Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleNow the people of Beth-shemesh were harvesting wheat in the valley, and when they looked up and saw the ark, they were overjoyed at the sight. Young's Literal Translation And the Beth-Shemeshites are reaping their wheat-harvest in the valley, and they lift up their eyes, and see the ark, and rejoice to see [it]. King James Bible And [they of] Bethshemesh [were] reaping their wheat harvest in the valley: and they lifted up their eyes, and saw the ark, and rejoiced to see [it]. Hebrew Now [the people of] Beth-shemeshשֶׁ֔מֶשׁ (še·meš) Conjunctive waw | Noun - proper - feminine singular Strong's 1053: Beth-shemesh -- 'sun temple', three places in Palestine, also a place in Egypt were harvesting קֹצְרִ֥ים (qō·ṣə·rîm) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest wheat חִטִּ֖ים (ḥiṭ·ṭîm) Noun - feminine plural Strong's 2406: Wheat in the valley, בָּעֵ֑מֶק (bā·‘ê·meq) Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular Strong's 6010: A vale and when they looked up וַיִּשְׂא֣וּ (way·yiś·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 5375: To lift, carry, take and saw וַיִּרְאוּ֙ (way·yir·’ū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 7200: To see the ark, הָ֣אָר֔וֹן (hā·’ā·rō·wn) Article | Noun - common singular Strong's 727: A chest, ark they were overjoyed וַֽיִּשְׂמְח֖וּ (way·yiś·mə·ḥū) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome at the sight. לִרְאֽוֹת׃ (lir·’ō·wṯ) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 7200: To see |