13:9a When they came to the threshing floor of Chidon,

They came to the place where ⌊a man named⌋ Kidon threshed grain.
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They reached the place where Kidon used to beat the straw to gather the grain.

13:9b Uzzah reached out and took hold of the ark,

⌊There,⌋ Uzza stretched out his hand to keep the Sacred Chest from falling.
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⌊Suddenly,⌋ Uzzah took hold of the Covenant Box ⌊to keep it on the cart⌋

13:9c because the oxen had stumbled.

⌊He did that⌋ because the oxen ⌊pulling the cart⌋ stumbled.
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since the oxen/cows tripped.

13:9:a–c (combined)

But when David’s men came to the place where Kidon threshed grain, the oxen stumbled. So Uzzah reached out with his hand to prevent the Sacred Chest from falling off the cart. (Translation for Translators)
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They came to Kidon’s threshing floor. The oxen pulling the wagon stumbled, and the Holy Box almost fell. Uzzah reached out with his hand to catch it. (English Easy-to-Read Version)

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