New American Standard Bible 2020

1 Samuel 5:7-9

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.

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