1 Samuel

1 Samuel 6:3

³They replied, “If you return the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it away empty, but by all means return it to Him with a guilt offering. Then you will be healed, and you will understand why His hand has not been lifted from you.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They replied	וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ	way·yō·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H559 utter, say
If	אִֽם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
you return	מְשַׁלְּחִ֞ים	mə·šal·lə·ḥîm	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural	H7971 send
the ark	אֲר֨וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the God	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
send it away	תְּשַׁלְּח֤וּ	tə·šal·lə·ḥū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7971 send
empty	רֵיקָ֔ם	rê·qām	Adverb	H7387 emptily, vainly
but	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
by all means return	הָשֵׁ֥ב	hā·šêḇ	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7725 turn back, return
to Him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
with a guilt offering	אָשָׁ֑ם	’ā·šām	Noun - masculine singular	H817 offence, guilt
Then	אָ֤ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
you will be healed	תֵּרָֽפְאוּ֙	tê·rā·p̄ə·’ū	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine plural	H7495 heal
and you will understand	וְנוֹדַ֣ע	wə·nō·w·ḏa‘	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Nifal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3045 know
why	לָ֛מָּה	lām·māh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
His hand	יָד֖וֹ	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
has not	לֹא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
been lifted	תָס֥וּר	ṯā·sūr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H5493 turn aside
from	מִכֶּֽם׃	mik·kem	Preposition; second person masculine plural
you	לָכֶ֔ם	lā·ḵem	Preposition; second person masculine plural

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Exodus 23:15 · Deuteronomy 16:16 · 1 Samuel 6:9 · Exodus 34:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.