Revised Webster's Bible
1 Samuel 5
2When thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּים֙fe.lish.TimH6430tookוַיִּקְח֤וּvai.yik.ChuH3947thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430, theybroughtוַיָּבִ֥יאוּvai.ya.Vi.'uH935it into thehouseבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004ofDagonדָּג֑וֹןda.GonH1712, andsetוַיַּצִּ֥יגוּvai.ya.Tzi.guH3322itbyאֵ֥צֶל'E.tzelH681Dagonדָּגֽוֹן׃da.GonH1712.
3And when they ofAshdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙'ash.do.DimH796aroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925on the nextmorningמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmi.mo.cho.RatH4283, behold,Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712hadfallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307upon hisfaceלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to theearthאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068. And theytookוַיִּקְחוּ֙vai.yik.ChuH3947Dagonדָּג֔וֹןda.GonH1712, andsetH7725him in hisplaceלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim.ko.MoH4725againH7725.
4And when they aroseearlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּvai.yash.Ki.muH7925on thenextמִֽמָּחֳרָת֒mi.mo.cho.RatH4283morningבַבֹּקֶר֮va.bo.KerH1242, behold,Dagonדָג֗וֹןda.GonH1712hadfallenנֹפֵ֤לno.FelH5307upon hisfaceלְפָנָיו֙le.fa.NavH6440to thegroundאַ֔רְצָה'Ar.tzahH776beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlif.NeiH6440thearkאֲר֣וֹן'a.RonH727of theLORDיְהוָ֑הYah.wehH3068; and theheadוְרֹ֨אשׁve.RoshH7218ofDagonדָּג֜וֹןda.GonH1712andbothוּשְׁתֵּ֣י׀u.she.TeiH8147thepalmsכַּפּ֣וֹתka.PotH3709of hishandsיָדָ֗יוya.DavH3027were cutoffכְּרֻתוֹת֙ke.ru.tOtH3772upon thethresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןha.mif.TanH4670; only the stump ofDagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712wasleftנִשְׁאַ֥רnish.'ArH7604to him.
5Therefore neither thepriestsכֹהֲנֵ֨יkho.ha.NeiH3548ofDagonדָג֜וֹןda.GonH1712, nor any thatcomeהַבָּאִ֧יםha.ba.'ImH935intoDagon’sדָּג֛וֹןda.GonH1712houseבֵּית־beit-H1004,treadיִדְרְכוּ֩yid.re.KhuH1869on thethresholdמִפְתַּ֥ןmif.TanH4670ofDagonדָּג֖וֹןda.GonH1712inAshdodבְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹדbe.'ash.DodH795to thisdayהַיּ֥וֹםhai.YomH3117.
6But thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֛הYah.wehH3068washeavyוַתִּכְבַּ֧דva.tikh.BadH3513upon them ofAshdodהָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖יםha.'ash.do.DimH796, and hedestroyedוַיְשִׁמֵּ֑םvay.shi.MemH8074them, andsmoteוַיַּ֤ךְvai.YakhH5221them withhaemorrhoidsבַּטְּחֹרִ֔יםbat.cho.RimH2914H6076, evenAshdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795and itslandגְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃ge.vu.Lei.haH1366.
7And when themenאַנְשֵֽׁי־'an.shei-H582ofAshdodאַשְׁדּ֖וֹד'ash.DodH795sawוַיִּרְא֥וּvai.yir.'UH7200that it was so, theysaidוְאָמְר֗וּve.'a.me.RuH559, Thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478shall notabideיֵשֵׁ֞בye.ShevH3427with us: for hishandיָדוֹ֙ya.DoH3027isheavyקָשְׁתָ֤הka.she.TahH7185upon us, and uponDagonדָּג֥וֹןda.GonH1712ourgodאֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃'e.lo.Hei.nuH430.
8Theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971therefore andgatheredוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩vai.ya.'as.FuH622all thelordsסַרְנֵ֨יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםfe.lish.TimH6430to them, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, What shall wedoנַּעֲשֶׂ֗הna.'a.SehH6213with thearkלַֽאֲרוֹן֙la.'a.rOnH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478? And theyansweredוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּvai.Yo.me.RuH559, Let thearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לYis.ra.'ElH3478be carriedaboutיִסֹּ֔בyi.SoH5437toGathגַּ֣תgatH1661. And theycarriedוַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּvai.yas.Se.buH5437thearkאֲר֖וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֥י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סYis.ra.'ElH3478there .
9And it was so, that,afterאַחֲרֵ֣י׀'a.cha.ReiH310they had carrieditהֵסַ֣בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437there, thehandיַד־yad-H3027of theLORDיְהוָ֤ה׀Yah.wehH3068was against thecityבָּעִיר֙ba.'IrH5892with averyמְאֹ֔דme.'OdH3966greatגְּדוֹלָ֣הge.do.LahH1419destructionמְהוּמָה֙me.hu.MahH4103: and hesmoteוַיַּךְ֙vai.yaKhH5221themenאַנְשֵׁ֣י'an.SheiH582of thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892, bothsmallמִקָּטֹ֖ןmi.ka.TonH6996andgreatגָּד֑וֹלga.DolH1419, and they hadhaemorrhoidsטְחֹרִֽים׃o.fa.limH2914H6076in their secretpartsוַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּvai.yi.sa.te.RuH8368.
10Therefore theysentוַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּvay.sha.le.ChuH7971thearkאֲר֥וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430toEkronעֶקְר֑וֹןek.RonH6138. And it came to pass, as thearkאֲר֤וֹן'a.RonH727ofGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430cameכְּב֨וֹאke.Vo'H935toEkronעֶקְר֔וֹןek.RonH6138, that theEkronitesהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםha.'ek.ro.NimH6139criedoutוַיִּזְעֲק֨וּvai.yiz.'a.KuH2199,sayingלֵאמֹ֗רle.MorH559, They have broughtaboutהֵסַ֤בּוּhe.Sa.buH5437thearkאֲרוֹן֙'a.rOnH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֣י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לYis.ra.'ElH3478to us, toslayלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיla.ha.mi.Te.niH4191us and ourpeopleעַמִּֽי׃'a.MiH5971.
11So theysentוַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּvai.yish.le.ChuH7971and gatheredtogetherוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּvai.ya.'as.FuH622all thelordsסַרְנֵ֣יsar.NeiH5633of thePhilistinesפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםfe.lish.TimH6430, andsaidוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙vai.yo.me.RuH559, Sendawayשַׁלְּח֞וּsha.le.ChuH7971thearkאֲר֨וֹן'a.RonH727of theGodאֱלֹהֵ֤י'e.lo.HeiH430ofIsraelיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Yis.ra.'ElH3478, and let it goagainוְיָשֹׁ֣בve.ya.ShoH7725to its ownplaceלִמְקֹמ֔וֹlim.ko.MoH4725, that itslayיָמִ֥יתya.MitH4191us not, and ourpeopleעַמִּ֑י'a.MiH5971: for there was adeadlyמָ֙וֶת֙ma.vetH4194destructionמְהֽוּמַת־me.hu.mat-H4103throughout all thecityהָעִ֔ירha.'IrH5892; thehandיַ֥דyadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430wasveryמְאֹ֛דme.'OdH3966heavyכָּבְדָ֥הka.ve.DahH3513there.
Commentaries on 1 Samuel 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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