KJV: So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
YLT: And they send and gather all the princes of the Philistines, and say, 'Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and it turneth back to its place, and it doth not put us to death -- and our people;' for there hath been a deadly destruction throughout all the city, very heavy hath the hand of God been there,
Darby: And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that it kill us not, and our people. For there was deadly alarm throughout the city: the hand of God was very heavy there;
ASV: They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to its own place, that is slay us not, and our people. For there was a deadly discomfiture throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
| וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ | So they sent |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out. |
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| וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ | and gathered together |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָסַף Sense: to gather, receive, remove, gather in. |
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| אֶת־ | - |
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Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| סַרְנֵ֣י | the lords |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סֶרֶן Sense: lord, ruler, tyrant. |
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| פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים | of the Philistines |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine plural Root: פְּלִשְׁתִּי Sense: an inhabitant of Philistia; descendants of Mizraim who immigrated from Caphtor (Crete?) to the western seacoast of Canaan. |
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| וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ | and said |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Consecutive imperfect, third person masculine plural Root: אָמַר Sense: to say, speak, utter. |
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| שַׁלְּח֞וּ | Send away |
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Parse: Verb, Piel, Imperative, masculine plural Root: שָׁלַח Sense: to send, send away, let go, stretch out. |
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| אֲר֨וֹן | the ark |
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Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: אֲרֹון Sense: chest, ark. |
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| אֱלֹהֵ֤י | of the God |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural). |
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| יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ | of Israel |
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Parse: Proper Noun, masculine singular Root: יִשְׂרָאֵל Sense: the second name for Jacob given to him by God after his wrestling with the angel at Peniel. |
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| וְיָשֹׁ֣ב | and let it go back |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular Root: שׁוּב Sense: to return, turn back. |
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| לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ | to its own place |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: מָקֹום Sense: standing place, place. |
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| וְלֹֽא־ | so that not |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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| יָמִ֥ית | it does kill |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: מוּת Sense: to die, kill, have one executed. |
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| אֹתִ֖י | us |
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Parse: Direct object marker, first person common singular Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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| עַמִּ֑י | our people |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, first person common singular Root: עַם Sense: nation, people. |
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| הָיְתָ֤ה | there was |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| מְהֽוּמַת־ | a destruction |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: מְהוּמָה Sense: tumult, confusion, disquietude, discomfiture, destruction, trouble, vexed, vexation. |
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| מָ֙וֶת֙ | deadly |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: מָוֶת Sense: death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead. |
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| בְּכָל־ | throughout all |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct Root: כֹּל Sense: all, the whole. |
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| הָעִ֔יר | the city |
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Parse: Article, Noun, feminine singular Root: עִיר Sense: excitement, anguish. |
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| כָּבְדָ֥ה | was heavy |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person feminine singular Root: כָּבֵד Sense: to be heavy, be weighty, be grievous, be hard, be rich, be honourable, be glorious, be burdensome, be honoured. |
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| מְאֹ֛ד | very |
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Parse: Adverb Root: מְאֹד Sense: exceedingly, much subst. |
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| יַ֥ד | the hand |
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Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct Root: יָד Sense: hand. |
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| הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | of God |
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Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: אֱלֹהִים Sense: (plural). |
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