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1 Samuel 5:2-7

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.

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