King James Version

1 Samuel 6:1

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

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וַיְהִ֧יvayhiand beהָיָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and be”, the next action in the storyH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.אֲרוֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.יְהוָ֛הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).בִּשְׂדֵ֥הbisdehin fieldשָׂדֶהpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “in field”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7704a field (as flat)country, field, ground, land, soil, [idiom] wild.פְלִשְׁתִּ֖יםfelishtimPhilistineפְּלִשְׁתִּיnoun, gentilic, masculine, plural, absolute — “Philistine”, the ordinary formH6430a Pelishtite or inhabitant of PeleshethPhilistine.שִׁבְעָ֥הshivahsevenשֶׁבַעadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “seven”, the ordinary formH7651seven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by extension, an indefinite number([phrase] by) seven(-fold),-s, (-teen, -teenth), -th, times). Compare H7658 (שִׁבְעָנָה).חֳדָשִֽׁיםchodashimmonthחֹדֶשׁnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “month”, the ordinary formH2320the new moon; by implication, a monthmonth(-ly), new moon.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

And the ark of Jehovah is in the field of the Philistines seven months,

World English Bible

Yahweh’s ark was in the country of the Philistines seven months.

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Now the ark of God was in the land of the Philistines seven months.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

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

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And the ark was seven months in the country of the Philistines, and their land brought forth swarms of mice.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦν ἡ κιβωτὸς ἐν ἀγρῷ τῶν ἀλλοφύλων ἑπτὰ μῆνας, καὶ ἐξέζεσεν ἡ γῆ αὐτῶν μύας.

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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