1 Samuel 6:12
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, 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 Beth–shemesh.
1 Samuel 6:12 in other translations
| BSB | And the cows headed straight up the road toward Beth-shemesh, staying on that one highway and lowing as they went, never straying to the right or to the left. The rulers of the Philistines followed behind them to the border of Beth-shemesh. |
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| WEB | The cows took the straight way by the way to Beth Shemesh. They went along the highway, lowing as they went, and didn’t turn away to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to 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. |
| 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. |
| BBE | And the cows took the straight way, by the road to Beth-shemesh; they went by the highway, not turning to the right or to the left, and the sound of their voices was clear on the road; and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the edge of Beth-shemesh. |
| Webster | And the cows took the straight way to the way of Beth-shemesh, 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 to the border of Beth-shemesh. |
What does 1 Samuel 6:12 mean?
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown on 1 Samuel 6:9-12
9-12. Beth-shemesh--that is, "house of the sun," now Ain Shems [Robinson], a city of priests in Judah, in the southeast border of Dan, lying in a beautiful and extensive valley. Josephus says they were set a-going near a place where the road divided into two--the one leading back to Ekron, where were their calves, and the other to Beth-shemesh. Their frequent lowings attested their ardent longing for their young…
Adam Clarke's Commentary
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Matthew Henry's Concise Commentary on 1 Samuel 6:10-18
These two kine knew their owner, their great Owner, whom Hophin and Phinehas knew not. God's providence takes notice even of brute creatures, and serves its own purposes by them. When the reapers saw the ark, they rejoiced; their joy for that was greater than the joy of harvest. The return of the ark, and the revival of holy ordinances, after days of restraint and trouble, are matters of great joy.
1 Samuel 6:12 in the original Hebrew
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Cross references for 1 Samuel 6:12
- Numbers 20:19
And the children of Israel said unto him, We will go by the high way: and if I and my cattle drink of thy water, then I will pay for it: I will only, without doing any thing else, go through on my feet.
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Context
- 1 Samuel 6:11
And they laid the ark of the Lord upon the cart, and the coffer with the mice of gold and the images of their emerods.
- 1 Samuel 6:12
And the kine took the straight way to the way of Beth–shemesh, 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 Beth–shemesh.
- 1 Samuel 6:13
And they of Beth–shemesh were reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it.
1 Samuel 6:12 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y las vacas se encaminaron por el camino de Beth-semes, é iban por un mismo camino andando y bramando, sin apartarse ni á diestra ni á siniestra: y los príncipes de los Filisteos fueron tras ellas hasta el término de Beth-semes. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et les vaches allèrent tout droit par le chemin, du côté de Beth-Shémesh; elles marchèrent par une seule route, allant et mugissant, et elles ne se détournèrent ni à droite ni à gauche; et les princes des Philistins allèrent après elles jusqu’à la frontière de Beth-Shémesh. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die Kühe gingen geradeaus auf dem Wege nach Beth-Semes; auf einer Straße gingen sie, im Gehen brüllend, und wichen nicht zur Rechten noch zur Linken; und die Fürsten der Philister gingen hinter ihnen her, bis an die Grenze von Beth-Semes. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Ibant autem in directum vaccæ per viam quæ ducit Bethsames, et itinere uno gradiebantur, pergentes et mugientes: et non declinabant neque ad dextram neque ad sinistram: sed et satrapæ Philisthiim sequebantur usque ad terminos Bethsames. |