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1 Samuel 5:1-4

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.

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