9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) 1 Samuel 6:9:1 ⧉וּרְאִיתֶ֗םureitemand you shall see 1 Samuel 6:9:2 ⧉אִם־דֶּ֨רֶךְimderekhif the way of 1 Samuel 6:9:3 ⧉גְּבוּל֤וֹgevulohis territory 1 Samuel 6:9:4 ⧉יַֽעֲלֶה֙yaaleit goes up 1 Samuel 6:9:5 ⧉בֵּ֣יתbethouse of 1 Samuel 6:9:6 ⧉שֶׁ֔מֶשׁshemeshShemesh 1 Samuel 6:9:7 ⧉ה֚וּאhuhe 1 Samuel 6:9:8 ⧉עָ֣שָׂהasadid 1 Samuel 6:9:9 ⧉לָ֔נוּlanuto us 1 Samuel 6:9:10 ⧉אֶת־הָרָעָ֥הetharaa{direct object} the evil 1 Samuel 6:9:11 ⧉הַגְּדוֹלָ֖הhagedolathe great 1 Samuel 6:9:12 ⧉הַזֹּ֑אתhazotthis 1 Samuel 6:9:13 ⧉וְאִםveimbut if 1 Samuel 6:9:14 ⧉לֹ֗אlonot 1 Samuel 6:9:15 ⧉וְיָדַ֙עְנוּ֙veyadanuthen we shall know 1 Samuel 6:9:16 ⧉כִּ֣יkithat 1 Samuel 6:9:17 ⧉לֹ֤אlonot 1 Samuel 6:9:18 ⧉יָדוֹ֙yadohis hand 1 Samuel 6:9:19 ⧉נָ֣גְעָהnageatouched or struck 1 Samuel 6:9:20 ⧉בָּ֔נוּbanuon us 1 Samuel 6:9:21 ⧉מִקְרֶ֥הmikrechance or occurrence 1 Samuel 6:9:22 ⧉ה֖וּאhuit 1 Samuel 6:9:23 ⧉הָ֥יָהhayawas 1 Samuel 6:9:24 ⧉לָֽנוּ׃lanuto us |
9. Formal Translation And you will see—if it goes up by the road toward its border, to Beth Shemesh, then He {Yahweh, Sovereign Judge} has done to us this great disaster. But if not, then we shall know that His hand did not strike us—rather, it was by chance that it happened to us. |
9. Dynamic Translation Watch closely! If the cart heads up by the road toward its own border, to Beth Shemesh, then the LORD {Yahweh, Divine Arbiter} has brought this major trouble on us. But if it does not, then we will realize that it was not His hand that struck us, but it was by chance. |