2 Samuel 6:13

Paleo Hebrew Niqqud

RBT Hebrew Interlinear:

ויהי וַיְהִ֗י

and he is being

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

היה

hâyâh

Definition

to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)

Root

a primitive root (compare H1933 (הוא));

Exhaustive

a primitive root (compare הוא); to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary); beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H1961

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הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 397

To be, to exist, to live, to become. A substantive verb used to unite a subject and predicate. It can also mean to happen, to arise, or to belong to. Used in a wide variety of grammatical constructions.

הָיָה

verb • Root היה • Strongs / High • Page 591

To be, to become, to exist. The common Hebrew verb for 'to be', considered the root of the divine name.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

הַיָּה

noun feminine • Page 185

Keri הַוָּה suffering, calamity. Job 6: 2; 30: 13.

הָיָה

verb • Page 184

1. To be (Ex. 20:3, Num. 10:31, etc.); 2. to become (Ex. 4:4, Hos. 3:3, etc.); 3. to happen (Is. 19:15).

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔσται ἐγένετο ἦν ἐγενήθη ἔσονται

LXX Usage Statistics

H1961:

ἔσται 827× (22.9%)

ἐγένετο 634× (16.8%)

ἦν 280× (7.9%)

ἐγενήθη 215× (5.8%)

ἔσονται 160× (4.5%)

ἦσαν 134× (3.8%)

ἐγένοντο 83× (2.3%)

'' 74× (1.9%)

--- 73× (2.2%)

εἶναι 67× (1.7%)

כי כִּי

for

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

כי

kîy

Definition

(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed

Root

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent;

Exhaustive

a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3588

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כִּי

masculine noun • Root כוה • Strongs / High • Page 690

A prick, mark, stigma; a brand.

כִּי

relative conjunction • Root כי • Strongs / High • Page 690

A pronominal root used as a relative conjunction. 1. usually a relative particle, that, quod, to denote the relation of the preceding to the following clause, such as in indirect and direct speech.

כִּי

particle / conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 691

A versatile particle with several primary meanings. 1. As a conjunction, it can introduce an exclamation, a question, or an emphatic confirmation, and is sometimes translated as 'that'. 2. As a relative particle of time, it means 'when', 'if', 'since', 'as', 'as often as'. 3. As a causal particle, it means 'because' or 'for'. 4. As a particle of consequence, it can mean 'so' or 'then'.

כִּי

conjunction • Strongs / High • Page 692

A relative conjunction with a wide range of meanings depending on context. Causal: 'for', 'because'. Adversative: 'but', 'nay but', 'nay for', 'no', 'but yes', 'but indeed', 'but yet'. Comparative: 'but now'. Concessive: 'although'. Consequential: 'for which reason'.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

כִּי

m. subst. • Root כוה • Page 314

I. a mark burnt in, a brand, stigma. Is. 3: 24.

כִּי

primitive particle • Page 314

II. Probably a relative pronoun, i. q. אֲשֶׁר (Gen. 4:25). Used as a conj.: 1. that (Gen. 1:4). 2. for, because (Gen. 3:14). 3. if (Ex. 3:21). 4. when (Hos. 11:1). 5. yet, although (Ps. 116:10). 6. but (Gen. 45:8). 7. yea rather (Ps. 44:23). 8. often used at the beginning of a proposition (Zech. 3:8). 9. at the beginning of the apodosis (Gen. 22:17).

Particle

LXX: ὅτι γὰρ ἐὰν διότι ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H3588a:

ὅτι 2030× (53.1%)

γὰρ 394× (10.3%)

ἐὰν 276× (7.0%)

διότι 259× (6.8%)

--- 158× (4.1%)

ἀλλ' 114× (2.9%)

'' 76× (1.7%)

ὅταν 55× (1.4%)

καὶ 49× (1.3%)

γάρ 44× (1.2%)

צעדו צָעֲדוּ

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צעד

tsâʻad

Definition

to pace, i.e. step regularly; (upward) to mount; (along) to march; (down and causatively) to hurl

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to pace, i.e. step regularly; (upward) to mount; (along) to march; (down and causatively) to hurl; bring, go, march (through), run over.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6805

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צָעַד

verb • Strongs / High • Page 1239

I. (Kal) To march on, to pace, to step forward, to mount up, to move in procession; metaphorically to make a step or pace.

