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fuit ergo arca Domini in regione Philisthinorum septemmensibus

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et vocaverunt Philisthim sacerdotes et divinos dicentes quidfaciemus de arca Dei indicate nobis quomodo remittemus eam inlocum suum qui dixerunt

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si remittitis arcam Dei Israhel nolite dimittere eam vacuamsed quod debetis reddite ei pro peccato et tunc curabimini etscietis quare non recedat manus eius a vobis

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qui dixerunt quid est quod pro delicto reddere debeamus eiresponderuntque illi

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iuxta numerum provinciarum Philisthim quinque anos aureosfacietis et quinque mures aureos quia plaga una fuit omnibusvobis et satrapis vestris facietisque similitudines anorumvestrorum et similitudines murium qui demoliti sunt terram etdabitis Deo Israhel gloriam si forte relevet manum suam a vobiset a diis vestris et a terra vestra

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quare gravatis corda vestra sicut adgravavit Aegyptus etPharao cor suum nonne postquam percussus est tunc dimisit eoset abierunt

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nunc ergo arripite et facite plaustrum novum unum et duasvaccas fetas quibus non est inpositum iugum iungite in plaustroet recludite vitulos earum domi

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tolletisque arcam Domini et ponetis in plaustro et vasaaurea quae exsolvistis ei pro delicto ponetis in capsella adlatus eius et dimittite eam ut vadat

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et aspicietis et si quidem per viam finium suorum ascenderitcontra Bethsames ipse fecit nobis malum hoc grande sin autemminime sciemus quia nequaquam manus eius tetigit nos sed casuaccidit

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fecerunt ergo illi hoc modo et tollentes duas vaccas quaelactabant vitulos iunxerunt ad plaustrum vitulosque earumconcluserunt domi

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et posuerunt arcam Dei super plaustrum et capsellam quaehabebat mures aureos et similitudinem anorum

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ibant autem in directum vaccae per viam quae ducitBethsames et itinere uno gradiebantur pergentes et mugientes etnon declinabant neque ad dextram neque ad sinistram sed etsatrapae Philisthinorum sequebantur usque ad terminos Bethsames

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porro Bethsamitae metebant triticum in valle et elevantesoculos viderunt arcam et gavisi sunt cum vidissent

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et plaustrum venit in agrum Iosue Bethsamitae et stetit ibierat autem ibi lapis magnus et conciderunt ligna plaustrivaccasque inposuerunt super ea holocaustum Domino

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Levitae autem deposuerunt arcam Dei et capsellam quae eratiuxta eam in qua erant vasa aurea et posuerunt super lapidemgrandem viri autem bethsamitae obtulerunt holocausta etimmolaverunt victimas in die illa Domino

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et quinque satrapae Philisthinorum viderunt et reversi suntin Accaron in die illa

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hii sunt autem ani aurei quos reddiderunt Philisthim prodelicto Domino Azotus unum Gaza unum Ascalon unum Geth unumAccaron unum

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et mures aureos secundum numerum urbium Philisthim quinqueprovinciarum ab urbe murata usque ad villam quae erat absquemuro et usque ad Abel magnum super quem posuerunt arcam Dominiquae erat usque in illa die in agro Iosue Bethsamitis

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percussit autem de viris bethsamitibus eo quod vidissentarcam Domini et percussit de populo septuaginta viros etquinquaginta milia plebis luxitque populus quod percussissetDominus plebem plaga magna

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et dixerunt viri bethsamitae quis poterit stare inconspectu Domini Dei sancti huius et ad quem ascendet a nobis

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miseruntque nuntios ad habitatores Cariathiarim dicentesreduxerunt Philisthim arcam Domini descendite et ducite eam advos

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And the ark of the LORD was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

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And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place.

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And they said, If ye send away the ark of the God of Israel, send it not empty; but in any wise return him a trespass offering: then ye shall be healed, and it shall be known to you why his hand is not removed from you.

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Then said they, What shall be the trespass offering which we shall return to him? They answered, Five golden emerods, and five golden mice, according to the number of the lords of the Philistines: for one plague was on you all, and on your lords.

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Wherefore ye shall make images of your emerods, and images of your mice that mar the land; and ye shall give glory unto the God of Israel: peradventure he will lighten his hand from off you, and from off your gods, and from off your land.

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Wherefore then do ye harden your hearts, as the Egyptians and Pharaoh hardened their hearts? when he had wrought wonderfully among them, did they not let the people go, and they departed?

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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:

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And take the ark of the LORD, and lay it upon the cart; and put the jewels of gold, which ye return him for a trespass offering, in a coffer by the side thereof; and send it away, that it may go.

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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.

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And the men did so; and took two milch kine, and tied them to the cart, and shut up their calves at home:

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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.

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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.

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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.

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And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Bethshemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the LORD.

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And the Levites took down the ark of the LORD, and the coffer that was with it, wherein the jewels of gold were, and put them on the great stone: and the men of Bethshemesh offered burnt offerings and sacrificed sacrifices the same day unto the LORD.

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And when the five lords of the Philistines had seen it, they returned to Ekron the same day.

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And these are the golden emerods which the Philistines returned for a trespass offering unto the LORD; for Ashdod one, for Gaza one, for Askelon one, for Gath one, for Ekron one;

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And the golden mice, according to the number of all the cities of the Philistines belonging to the five lords, both of fenced cities, and of country villages, even unto the great stone of Abel, whereon they set down the ark of the LORD: which stone remaineth unto this day in the field of Joshua, the Bethshemite.

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And he smote the men of Bethshemesh, because they had looked into the ark of the LORD, even he smote of the people fifty thousand and threescore and ten men: and the people lamented, because the LORD had smitten many of the people with a great slaughter.

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And the men of Bethshemesh said, Who is able to stand before this holy LORD God? and to whom shall he go up from us?

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And they sent messengers to the inhabitants of Kirjathjearim, saying, The Philistines have brought again the ark of the LORD; come ye down, and fetch it up to you.

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