1 Samuel 6:12
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English Standard Version
And the cows went straight in the direction of Beth-shemesh along one highway, lowing as they went. They turned neither to the right nor to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

New American Standard Bible
And the cows took the straight way in the direction of Beth-shemesh; they went along the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn aside to the right or to the left. And the lords of the Philistines followed them to the border of Beth-shemesh.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The cows went straight up the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on that one highway, lowing as they went; they never strayed to the right or to the left. The Philistine rulers were walking behind them to the territory of Beth-shemesh.

International Standard Version
The cows took a straight path along the road to Beth-shemesh. They stayed on the highway, lowing as they went, and did not turn to the right or the left. The Philistine lords followed them as far as the border of Beth-shemesh.

NET Bible
Then the cows went directly on the road to Beth Shemesh. They went along, mooing as they went; they turned neither to the right nor to the left. The leaders of the Philistines were walking along behind them all the way to the border of Beth Shemesh.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The cows went straight up the road to Beth Shemesh. Continually mooing, they stayed on the road and didn't turn right or left. The rulers of the Philistines followed them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

King James 2000 Bible
And the cows took the straight way to the road to 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.

American King James Version
And the cows 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 to the border of Bethshemesh.

American Standard Version
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.

Douay-Rheims Bible
And the kine took the straight way that leadeth to Bethsames, and they went along the way, lowing as they went: and turned not aside neither to the right hand nor to the left: and the lords of the Philistines followed them as far as the borders of Bethsames.

Darby Bible Translation
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.

English Revised Version
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.

Webster's Bible Translation
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.

World English Bible
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 aside to the right hand or to the left; and the lords of the Philistines went after them to the border of Beth Shemesh.

Young's Literal Translation
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.
Lexicon
And the kine
parah  (paw-raw')
a heifer -- cow, heifer, kine.
took the straight
yashar  (yaw-shar')
to be straight or even; figuratively, to be (causatively, to make) right, pleasant, prosperous
way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
to the way
derek  (deh'-rek)
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
of Bethshemesh
Beyth Shemesh  (bayth sheh'-mesh)
house of (the) sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine -- Beth-shemesh.
and went along
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
the highway
mcillah  (mes-il-law')
a thoroughfare (as turnpiked), literally or figuratively; specifically a viaduct, a staircase -- causeway, course, highway, path, terrace.
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
lowing
ga`ah  (gaw-aw')
to bellow (as cattle) -- low.
as they went
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
and turned not aside
cuwr  (soor)
to turn off (literal or figurative)
to the right hand
yamiyn  (yaw-meen')
the right hand or side (leg, eye) of a person or other object (as the stronger and more dexterous); locally, the south -- + left-handed, right (hand, side), south.
or to the left
smo'wl  (sem-ole')
dark (as enveloped), i.e. the north; hence (by orientation), the left hand -- left (hand, side).
and the lords
ceren  (seh'-ren)
an axle; figuratively, a peer -- lord, plate.
of the Philistines
Plishtiy  (pel-ish-tee')
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth -- Philistine.
went
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
them unto the border
gbuwl  (gheb-ool')
a cord (as twisted), i.e. (by implication) a boundary; by extens. the territory inclosed -- border, bound, coast, great, landmark, limit, quarter, space.
of Bethshemesh
Beyth Shemesh  (bayth sheh'-mesh)
house of (the) sun; Beth-Shemesh, a place in Palestine -- Beth-shemesh.
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