צָעַד

verb • Root צעד • Strongs / High • Page 1239

II. (Not used) To bring together, to join, to bind, to close together, of a troop; a clasp, a fetter.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צָעַד

verb • Root צעד • Page 572

To go, proceed, move. Prov. 7:8. Jer. 10:5. Particularly to move solemnly (2 Sam. 6:13). In Hiph., to lead or bring (Job 18:14).

Verb Qal perfect third person common plural

LXX: ---

LXX Usage Statistics

H6805:

--- 2× (25.3%)

נשאי נֹשְׂאֵי

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

נשא

nâsâʼ

Definition

to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative

Root

or נסה; (Psalm 4:6 (H7 (אבד))), a primitive root;

Exhaustive

or נסה; (Psalm 4:6 (אבד)), a primitive root; to lift, in a great variety of applications, literal and figurative, absolute and relative; accept, advance, arise, (able to, (armor), suffer to) bear(-er, up), bring (forth), burn, carry (away), cast, contain, desire, ease, exact, exalt (self), extol, fetch, forgive, furnish, further, give, go on, help, high, hold up, honorable ([phrase] man), lade, lay, lift (self) up, lofty, marry, magnify, [idiom] needs, obtain, pardon, raise (up), receive, regard, respect, set (up), spare, stir up, [phrase] swear, take (away, up), [idiom] utterly, wear, yield.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H5375

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נָשָׂא

verb • Root נשא • Strongs / High • Page 755

to lift, carry; give

נָשָׂא

verb • Root נשא • Strongs / High • Page 991

To stretch up, to raise up, to make ascend. Intr. to extend upward, to rise high, to grow, to be projecting, prominent, stretched out. Hence: 1. to raise the feet for walking; to lift up the hand in swearing; to entreat, pray; to lift up the head; to rise in repute, riches, dignity; to lift up the countenance, i.e. to walk along with face raised; to lift up the eyes, i.e. to look at, to behold.

נָשָׂא

verb qal • Root נשא • Strongs / High • Page 994

IV. (Kal unused) tr. same as נָשָׁה III. to extend, to stretch out, to widen.

Gesenius

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נָשָׂא

verb • Page 458

1. To lift or raise up (Gen. 7:17). (1.) To lift up the eyes (Gen. 13:10). (2.) To lift up the hand, as an oath (Ex. 6:8) or against someone (2 Sam. 20:21). (3.) To raise one's heart to long for something (Deut. 24:15). (4.) To lift up the head of anyone, to exalt or release from prison (2 K. 25:27). (5.) To lift up the voice, as in weeping or rejoicing (Gen. 27:38, Is. 24:14). (6.) To utter, speak (Ex. 20:7). (7.) To begin.

נְשָׂא

verb • Root נשא • Page 460

Chald. 1. to take. Ezra 5: 15. 2. to take or carry away, spoken of the wind. Dan. 2: 35.

נִשָּׂא

verb • Root נשא • Page 459

1. To rise, to be raised up, to be elevated (Ezek. 1:19—21, Is. 2:2). 2. To be borne (Ex. 25:28), or to be carried away (2 K. 20:17).

נָשָׂא

verb • Root נשא • Page 459

To lift up, bear, or take. Meanings on this page include: (8) one's heart raises or excites him (Ex. 35:21); (9) to put or set on anything (Gen. 31:17); (10) to raise oneself, to rise (Ps. 89:10). (2) To bear fruit (Ezek. 17:8), to bear away (1 Sam. 17:34), to suffer (Is. 1:14), to bear guilt or sin (Lev. 5:1, 17), or to bring (as wind, 1 K. 10:11). (3) To take (Gen. 27:3), to accept/be gracious to a person (Gen. 32:21), to take away (Dan. 1:16), to take the number or sum (Ex. 30:12), or to receive (Ps. 24:5).

נָשָׁא

verb • Root נשא • Page 460

I. in Kal not used; perhaps to err, wander (kindred with נָשָׁה to forget.) Hiph. הִשִּׁיא to lead astray; hence 1. to deceive; 2 K. 18 : 29. 2. to seduce. Gen. 3: 13. Jer. 49: 16. Niph. to be deceived. Is. 19: 13.

