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1 Samuel 5:2-7

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.

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