And the cows
הַפָּר֜וֹת (hap·pā·rō·wṯ)
Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6510: A heifer, cow

headed straight
וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָה‪‬ (wa·yiš·šar·nāh)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3474: To be straight, even, to be, right, pleasant, prosperous

up the road
בַּדֶּ֗רֶךְ (bad·de·reḵ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action

toward
עַל־ (‘al-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5921: Above, over, upon, against

Beth-shemesh,
שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ (še·meš)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1053: Beth-shemesh -- 'sun temple', three places in Palestine, also a place in Egypt

staying on that one
אַחַ֗ת (’a·ḥaṯ)
Number - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 259: United, one, first

highway
בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה (bim·sil·lāh)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 4546: A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase

and lowing
וְגָע֔וֹ (wə·ḡā·‘ōw)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute
Strong's Hebrew 1600: To bellow

as they went,
הָלְכ֤וּ (hā·lə·ḵū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

never
וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-)
Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's Hebrew 3808: Not, no

straying
סָ֖רוּ (sā·rū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's Hebrew 5493: To turn aside

to the right
יָמִ֣ין (yā·mîn)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 3225: The right hand, side, the south

or to the left.
וּשְׂמֹ֑אול (ū·śə·mō·wl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand

The rulers
וְסַרְנֵ֤י (wə·sar·nê)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's Hebrew 5633: An axle, a peer

of the Philistines
פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (p̄ə·liš·tîm)
Noun - proper - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia

followed
הֹלְכִ֣ים (hō·lə·ḵîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1980: To go, come, walk

behind
אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem)
Preposition | third person masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 310: The hind or following part

them to
עַד־ (‘aḏ-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while

the border
גְּב֖וּל (gə·ḇūl)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's Hebrew 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed

of
בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 0: 0

Beth-shemesh.
שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ (šā·meš)
Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 1053: Beth-shemesh -- 'sun temple', three places in Palestine, also a place in Egypt


Additional Translations
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.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.

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.

And the cows went straight on the way to the way of Baethsamys, they went along one track; and laboured, and turned not aside to the right hand or to the left, and the lords of the Philistines went after it as far as the coasts of Baethsamys.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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. Beth Bethshemesh Beth-Shemesh Border Cows Direction Hand Highway Lowing Philistines Right Shemesh Straight Turn Turned Way Beth Bethshemesh Beth-Shemesh Border Cows Direction Hand Highway Lowing Philistines Right Shemesh Straight Turn Turned Way 1 Samuel 6:12 NIV
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OT History: 1 Samuel 6:12 The cows took the straight way (1Sa iSam 1 Sam i sa) Bible Study Resources, Dictionary, Concordance and Search Tools