7. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 6:7:1 ⧉וְעַתָּ֗הveataand now 1 Samuel 6:7:2 ⧉קְח֨וּkekhutake 1 Samuel 6:7:3 ⧉וַעֲשׂ֜וּvaasuand make 1 Samuel 6:7:4 ⧉עֲגָלָ֤הagalaa cart 1 Samuel 6:7:5 ⧉חֲדָשָׁה֙khadashanew 1 Samuel 6:7:6 ⧉אֶחָ֔תekhatone 1 Samuel 6:7:7 ⧉וּשְׁתֵּ֤יusheteiand two 1 Samuel 6:7:8 ⧉פָרוֹת֙parotcows 1 Samuel 6:7:9 ⧉עָל֔וֹתalotmilk {nursing} 1 Samuel 6:7:10 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֛רasherwhich 1 Samuel 6:7:11 ⧉לֹא־עָלָ֥הloalanot went up 1 Samuel 6:7:12 ⧉עֲלֵיהֶ֖םalehemupon them 1 Samuel 6:7:13 ⧉עֹ֑לola yoke 1 Samuel 6:7:14 ⧉וַאֲסַרְתֶּ֤םvaasartemand you shall harness 1 Samuel 6:7:15 ⧉אֶת־הַפָּרוֹת֙ethaparotthe cows 1 Samuel 6:7:16 ⧉בָּעֲגָלָ֔הbaagalato the cart 1 Samuel 6:7:17 ⧉וַהֲשֵׁיבֹתֶ֧םvahashevotemand you shall bring back 1 Samuel 6:7:18 ⧉בְּנֵיהֶ֛םbenehemtheir young ones 1 Samuel 6:7:19 ⧉מֵאַחֲרֵיהֶ֖םmeakharehemfrom behind them 1 Samuel 6:7:20 ⧉הַבָּֽיְתָה׃habaitato the house |
7. Formal Translation And now take and make one new cart and two nursing cows, upon which no yoke has ever come, then harness the cows to the cart and return their calves from behind them to the house. |
7. Dynamic Translation So now prepare a new cart and get two cows that are nursing calves and have never had a yoke on them. Hitch the cows to the cart but take their calves away and send them back home. |