Berean Standard Bible

1 Samuel 5

1After the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430had capturedלָֽקְח֔וּla.ke.ChuH3947אֵ֖ת'etH853the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,they took itוַיְבִאֻ֛הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935fromמֵאֶ֥בֶןme.'E.venH72Ebenezerהָעֵ֖זֶרha.'E.zerH72to Ashdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃'ash.Do.dahH795,

2וַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947פְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853אֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430carried it intoוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935אֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853the templeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּג֑וֹןda.GonH1712,and setוַיַּצִּ֥יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322itאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681his statueדָּגֽוֹן׃da.GonH1712.

3When the people of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙'ash.do.DimH796got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925the next morningמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,thereוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009was Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712,fallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307on his faceלְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָהle.fa.Nav 'Ar.tzahH6440 H776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.So they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947אֶת־'et-H853Dagonדָּג֔וֹןda.GonH1712and returnedוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּvai.ya.Shi.vuH7725himאֹת֖וֹ'o.ToH853to his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

4But when they got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָת֒mi.mo.cho.RatH4283morningבַבֹּקֶר֮va.bo.KerH1242,thereוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009was Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712,fallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307on his faceלְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָהle.fa.Nav 'Ar.tzahH6440 H776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068,with his headוְרֹ֨אשׁ דָּג֜וֹןve.Rosh da.GonH7218 H1712וּשְׁתֵּ֣י׀u.she.TeiH8147andכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709his handsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027broken offכְּרֻתוֹת֙ke.ru.tOtH3772and lying onאֶל־'el-H413the thresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןha.mif.TanH4670.Onlyרַ֥קrakH7535the torsoדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712remainedנִשְׁאַ֥ר עָלָֽיו׃nish.'Ar 'a.LavH7604 H5921.

5That is whyעַל־ כֵּ֡ן'al- kenH5921 H3651,toעַ֖ד'adH5704thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117,the priestsכֹהֲנֵ֨יkho.ha.NeiH3548of Dagonדָג֜וֹןda.GonH1712and allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605who enterהַבָּאִ֧יםha.ba.'ImH935the templeבֵּית־beit-H1004of Dagonדָּג֛וֹןda.GonH1712in Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795do notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808stepיִדְרְכוּ֩yid.re.KhuH1869onעַל־'al-H5921the thresholdמִפְתַּ֥ן דָּג֖וֹןmif.Tan da.GonH4670 H1712.

6Now the handיַד־yad-H3027of the LORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was heavyוַתִּכְבַּ֧דva.tikh.BadH3513onאֶל־'el-H413the people of Ashdodהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖יםha.'ash.do.DimH796andאֹתָם֙'o.TamH853its vicinityגְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃ge.vu.Lei.haH1366,ravaging themוַיְשִׁמֵּ֑םvay.shi.MemH8074and afflictingוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221themאֶת־'et-H853with tumorsH6076וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795.

7And when the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200what was happeningכִּֽי־ כֵ֑ןki- KhenH3588 H3651,they saidוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, “The arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478must notלֹֽא־lo'-H3808stayיֵשֵׁ֞בye.ShevH3427here with usעִמָּ֔נוּ'i.Ma.nuH5973,becauseכִּֽי־ki-H3588His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027is heavyקָשְׁתָ֤הka.she.TahH7185upon usעָלֵ֔ינוּ'a.Lei.nuH5921and uponוְעַ֖לve.'AlH5921our godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430Dagonדָּג֥וֹןda.GonH1712.”

8וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971So they called togetherוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.FuH622allכָּל־ אֲלֵיהֶ֗םkol- 'a.lei.HemH3605 H413the rulersסַרְנֵ֨יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853and askedוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֗הna.'a.SehH6213with the arkלַֽאֲרוֹן֙la.'a.rOnH727of the God ofאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?” “Itאֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל'a.Ron 'e.lo.Hei Yis.ra.'ElH727 H430 H3478must be movedיִסֹּ֔בyi.SoH5437to Gathגַּ֣תgatH1661,”they repliedוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559.So they carried awayוַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478.

9But afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310they had movedהֵסַ֣בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437the ark to Gathוַיְהִ֞י אֹת֗וֹvay.Hi 'o.ToH853 H1961,the LORD’sיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068handיַד־yad-H3027was alsoוַתְּהִ֨יva.te.HiH1961against that cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892,throwing it into great confusionמְהוּמָה֙ גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔דme.hu.Mah ge.do.Lah me.'OdH4103 H1419 H3966and afflictingוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221אֶת־'et-H853the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,both youngמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996andוְעַד־ve.'ad-H5704oldגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,with an outbreakוַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּvai.yi.sa.te.RuH8368of tumorsH6076.

10So they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Ekronעֶקְר֑וֹן וַיְהִ֗יek.Ron vay.HiH6138 H1961,but as itאֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙'a.Ron ha.'E.lo.HimH727 H430arrivedכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935עֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138,the Ekronitesהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗רha.'ek.ro.Nim le.MorH6139 H559cried outוַיִּזְעֲק֨וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199, “They have broughtהֵסַ֤בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437usאֵלַי֙'e.LaiH413the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478אֶת־'et-H853in order to kill usלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.niH4191andוְאֶת־ve.'EtH853our peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971!”

11Then the Ekronites called togetherוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.yish.le.Chu vai.ya.'as.FuH7971 H622allכָּל־kol-H3605the rulersסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430אֶת־'et-H853and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Send awayשַׁלְּח֞וּsha.le.ChuH7971אֶת־'et-H853the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478.It must returnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to its placeלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725,so that it will notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808killיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191usאֹתִ֖י'o.TiH853וְאֶת־ve.'EtH853and our peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971!”Forכִּֽי־ki-H3588a deadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194confusionמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103had pervadedהָיְתָ֤ה בְּכָל־ha.ye.Tah be.kholH1961 H3605the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;the handיַ֥דyadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was veryמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513upon itשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

12Thoseוְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ve.ha.'a.na.ShimH582whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834did notלֹא־lo'-H3808dieמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191were afflictedהֻכּ֖וּhu.KuH5221with tumorsH6076,and the outcryשַֽׁוְעַ֥תshav.'AtH7775of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892went upוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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