נָשָׁא

verb • Root נשא • Page 460

II. i. q. נָשָׁה no. II. to lend on usury, Neh. 5: 7. Hiph. to press, spoken of a creditor. Ps. 89: 23.

Verb Qal participle active masculine plural construct

LXX: λήμψεται αἴρων λήμψονται ἔλαβεν λαβὲ

LXX Usage Statistics

H5375:

λήμψεται 20× (3.0%)

αἴρων 20× (2.6%)

λήμψονται 17× (2.4%)

ἔλαβεν 16× (2.4%)

λαβὲ 16× (2.5%)

ἦρα 16× (2.4%)

ἔλαβον 16× (2.2%)

αἴροντεσ 16× (2.4%)

ἦραν 15× (2.1%)

ἀναβλέψασ 14× (2.0%)

ארון אֲרוֹן־

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ארון

ʼârôwn

Definition

a box

Root

or ארן; from H717 (ארה) (in the sense of gathering);

Exhaustive

or ארן; from ארה (in the sense of gathering); a box; ark, chest, coffin.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H727

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אֲרוֹן

noun feminine / noun masculine • Root ארה • Lemma_Lookup • Page 186

Chest, box; mummy-case, sarcophagus; money-chest; most frequently the sacred ark.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

אֲרוֹן

com. • Root ארה • Page 71

Chest, box (1 Sam. 6:8, 2 K. 12:10); chest of God (1 Sam. 3:3); chest of the covenant (Josh. 3:6); coffin, mummy-chest (Gen. 50:26).

Noun common both singular construct

LXX:

LXX Usage Statistics

H0727:

No stats available

יהוה יְהוָה

He Is

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

יהוה

Yᵉhôvâh

Definition

Jehovah, Jewish national name of God

Root

from H1961 (היה); (the) self-Existent or Eternal;

Exhaustive

from היה; (the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jehovah, Jewish national name of God; Jehovah, the Lord. Compare יה, יהוה.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H3068

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יְהֹוָה

noun masculine • Root יהה • Strongs / High • Page 590

A pre-Mosaic old Semitic name of the supreme God, which was specially revealed for the older אֵל at the establishment of the Mosaic religion, as an abstract of all divine greatness and holiness.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

יְהֹוָה

proper name • Page 275

The proper name of the deity among the ancient Hebrews. Interpreted as 'the eternal, unchangeable, true' or 'he who is as he shall be.' The text discusses various ancient pronunciations (IAΩ, IABE, IETΩ) and its derivation from the future of הָיָה.

Noun proper name

LXX: κύριοσ κυρίου κυρίῳ κύριον κύριε

LXX Usage Statistics

H3068:

κύριοσ 2605× (41.8%)

κυρίου 1742× (27.8%)

κυρίῳ 598× (8.8%)

κύριον 473× (7.1%)

κύριε 336× (5.4%)

--- 129× (2.1%)

'' 95× (1.3%)

θεὸσ 76× (1.0%)

θεοῦ 69× (0.9%)

θεῷ 28× (0.4%)

ששה שִׁשָּׁה

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שש

shêsh

Definition

six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth

Root

masculine ששה; a primitive number; compare H7797 (שוש)

Exhaustive

masculine ששה; a primitive number; compare שוש; six (as an overplus beyond five or the fingers of the hand); as ord. sixth; six(-teen, -teenth), sixth.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H8337

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שֵׁשׁ

numeral • Strongs / High • Page 1041

Six (Comparative example for interchange with Ayin, corresponding to 'sex' in context)

שֵׁשׁ

numeral • Root שש • Strongs / High • Page 1488

(Numeral) Six. Includes feminine form (שִׁשָׁה), construct form (שֵׁשֶׁת), and denotes sixty (שִׁשִּׁים).

שֵׁשׁ

numeral • Strongs / High • Page 1489

six (numeral).

שֵׁשׁ

noun masculine • Root שוש • Strongs / High • Page 1489

1. white marble, for pillars. 2. fine white linen, Egyptian byssus or cotton, used for priestly garments.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שֵׁשׁ

m. 1. • Root שוש • Page 702

1. white marble. Est. 1: 6. Cant. 5: 15. elsewhere שַׁיִשׁ. 2. byssus, fine white Egyptian cotton, also cloth made of it. Gen. 41: 42. Ex. 26: 1. 27: 9, 18. 28: 39. Prov. 31: 22. The later name is בּוּץ q. v. Under each of them linen is sometimes included.

