KJV: 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.
YLT: And the kine go straight in the way, on the way to Beth-Shemesh, in one highway they have gone, going and lowing, and have not turned aside right or left; and the princes of the Philistines are going after them unto the border of Beth-Shemesh.
Darby: And the kine went straight forward on the way to Beth-shemesh; they went by the one high way, lowing as they went; and they turned not aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.
ASV: And the kine took the straight way by the way to Beth-shemesh; they 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 Beth-shemesh.
הַפָּר֜וֹת | the cows |
Parse: Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: פָּרָה Sense: cow, heifer. |
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בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ | headed straight |
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, common singular Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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דֶּ֙רֶךְ֙ | the road to |
Parse: Noun, common singular construct Root: דֶּרֶךְ Sense: way, road, distance, journey, manner. |
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שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ | Beth Shemesh |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Sense: a town in southwest Judah. |
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בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה | along highway |
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular Root: מְסִלָּה Sense: highway, raised way, public road. |
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אַחַ֗ת | one |
Parse: Number, feminine singular Root: אֶחָד Sense: one (number). |
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הָלְכ֤וּ | [and] went |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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הָלֹךְ֙ | as they went |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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וְגָע֔וֹ | and lowing |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Infinitive absolute Root: גָּעָה Sense: (Qal) to low, bellow (of cattle). |
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וְלֹא־ | and not |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Adverb, Negative particle Root: הֲלֹא Sense: not, no. |
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סָ֖רוּ | did turn aside |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural Root: סוּר Sense: to turn aside, depart. |
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יָמִ֣ין | to the right hand |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: יָמִין Sense: right, right hand, right side. |
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וּשְׂמֹ֑אול | or the left |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: שְׂמֹאל Sense: the left, the left hand, the left side. |
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וְסַרְנֵ֤י | and the lords |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: סֶרֶן Sense: lord, ruler, tyrant. |
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פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ | of the Philistines |
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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הֹלְכִ֣ים | went |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: הָלַךְ Sense: to go, walk, come. |
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אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם | after them |
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time). |
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גְּב֖וּל | the border |
Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct Root: גְּבוּל Sense: border, territory. |
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שָֽׁמֶשׁ | Beth Shemesh |
Parse: Proper Noun, feminine singular Root: בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ Sense: a town in southwest Judah. |