Parallel Strong's Berean Study Biblethe Philistines summoned the priests and diviners, saying, “What shall we do with the ark of the LORD? Tell us how to send it back to its place.” Young's Literal Translation and the Philistines call for priests and for diviners, saying, ‘What do we do to the ark of Jehovah? let us know wherewith we send it to its place?’ King James Bible And the Philistines called for the priests and the diviners, saying, What shall we do to the ark of the LORD? tell us wherewith we shall send it to his place. Hebrew the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia summoned וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ (way·yiq·rə·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7121: To call, proclaim, read the priests לַכֹּהֲנִ֤ים (lak·kō·hă·nîm) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's 3548: Priest and diviners, וְלַקֹּֽסְמִים֙ (wə·laq·qō·sə·mîm) Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7080: To distribute, determine by lot, magical scroll, to divine saying, לֵאמֹ֔ר (lê·mōr) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 559: To utter, say “What מַֽה־ (mah-) Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what shall we do נַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה (na·‘ă·śeh) Verb - Qal - Imperfect - first person common plural Strong's 6213: To do, make with the ark לַאֲר֣וֹן (la·’ă·rō·wn) Preposition-l | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 727: A chest, ark of the LORD? יְהוָ֑ה (Yah·weh) Noun - proper - masculine singular Strong's 3068: LORD -- the proper name of the God of Israel Tell הוֹדִעֻ֕נוּ (hō·w·ḏi·‘u·nū) Verb - Hifil - Imperative - masculine plural | first person common plural Strong's 3045: To know us how בַּמֶּ֖ה (bam·meh) Preposition-b | Interrogative Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what to send it back נְשַׁלְּחֶ֥נּוּ (nə·šal·lə·ḥen·nū) Verb - Piel - Imperfect - first person common plural | third person masculine singular Strong's 7971: To send away, for, out to its place.” לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ (lim·qō·w·mōw) Preposition-l | Noun - masculine singular construct | third person masculine singular Strong's 4725: A standing, a spot, a condition |