שֵׁשׁ

f. and שִׁשָּׁה / const. שֵׁשֶׁת / m. • Root שדש • Page 702

six, a contraction of שֶׁדֶשׁ (like לֶדֶת by contraction מִלֶּדֶת, to bring forth.) Plur. שִׁשִׁים com. gen. sixty.

Noun common feminine singular absolute

LXX: ἓξ ἑξακόσιοι δέκα ἑξακόσια ''

LXX Usage Statistics

H8337:

ἓξ 45× (21.8%)

ἑξακόσιοι 36× (16.3%)

δέκα 10× (4.2%)

ἑξακόσια 8× (3.9%)

'' 7× (2.9%)

τριάκοντα 7× (2.8%)

ἑκκαίδεκα 7× (3.2%)

πεντήκοντα 7× (2.7%)

εἴκοσι 6× (2.6%)

ἑξήκοντα 6× (2.3%)

צעדים צְעָדים

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

צעד

tsaʻad

Definition

a pace or regular step

Root

from H6804 (צנתרה);

Exhaustive

from צנתרה; a pace or regular step; pace, step.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H6806

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צַעַד

noun masculine • Root צעד • Strongs / High • Page 1239

1. A step, pace. 2. A march, procession, or a definite distance/station.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

צַעַד

noun masculine • Root צעד • Page 572

A step. 2 Sam. 6:13. Ps. 18:37. Verbal noun from צָעַד.

Noun common masculine plural absolute

LXX: διαβήματά διαβήματα

LXX Usage Statistics

H6806:

διαβήματά 3× (14.4%)

διαβήματα 2× (8.4%)

ויזבח וַיִּזְבַּח

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wāw

Definition

sequential 'and'

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

Vav Conversive/Consecutive: The category “vav conversive / vav consecutive” is not an ancient grammatical datum; it is a modern explanatory construct, developed by early Hebraists to force Biblical Hebrew into a Latin/chronological tense model that it simply does not share.

The notion arose in early modern grammar (17th–19th c.) when scholars assumed:
- verbs must encode tense,
- narratives must advance by past → present → future,
- therefore Hebrew forms that “don’t behave” must be converted.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

זבח

zâbach

Definition

to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice)

Root

a primitive root;

Exhaustive

a primitive root; to slaughter an animal (usually in sacrifice); kill, offer, (do) sacrifice, slay.

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H2076

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זָבַח

verb • Root זבח • Strongs / High • Page 423

(inf. constr. זְבֹחַ, fut. יִזְבַּח) transitive verb, to slaughter, with accusative of the object; also absolutely, to kill for sacrifice, to sacrifice. Figuratively, to prepare a great meal (of what is slaughtered).

זָבַח

verb • Root זבח • Strongs / High • Page 424

Pih. intensive: to sacrifice frequently, to sacrifice, supported by a person. Construed generally like Kal.

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

זָבַח

verb • Root טבח • Page 197

1. to slay, kill. 1 Sam. 28:24, 1 K. 19:21, Ezek. 39:17. 2. especially to slay for sacrifice; construed with לְ, 1 K. 8:63, and לִפְנֵי, 1 K. 8:62, 2 Chr. 7:4. Pi. זִבַּח, fut. יְזַבֵּחַ, idem. 1 K. 3:2, 8:5, 22:44.

conjunctive, Verb Qal sequential imperfect third person masculine singular

LXX: ἔθυσεν ἔθυσαν θῦσαι θύσεισ ἐθυσίασεν

LXX Usage Statistics

H2076:

ἔθυσεν 11× (7.3%)

ἔθυσαν 10× (7.0%)

θῦσαι 10× (7.7%)

θύσεισ 8× (5.9%)

ἐθυσίασεν 7× (4.6%)

ἐθυσίαζεν 6× (4.6%)

--- 5× (3.9%)

θύσωμεν 5× (3.5%)

θύσατε 4× (3.0%)

θύοντεσ 4× (3.1%)

שור שׁוֹר

the traveler [ox]

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

שור

shôwr

Definition

a bullock (as a traveller)

Root

from H7788 (שור);

Exhaustive

from שור; a bullock (as a traveller); bull(-ock), cow, ox, wall (by mistake for שור).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H7794

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שׁוֹר

noun • Root שור • Strongs / High • Page 735

An ox. Mentioned as the proper word used in a parallel passage (Ez. 10:14) for one of the Cherub's faces.

