1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:12

¹²And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And the cows	הַפָּר֜וֹת	hap·pā·rō·wṯ	Article; Noun - feminine plural	H6510 heifer, cow
headed straight	וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָה	wa·yiš·šar·nå̄h	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural	H3474 be smooth, straight, right
up the road	בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ	bad·de·reḵ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular	H1870 way, road, distance, journey, manner
toward	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
Beth-shemesh	שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ	še·meš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1053 Beth-Shemesh
staying on that one	אַחַ֗ת	’a·ḥaṯ	Number - feminine singular	H259 one
highway	בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה	bim·sil·lāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H4546 highway
and lowing	וְגָע֔וֹ	wə·ḡā·‘ōw	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute	H1600 low
as they went	הָלְכ֤וּ	hā·lə·ḵū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H1980 go, come, walk
never	וְלֹא־	wə·lō-	Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
straying	סָ֖רוּ	sā·rū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H5493 turn aside
to the right	יָמִ֣ין	yā·mîn	Noun - feminine singular	H3225 right hand
or to the left	וּשְׂמֹ֑אול	ū·śə·mō·wl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H8040 the left
The rulers	וְסַרְנֵ֤י	wə·sar·nê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H5633 tyrant, lord
of the Philistines	פְלִשְׁתִּים֙	p̄ə·liš·tîm	Noun - proper - masculine plural	H6430 Philistine
followed	הֹלְכִ֣ים	hō·lə·ḵîm	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1980 go, come, walk
behind them	אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם	’a·ḥă·rê·hem	Preposition; third person masculine plural	H310 behind
to	עַד־	‘aḏ-	Preposition	H5704 as far as, even to, up to, until, while
the border	גְּב֖וּל	gə·ḇūl	Noun - masculine singular construct	H1366 border, boundary, territory
of Beth-shemesh	שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃	šā·meš	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H1053 Beth-Shemesh

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.