div><div id="left"><a href="/1_samuel/6-6.htm" onmouseover='lft.src="/leftgif.png"' onmouseout='lft.src="/left.png"' title="1 Samuel 6:6"><img src="/left.png" name="lft" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 6:6" /></a></div><div id="right"><a href="/1_samuel/6-8.htm" onmouseover='rght.src="/rightgif.png"' onmouseout='rght.src="/right.png"' title="1 Samuel 6:8"><img src="/right.png" name="rght" border="0" alt="1 Samuel 6:8" /></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>