Passage

1 Samuel 6.11

Book: 1 Samuel · NASB95

Immediate context (±2 verses)

ASV (ASV)

"9. And see; if it goeth up by the way of its own border to Beth-shemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us; it was a chance that happened to us. 10. And the men did so, and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home;"

"11. and they put the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their tumors."

"12. And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they 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. 13. And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it." (1 Samuel 6:9-13, ASV)

WEB (WEB)

"9. Behold; if it goes up by the way of its own border to Beth Shemesh, then he has done us this great evil; but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that struck us. It was a chance that happened to us.” 10. The men did so, and took two milk cows, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home."

"11. They put Yahweh’s ark on the cart, and the coffer with the golden mice and the images of their tumors."

"12. The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh. They went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh. 13. The people of Beth Shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it." (1 Samuel 6:9-13, WEB)

KJV (KJV)

"9. And see, if it goeth up by the way of his own coast to Bethshemesh, then he hath done us this great evil: but if not, then we shall know that it is not his hand that smote us: it was a chance that happened to us. ^{he: or, it} 10. And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:"

"11. And they laid the ark of the LORD upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods."

"12. And the kine took the straight way to the way of Bethshemesh, 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 Bethshemesh. 13. And they of Bethshemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it." (1 Samuel 6:9-13, KJV)

YLT (YLT)

"9. and ye have seen, if the way of its own border it goeth up to Beth-Shemesh, He hath done to us this great evil; and if not, then we have known that His hand hath not come against us; an accident it hath been to us.' 10. And the men do so, and take two suckling kine, and bind them in the cart, and their young ones they have shut up in the house;"

"11. and they place the ark of Jehovah upon the cart, and the coffer, and the golden mice, and the images of their emerods."

"12. And the kine go straight in the way, on the way to Beth-Shemesh, in one highway they have gone, going and lowing, and have not turned aside right or left; and the princes of the Philistines are going after them unto the border of Beth-Shemesh. 13. And the Beth-Shemeshites are reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley, and they lift up their eyes, and see the ark, and rejoice to see [it]." (1 Samuel 6:9-13, YLT)

Setting

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Theological reading

Patristic / early-church-father exegesis, to be added.

Key words

Theologically-loaded Greek or Hebrew words in this verse may have entries in the lexicon. Curated to roughly 100 contested terms across the corpus, not every word; see Lexicon Roadmap.

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Quoted in

H6754 - tselem

Why these four translations

ris3n chose ASV, WEB, KJV, and YLT for two reasons together. They are the most literal English translations available (formal-equivalence: word-for-word renderings that preserve the Hebrew and Greek grammar rather than smoothing it into modern dynamic-equivalence idiom). And they are in the public domain in the United States, which means fair-use quotation at any length requires no publisher license. Modern licensed translations (NASB95, ESV, NIV) restrict volume of quotation under their copyright terms, so they are not used at stub-level coverage here. NASB95 appears only on hand-curated rich passage hubs under Lockman Foundation's fair-use allowance.

The four:

ASV (American Standard Version, 1901). The basis of the modern critical-text English tradition.
WEB (World English Bible, contemporary). Public-domain revision in the ASV line, in current English.
KJV (King James Version, 1611). Reformation-era, Textus Receptus base.
YLT (Young's Literal Translation, Robert Young, 1862). Hyper-literal preservation of Hebrew and Greek grammar; useful for word-study work even where English reads stiff.

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