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א וַיְהִי אֲרוֹן ה' בִּשְׂדֵה פְלִשְׁתִּים שִׁבְעָה חֳדָשִׁים
The Ark of the Lord was in Philistine territory seven months.
ב וַיִּקְרְאוּ פְלִשְׁתִּים לַכֹּהֲנִים וְלַקֹּסְמִים לֵאמֹר מַה נַּעֲשֶׂה לַאֲרוֹן ה'הוֹדִעֻנוּ בַּמֶּה נְשַׁלְּחֶנּוּ לִמְקוֹמוֹ
The Philistines summoned the priests and the diviners, saying: What shall we do with the Ark of the Lord? Inform us how we should send it to its place. We will certainly return it, but that is likely to be insufficient. We must also express our submission in some form, as otherwise who knows what else God will do to us?
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