Revised Literal Translation

1 Samuel 5:7-9

7And when the menאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582of Ashdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that it wasso, they saidוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559,The arkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall not abideיֵשֵׁ֞בye.ShevH3427with us: for his handיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027is soreקָשְׁתָ֤הka.she.TahH7185upon us, and upon Dagonדָּג֥וֹןda.GonH1712our godאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

8They sentוַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971therefore and gatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.FuH622all the lordsסַרְנֵ֨יsar.NeiH5633of the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430unto them, and saidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,What shall we doנַּעֲשֶׂ֗הna.'a.SehH6213with the arkלַֽאֲרוֹן֙la.'a.rOnH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478?And they answeredוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,Let the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478be carried aboutH5437unto Gathגַּ֣תgatH1661.And they carriedH5437the arkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of the Godאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430of Israelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478aboutH5437thither.

9And it was so,that, afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310they had carried it aboutהֵסַ֣בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437,the handיַד־yad-H3027of Yhwhיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068was against the cityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892with a veryמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419destructionמְהוּמָה֙me.hu.MahH4103:and he smoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221the menאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of the cityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892,both smallמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996and greatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419,and they had emerodsטְחֹרִֽים׃o.fa.limH6076 H2914in their secret partsוַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּvai.yi.sa.te.RuH8368.

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