Revised Version 1895

1 Samuel 5

1NowH935thePhilistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙u.fe.lish.TimH6430hadtakenלָֽקְח֔וּla.ke.ChuH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, and theybroughtH935it from Eben-ezer untoAshdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃'ash.Do.dahH795.

2And thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, andbroughtH935itintoH935thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDagonדָּג֑וֹןda.GonH1712, andsetH935it byDagonדָּגֽוֹן׃da.GonH1712.

3And when they ofAshdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙'ash.do.DimH796aroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the morrow,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712wasfallenH5307uponH5307hisfaceלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Dagonדָּג֔וֹןda.GonH1712, andsetH7725him in hisplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725againH7725.

4And when theyaroseH7925earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the morrowmorningבַבֹּקֶר֮va.bo.KerH1242,beholdוְהִנֵּ֣הve.hi.NehH2009,Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712wasfallenH5307uponH5921hisfaceלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theheadוְרֹ֨אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDagonדָּג֜וֹןda.GonH1712andbothוּשְׁתֵּ֣י׀u.she.TeiH8147thepalmsכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of hishandsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027layH5307cutכְּרֻתוֹת֙ke.ru.tOtH3772offH3772uponH5921thethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןha.mif.TanH4670;onlyרַ֥קrakH7535the stump ofDagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712wasleftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604to him.

5ThereforeneitherH3808thepriestsכֹהֲנֵ֨יkho.ha.NeiH3548ofDagonדָג֜וֹןda.GonH1712,norH3808anyוְכָֽל־ve.kholH3605thatcomeH935intoH935Dagon’sדָּג֛וֹןda.GonH1712houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,treadיִדְרְכוּ֩yid.re.KhuH1869on thethresholdמִפְתַּ֥ןmif.TanH4670ofDagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795, unto thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.

6But thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068washeavyוַתִּכְבַּ֧דva.tikh.BadH3513uponאֶל־'el-H413them ofAshdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795, and hedestroyedH5221them, andsmoteH5221them with tumours,evenH853AshdodH795and thebordersגְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃ge.vu.Lei.haH1366thereof.

7And when themenH376ofAshdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that it wassoכֵ֑ןKhenH3651, theysaidוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shallnotלֹֽא־lo'-H3808abideיֵשֵׁ֞בye.ShevH3427withusH5921: for hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027is soreuponH5921as, anduponH5921Dagonדָּג֥וֹןda.GonH1712ourgodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.

8TheysentH7971therefore andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.FuH622allH3605thelordsסַרְנֵ֨יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430unto them, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,Whatמַֽה־mah-H4100shallweH3605doH6213with thearkלַֽאֲרוֹן֙la.'a.rOnH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? And theyansweredוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559,LetH7971thearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478becarriedH6213aboutH413untoGathגַּ֣תgatH1661. And theycarriedH6213thearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478aboutH413thither.

9And it wassoH1961, that,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310they had carried itaboutH1961, thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068wasagainstH3027thecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892with averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419discomfiture: and hesmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221themenH376of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, bothsmallמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, and tumours brakeoutH3027uponH1961them.

10SoH7971theysentH7971thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138. And itcameH935topassH935, as thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameH935toEkronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138, that theEkronitesהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםha.'ek.ro.NimH6139criedוַיִּזְעֲק֨וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199outH7971,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, They havebroughtH935aboutוַיְהִ֗יvay.HiH1961thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478tousH413, toslayלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.niH4191usH413and ourpeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.

11TheysentH7971therefore andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622togetherH622allH3605thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, and theysaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559,SendH7971awayH7971thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, andletH7971itgoH7971againH7725toitsH3605ownהָיְתָ֤הha.ye.TahH1961placeלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725, that itslayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191usH7725notוְלֹֽא־ve.lo'-H3808, and ourpeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971: for there was adeadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194discomfiturethroughoutH3605allH3605thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, thehandיַ֥דyadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasveryמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513there.

12And themenH376thatdiedמֵ֔תוּMe.tuH4191notלֹא־lo'-H3808weresmittenהֻכּ֖וּhu.KuH5221with the tumours: and thecryשַֽׁוְעַ֥תshav.'AtH7775of thecityהָעִ֖ירha.'IrH5892wentH5927upH5927toheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ha.sha.Ma.yimH8064.

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