Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleAnd 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. Young's Literal Translation 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. King James Bible And the kine 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 unto the border of Bethshemesh. Hebrew And the cowsהַפָּר֜וֹת (hap·pā·rō·wṯ) Article | Noun - feminine plural Strong's 6510: A heifer, cow headed straight וַיִשַּׁ֨רְנָה (wa·yiš·šar·nāh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine plural Strong's 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 1870: A road, a course of life, mode of action toward עַל־ (‘al-) Preposition Strong's 5921: Above, over, upon, against Beth-shemesh, שֶׁ֔מֶשׁ (še·meš) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 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 259: United, one, first highway בִּמְסִלָּ֣ה (bim·sil·lāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 4546: A thoroughfare, a viaduct, a staircase and lowing וְגָע֔וֹ (wə·ḡā·‘ōw) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute Strong's 1600: To bellow as they went, הָלְכ֤וּ (hā·lə·ḵū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk never וְלֹא־ (wə·lō-) Conjunctive waw | Adverb - Negative particle Strong's 3808: Not, no straying סָ֖רוּ (sā·rū) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural Strong's 5493: To turn aside to the right יָמִ֣ין (yā·mîn) Noun - feminine singular Strong's 3225: The right hand, side, the south or to the left. וּשְׂמֹ֑אול (ū·śə·mō·wl) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 8040: Dark, the north, the left hand The rulers וְסַרְנֵ֤י (wə·sar·nê) Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 5633: An axle, a peer of the Philistines פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ (p̄ə·liš·tîm) Noun - proper - masculine plural Strong's 6430: Philistines -- inhabitants of Philistia followed הֹלְכִ֣ים (hō·lə·ḵîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 1980: To go, come, walk behind אַחֲרֵיהֶ֔ם (’a·ḥă·rê·hem) Preposition | third person masculine plural Strong's 310: The hind or following part them to עַד־ (‘aḏ-) Preposition Strong's 5704: As far as, even to, up to, until, while the border גְּב֖וּל (gə·ḇūl) Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1366: A cord, a boundary, the territory inclosed of בֵּ֥ית (bêṯ) Preposition Strong's 0: 0 Beth-shemesh. שָֽׁמֶשׁ׃ (šā·meš) Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1053: Beth-shemesh -- 'sun temple', three places in Palestine, also a place in Egypt |