New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 5

Capture of the Ark Provokes God

1Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430tookלָֽקְח֔וּla.ke.ChuH3947the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430andbroughtוַיְבִאֻ֛הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935it from EbenezerH72toAshdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃'ash.Do.dahH795.

2Then the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430and broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it tothe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּג֑וֹןda.GonH1712and setוַיַּצִּ֥יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it by Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃da.GonH1712.

3When the Ashdoditesאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙'ash.do.DimH796aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283morningH4283,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712had fallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307on his faceלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to the groundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of the Lordיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.So they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Dagonדָּג֔וֹןda.GonH1712andsetH7725him in his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725againH7725.

4But when they aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָת֒mi.mo.cho.RatH4283morningבַבֹּקֶר֮va.bo.KerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712had fallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307on 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.DavH3027werecutכְּרֻתוֹת֙ke.ru.tOtH3772offH3772on the thresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןha.mif.TanH4670;onlyH7534the trunk of Dagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712was leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604to him.

5Thereforeכֵּ֡ןkenH5921 H3651neitherH3808the priestsכֹהֲנֵ֨יkho.ha.NeiH3548of Dagonדָג֜וֹןda.GonH1712norH3808allוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605who enterהַבָּאִ֧יםha.ba.'ImH935Dagon’sדָּג֛וֹןda.GonH1712houseבֵּית־beit-H1004treadיִדְרְכוּ֩yid.re.KhuH1869on the thresholdמִפְתַּ֥ןmif.TanH4670of Dagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712in Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

6Nowthe handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068was heavyוַתִּכְבַּ֧דva.tikh.BadH3513on the Ashdoditesהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖יםha.'ash.do.DimH796, andHe ravagedוַיְשִׁמֵּ֑םvay.shi.MemH8074them and smoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221them withtumorsH6076,both Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795and its territoriesגְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃ge.vu.Lei.haH1366.

7When the menH376of Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that it was soכֵ֑ןKhenH3651,they saidוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, “The arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478must not remainיֵשֵׁ֞בye.ShevH3427with us, for His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027is severeקָשְׁתָ֤הka.she.TahH7185on us and on Dagonדָּג֥וֹןda.GonH1712our godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

8So they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.FuH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the lordsסַרְנֵ֨יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430to them and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֗הna.'a.SehH6213with the arkלַֽאֲרוֹן֙la.'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?”And they saidוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, “Let the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478be broughtH5437aroundH5437to Gathגַּ֣תgatH1661.”And they broughtH5437the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478around.

9Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310they had broughtH5437it aroundH5437,the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068was against the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892with veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419confusionמְהוּמָה֙me.hu.MahH4103;and He smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the menH376of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,bothH4480youngמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996and oldגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, so thattumorsH6076brokeוַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּvai.yi.sa.te.RuH8368out on them.

10So they sentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971the arkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430to Ekronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138.And as the arkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935to Ekronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138the Ekronitesהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםha.'ek.ro.NimH6139criedוַיִּזְעֲק֨וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199out, sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “They have broughtH5437the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478aroundH5437tous, to killלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.niH4191us andour peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.”

11TheysentH7971therefore and gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the lordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “SendH7971awayH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478,and let it returnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to its own placeלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725,soוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808that it will not killיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191us andour peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971.”For there was a deadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194confusionמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;the handיַ֥דyadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430was veryמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

12And the menH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834did not dieמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191were smittenהֻכּ֖וּhu.KuH5221with tumorsH6076andthe cryשַֽׁוְעַ֥תshav.'AtH7775of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wentוַתַּ֛עַלva.Ta.'alH5927up to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

Capture of the Ark Provokes God

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