19. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 6:19:1 ⧉וַיַּ֞ךְvayakhand he struck 1 Samuel 6:19:2 ⧉בְּאַנְשֵׁ֣יbeansheamong the men of 1 Samuel 6:19:3 ⧉בֵֽית־שֶׁ֗מֶשׁbetshemeshBeth-shemesh 1 Samuel 6:19:4 ⧉כִּ֤יkibecause 1 Samuel 6:19:5 ⧉רָאוּ֙rauthey looked 1 Samuel 6:19:6 ⧉בַּאֲר֣וֹןbaaronat the ark of 1 Samuel 6:19:7 ⧉יְהוָ֔הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 6:19:8 ⧉וַיַּ֤ךְvayakhand he struck 1 Samuel 6:19:9 ⧉בָּעָם֙baamamong the people 1 Samuel 6:19:10 ⧉שִׁבְעִ֣יםshiveimseventy 1 Samuel 6:19:11 ⧉אִ֔ישׁishman 1 Samuel 6:19:12 ⧉חֲמִשִּׁ֥יםkhamishsimfifty 1 Samuel 6:19:13 ⧉אֶ֖לֶףelefthousand 1 Samuel 6:19:14 ⧉אִ֑ישׁishman 1 Samuel 6:19:15 ⧉וַיִּֽתְאַבְּל֣וּvayitabeluand they mourned 1 Samuel 6:19:16 ⧉הָעָ֔םhaamthe people 1 Samuel 6:19:17 ⧉כִּֽי־הִכָּ֧הkihikabecause he struck 1 Samuel 6:19:18 ⧉יְהוָ֛הyahwehthe LORD 1 Samuel 6:19:19 ⧉בָּעָ֖םbaamamong the people 1 Samuel 6:19:20 ⧉מַכָּ֥הmakaa blow 1 Samuel 6:19:21 ⧉גְדוֹלָֽהgedolagreat |
19. Formal Translation And the LORD {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} struck the men of Beth Shemesh because they looked into the ark. He struck seventy men, fifty thousand men, and the people mourned because the LORD had struck them. |
19. Dynamic Translation The LORD {Yahweh, Consequence Bringer} struck some of the people of Beth Shemesh because they gazed into the ark. He struck seventy men, fifty thousand men, and the people grieved deeply because the LORD had brought a great disaster upon them. |