New American Standard Bible 2020

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 intothe houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּג֑וֹןda.GonH1712,and placedוַיַּצִּ֥יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it besideאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃da.GonH1712.

3When the Ashdoditesאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙'ash.do.DimH796gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283dayH4283,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 backH7725in his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725.

4But when they gotH7925upH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.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.TeiH8147palmsכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of his handsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027werecutכְּרֻתוֹת֙ke.ru.tOtH3772offH3772on the thresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןha.mif.TanH4670;onlyH7534the torso of Dagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712was leftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604.

5For thatH3651reasonH3651neitherH3808the priestsכֹהֲנֵ֨יkho.ha.NeiH3548of Dagonדָג֜וֹןda.GonH1712norH3808anyוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605who enterהַבָּאִ֧יםha.ba.'ImH935Dagon’sדָּג֛וֹןda.GonH1712houseבֵּית־beit-H1004stepיִדְרְכוּ֩yid.re.KhuH1869on the thresholdמִפְתַּ֥ןmif.TanH4670of Dagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712in Ashdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795to thisהַזֶּֽה׃ סha.ZehH2088dayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

6Nowthe handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068wasH3513heavyוַתִּכְבַּ֧דva.tikh.BadH3513on the Ashdoditesהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖יםha.'ash.do.DimH796, andHe made them feelH8074devastatedH8074and struckוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221them withtumorsH6076, bothAshdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'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, becauseH3588His handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027isH7185severeH7185on us and on Dagonדָּג֥וֹןda.GonH1712our godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.”

8So they sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971word andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.FuH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the governorsסַרְנֵ֨יsar.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, “Have the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478broughtH5437to Gathגַּ֣תgatH1661.”So they tookH5437the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478awayH5437.

9Afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310they had takenH5437it awayH5437,the handיַד־yad-H3027of the Lordיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068was against the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892, creatinga veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419panicמְהוּמָה֙me.hu.MahH4103;and He struckוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the peopleH376of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,from the youngמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996to the oldגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, so thattumorsH6076brokeH8368outH8368on 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.RonH6138,the Ekronitesהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםha.'ek.ro.NimH6139criedH2199outH2199,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, “They have broughtהֵסַ֤בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437the arkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tous, to killלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.niH4191us andour peopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971!”

11Therefore theysentH7971wordand gatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622allכָּל־kol-H3605the governorsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430,and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, “SendH7971awayH7971the arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478and let it returnוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to its own placeלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725,so that it will not killיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191us andour peopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971!”For there was a deadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194panicמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103throughoutבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892;the handיַ֥דyadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasH3513veryמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033.

12And the peopleH376whoאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834did not dieמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191were struckהֻכּ֖וּhu.KuH5221with tumorsH6076, andthe outcryשַֽׁוְעַ֥תshav.'AtH7775of the cityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wentH5927upH5927to heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

Capture of the Ark Provokes God

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