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 6:13 in other translations
| BSB | Now the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight. |
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| WEB | The people 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. |
| ASV | 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. |
| YLT | And the Beth-Shemeshites are reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley, and they lift up their eyes, and see the ark, and rejoice to see it. |
| DARBY | And they of Beth-shemesh were reaping the wheat-harvest in the valley; and they lifted up their eyes and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see it. |
| BBE | And the people of Beth-shemesh were cutting their grain in the valley, and lifting up their eyes they saw the ark and were full of joy when they saw it. |
| Webster | 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. |
What does 1 Samuel 6:13 mean?
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 6:13 in the original Hebrew
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Context
- 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 6:14
And the cart came into the field of Joshua, a Beth–shemite, and stood there, where there was a great stone: and they clave the wood of the cart, and offered the kine a burnt offering unto the Lord.
1 Samuel 6:13 in other languages
| Spanish Reina-Valera 1909 | Y los de Beth-semes segaban el trigo en el valle; y alzando sus ojos vieron el arca, y holgáronse cuando la vieron. |
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| French Bible J.N. Darby 1885 | Et ceux de Beth-Shémesh moissonnaient les froments dans la vallée; et ils levèrent leurs yeux et virent l’arche, et se réjouirent en la voyant. |
| German Elberfelder 1871 | Und die von Beth-Semes ernteten die Weizenernte in der Niederung; und als sie ihre Augen erhoben und die Lade sahen, da freuten sie sich, sie zu sehen. |
| Latin Clementine Vulgate | Porro Bethsamitæ metebant triticum in valle: et elevantes oculos suos, viderunt arcam, et gavisi sunt cum vidissent. |