King James Version

2 Samuel 6:13

And it was so, that when they that bare the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed oxen and fatlings.

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וַיְהִ֗יvayhiand 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.כִּ֧יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…צָעֲד֛וּtsaadvmarchצָעַדverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “march”, a completed actionH6805to pace, i.e. step regularly; (upward) to mount; (along) to march; (down and causatively) to hurlbring, go, march (through), run over.נֹשְׂאֵ֥יnoseelift upנָשָׂאverb, qal, participle, construct — “lift up”, a verb used as a describing wordH5375to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relativeaccept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable…אֲרוֹןaronchestאָרוֹןnoun, common, both genders, singular, construct — “chest”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH727a boxark, chest, coffin.יְהוָ֖הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).שִׁשָּׁ֣הshishahsixשֵׁשׁadjective, cardinal, masculine, singular, absolute — “six”, the ordinary formH8337six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixthsix(-teen, -teenth), sixth.צְעָדִ֑יםtseadimpaceצַעַדnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “pace”, the ordinary formH6806a pace or regular steppace, step.וַיִּזְבַּ֥חvayizbachand sacrificeזָבַחconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “and sacrifice”, the next action in the storyH2076to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.שׁ֖וֹרshorbullשׁוֹרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “bull”, the ordinary formH7794a bullock (as a traveller)bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for H7791 (שׁוּר)).וּמְרִֽיאumeriand fat beastמְרִיאconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “and fat beast”, the ordinary formH4806stall-fed; often (as noun) a beevefat (fed) beast (cattle, -ling).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

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American Standard Version (1901)

And it was so, that, when they that bare the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

Young’s Literal Translation

And it cometh to pass, when those bearing the ark of Jehovah have stepped six steps, that he sacrificeth an ox and a fatling.

World English Bible

When those who bore Yahweh’s ark had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fattened calf.

Darby Translation

And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of Jehovah had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatted beast.

Douay-Rheims

And when they that carried the ark of the Lord had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a ram:

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And it was so, that when they that bore the ark of the LORD had gone six paces, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And there were with him bearing the ark seven bands, and for a sacrifice a calf and lambs.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ ἦσαν μετʼ αὐτοῦ αἴροντες τὴν κιβωτὸν ἑπτὰ χοροὶ, καὶ θύμα μόσχος καὶ ἄρνες.