# two nursing cows

"two cows that have calves that are still drinking milk" See how you translated this in [1 Samuel 6:7](./07.md).

# mice

Translated this as in [1 Samuel 6:4](./03.md).

# castings of their tumors

"models of their tumors"

# tumors

Possible meanings are 1) painful swelling under the skin or 2) hemorrhoids. See how you translated this in [1 Samuel 5:6](../05/06.md).

# The cows went straight in the direction of Beth Shemesh

Nursing cows would normally return to their calves, but these cows went to Beth Shemesh.

# lowing as they went

Lowing is the noise cows make with their voices.

# they did not turn aside either to the right or to the left

"they did not wander off of the highway." This can be stated positively. AT: "they stayed on the highway" or "they went straight ahead"

# translationWords

* [[rc://en/tw/dict/bible/kt/turn]]