מילים 2
עַכְבְּרֵ֣י זָהָ֑ב
golden mice
Name all 3 פלשתי cities
עקרון
גת
אשדוד
How many months was the ארון in the שדה פלשתים?
7
What Jewish city does the ארון reach?
בית שמש
וַיִּנָּ֥גֶף
defeated
וְצַלְמֵי
image
What is the name of the god of the אשדודים?
Why is it called this?
דגון
Half man and fish
Who do the פלשתים turn to for help with the ארון?
priests & sorcerers = כהנים וקוסמים
In whose field does the ארון end up?
יהושוע
וַיַּכּ֚וּ
and they were struck
פָרוֹת עָלוֹת
nursing cows
What happens to it both times when the ארון is placed next to it?
falls to the ground
What is a קרבן אשם?
Guilt offering/sacrifice
What are אנשי בית שמש doing when they notice the ארון has returned?
harvesting
וַֽיַּחֲנוּ
and they camped
מִקְרֶה
chance
What happens in each פלשתי city when the ארון is brought there?
They get טחורים- hemorrhoids
What was sent back with the ארון?
wagon
2 nursing cows
5 golden mice
5 golden lumps of gold
In פרק ו, five is an important number. Explain why
5 was the number of pelishti cities that the aron was taken to
בִּשְׂדֵ֥ה
in the field
וַיִּשַּׁרְנָה
straight
How did the punishments keep getting worse
People starting dying
and everyone (children too) ended up getting it
What was unique (different or special) about the cows that led the wagon?
they were led by nursing cows who had never lifted a heavy weight before.
Why would the פלשתים want to send this type of cow to bring back the ארון?
To test Hashem to see if the nursing cows would actually travel to Bet Shemesh on their own.
רֵיקָ֔ם
empty handed