שׁוֹר

noun masculine • Root שור • Strongs / High • Page 1401

A bullock or ox for ploughing; commonly one of neat cattle, without respect to age or sex; sometimes refers to a cow. (Sense I)

Gesenius

Gesenius Lexicon

שׁוֹר

m. plur. שְׁוָרִים • Page 662

an ox, an animal of the ox kind, without respect to age or sex (Is. 1:3, Ex. 22:1, Lev. 22:23, 28, Num. 18:17, Deut. 14:4).

Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: μόσχον μόσχου βοῦσ ταῦροσ μόσχοσ

LXX Usage Statistics

H7794:

μόσχον 22× (25.7%)

μόσχου 10× (11.4%)

βοῦσ 7× (8.0%)

ταῦροσ 6× (6.5%)

μόσχοσ 5× (6.0%)

ταῦρον 5× (5.8%)

ταύρου 4× (4.7%)

μόσχῳ 3× (3.4%)

μόσχουσ 3× (3.4%)

βοὸσ 3× (3.2%)

ומריא וּמְרִיא׃

None

STRONGS

Strong's Lexicon

ו

wə

Definition

and

Root

From H8505; a prefix

Exhaustive

The conjunctive ו is not merely a fixed coordinator with a stable semantic value (“and/but/or/then”). Its core function is linkage, not meaning. It binds units into a single discourse field—phrases, clauses, or whole scenes—while leaving the logical relation to be inferred from aspect, word order, genre, and context.

So the variability in translation (“and / but / or / even / then”) is not polyvalence in the particle; it is underspecification by design. The language expects the reader/hearer to perceive the relation rather than have it encoded.

Crucially, conjunctive ו does not imply temporal sequence. It implies continuity of attention. Think of it as:
- “this belongs with what precedes,”
- “remain within the same frame,”
“do not reset the discourse.”
This is why Hebrew can chain dozens of clauses with ו without subordination or explicit logic markers. The text advances by accumulation, not by branching syntactic trees. Meaning arises from the interaction:
- Aspect (qatal / yiqtol / participle),
- Position (fronted elements, resumptive nouns),
- Genre (law, narrative, oracle),
- Context (who speaks, to whom).
The ו simply keeps the circuit closed so these cues can operate together. Remove tense assumptions, and the system becomes coherent.

Source: The Aonic Nature of Biblical Hebrew Prepositions

מריא

mᵉrîyʼ

Definition

stall-fed; often (as noun) a beeve

Root

from H4754 (מרא) in the sense of grossness, through the idea of domineering (compare H4756 (מרא));

Exhaustive

from מרא in the sense of grossness, through the idea of domineering (compare מרא); stall-fed; often (as noun) a beeve; fat (fed) beast (cattle, -ling).

Source: Strong's Exhaustive Concordance — H4806

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מְרִיא

noun masculine • Root מרא • Strongs / High • Page 908

A certain kind of heifer slaughtered for sacrifices and banquets. Interpreted as a buffalo, bison, or a fatted calf.

Gesenius

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מְרִיא

m. adj. / noun • Page 407

Fat, well fed; particularly a fatted calf. 2 Sam. 6:13; 1 K. 1:9, 25; Ezek. 39:18.

Conjunction, Noun common both singular absolute

LXX: ἄρνασ

LXX Usage Statistics

H4806:

ἄρνασ 3× (32.7%)

RBT Translation:

No verse found

RBT Paraphrase:
No verse found

Julia Smith Literal 1876 Translation:
And it will be when they lifting up the ark of Jehovah went six steps, and he will sacrifice oxen and fat things.

LITV Translation:
And it happened, when those bearing the ark of Jehovah had gone six steps, he sacrificed an ox and a fatling.

Brenton Septuagint Translation:
And there were with him bearing the ark seven bands, and for a sacrifice a calf and lambs.