New American Standard Bible 1995

1 Samuel 5:2-7

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.”

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