Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 5:1-3

1And the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430tookלָֽקְח֔וּla.ke.ChuH3947the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,and broughtוַיְבִאֻ֛הוּvay.vi.'U.huH935it from Eben–ezerH72unto Ashdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃'ash.Do.dahH795.

2When the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,they broughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it into the houseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004of Dagonדָּג֑וֹןda.GonH1712,and setוַיַּצִּ֥יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322it byאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃da.GonH1712.

3And when they of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙'ash.do.DimH796arose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the morrowמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283,behold, Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712wasfallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307upon his faceלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to the earthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440the arkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of Yhwhיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068.And they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Dagonדָּג֔וֹןda.GonH1712,and setH7725him in his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725againH7725.

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