And the cowstookthe straightwayin the directionof Beth-shemesh;they wentalong the highway,lowingas they went,and did not turnasideto the rightor to the left.And the lordsof the Philistinesfollowedthem to the borderof Beth-shemesh.
Ben-dekerin Makazand Shaalbimand Beth-shemeshand Elonbeth-hanan;
But when Pharaohsawthat there was relief,he hardenedhis heartand did not listento them, as the LORDhad said.
Again, the sonsof Israelsaidto him, "We will goup by the highway,and ifI and my livestockdo drinkany of your water,then I will payits price.Let me onlypassthroughon my feet,nothing[else]."
The borderturnedaboutfrom Baalahwestwardto MountSeir,and continuedto the slopeof MountJearimon the north(that is, Chesalon),and wentdownto Beth-shemeshand continuedthroughTimnah.
They putthe arkof the LORDon the cart,and the boxwith the goldenmiceand the likenessesof their tumors.
Now [the people of] Beth-shemeshwere reapingtheir wheatharvestin the valley,and they raisedtheir eyesand sawthe arkand were gladto see[it].
"Watch,ifit goesup by the wayof its own territoryto Beth-shemesh,then He has doneus thisgreatevil.But ifnot, then we will knowthat it was not His handthat struckus; it happenedto us by chance."
