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1 Samuel 5

1NowthePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430hadtakenH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andtheybroughtH935itfromEben-ezer untoAshdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃'ash.Do.dahH795.

2AndthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430tookH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,andbroughtH935itintothehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDagonדָּג֑וֹןda.GonH1712,andsetitbyDagonדָּגֽוֹן׃da.GonH1712.

3AndwhentheyofAshdodaroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925onthemorrow,behold,Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712wasfallenH5307uponhisfaceH6440tothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah.AndtheytookH3947Dagonדָּג֔וֹןda.GonH1712,andsethiminhisplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725again.

4Andwhentheyaroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925onthemorrowmorningבַבֹּקֶר֮va.bo.KerH1242,behold,Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712wasfallenH5307uponhisfaceH6440tothegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforethearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofJehovah;andtheheadוְרֹ֨אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDagonדָּג֜וֹןda.GonH1712andboththepalmsכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709ofhishandsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027laycutכְּרֻתוֹת֙ke.ru.tOtH3772offuponthethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןha.mif.TanH4670;onlyרַ֥קrakH7535thestumpofDagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712wasleftH7604tohim.

5ThereforeH3651neitherthepriestsכֹהֲנֵ֨יkho.ha.NeiH3548ofDagonH1712,noranythatcomeH935intoDagon’shouseבֵּית־beit-H1004,treadיִדְרְכוּ֩yid.re.KhuH1869onthethresholdמִפְתַּ֥ןmif.TanH4670ofDagonH1712inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795, untothisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

6Butthehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasheavyוַתִּכְבַּ֧דva.tikh.BadH3513uponthemofAshdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795,andhedestroyedthem,andsmotethemwithtumors,evenAshdodH795andthebordersH1366thereof.

7AndwhenthemenH376ofAshdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795sawH7200thatitwassoכֵ֑ןKhenH3651,theysaidH559,Thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallnotabidewithus;forhishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027issoreuponus,anduponDagonדָּג֥וֹןda.GonH1712ourgodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

8TheysentH7971thereforeandgatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.FuH622allthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430untothem,andsaidH559,Whatshallwedowiththearkלַֽאֲרוֹן֙la.'a.rOnH727oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?Andtheyanswered,Letthearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478becarriedaboutuntoGathגַּ֣תgatH1661.Andtheycarriedthearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478thither.

9AnditwasH1961so,that,aftertheyhadcarrieditabout,thehandיַד־yad-H3027ofJehovahwasH1961againstthecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892withaveryH3966greatH1419discomfiture:andhesmotethemenH376ofthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, bothsmallH6996andgreatH1419;andtumors brakeoutuponthem.

10SotheysentH7971thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.AnditcameH935topass,asthearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935toEkronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138,thattheEkronitescriedH2199out,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559,TheyhavebroughtH935aboutthearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tous,toslayusandourpeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

11TheysentH7971thereforeandgatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622togetherallthelordsofthePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,andtheysaidH559,SendH7971awayH7971thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727oftheGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,andletitgoH7971againtoitsownplaceלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725,thatitslayusnot,andourpeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971.FortherewasH1961adeadlydiscomfiturethroughoutallthecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;thehandיַ֥דyadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasH1961veryH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513there.

12AndthemenH376thatdiedH4191notweresmittenwiththetumors;andthecryשַֽׁוְעַ֥תshav.'AtH7775ofthecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wentH5927uptoheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5

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