New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 5:1-4

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.

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