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1 Samuel 5:1-7

1And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430tookלָֽקְח֔וּla.ke.ChuH3947the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֛הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935it from Eben–ezerH72unto Ashdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃'ash.Do.dahH795.

2When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּג֑וֹןda.GonH1712,and setוַיַּצִּ֥יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it byאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃da.GonH1712.

3And when they of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙'ash.do.DimH796arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,behold, Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712wasfallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307upon his faceלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Dagonדָּג֔וֹןda.GonH1712,and setH7725him in his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725againH7725.

4And when they arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָת֒mi.mo.cho.RatH4283morningבַבֹּקֶר֮va.bo.KerH1242,behold, Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712wasfallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307upon his faceלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068;and the headוְרֹ֨אשׁve.RoshH7218of Dagonדָּג֜וֹןda.GonH1712and bothוּשְׁתֵּ֣י׀u.she.TeiH8147the palmsכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of his handsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027werecut offכְּרֻתוֹת֙ke.ru.tOtH3772upon the thresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןha.mif.TanH4670; only the stump ofDagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712was leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604to him.

5Therefore neither the priestsכֹהֲנֵ֨יkho.ha.NeiH3548of Dagonדָג֜וֹןda.GonH1712,nor any that comeהַבָּאִ֧יםha.ba.'ImH935into Dagon’sדָּג֛וֹןda.GonH1712houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,treadיִדְרְכוּ֩yid.re.KhuH1869on the thresholdמִפְתַּ֥ןmif.TanH4670of Dagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712in Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795unto this dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

6But the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was heavyוַתִּכְבַּ֧דva.tikh.BadH3513upon them of Ashdodהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖יםha.'ash.do.DimH796,and he destroyedוַיְשִׁמֵּ֑םvay.shi.MemH8074them, and smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221them with emerodsבַּטְּחֹרִ֔יםbat.cho.RimH6076 H2914, evenAshdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795and the coastsגְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃ge.vu.Lei.haH1366thereof.

7And when the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that it wasso, they saidוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,The arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall not abideיֵשֵׁ֞בye.ShevH3427with us: for his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027is soreקָשְׁתָ֤הka.she.TahH7185upon us, and upon Dagonדָּג֥וֹןda.GonH1712our godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

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