1 Samuel 5 שְׁמוּאֵל א פרק ה׳
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וּפְלִשְׁתִּיםand-the-Philistinesלָקְחוּthey-tookאֵת־אֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godוַיְבִאֻהוּand-brought-itמֵאֶבֶןfrom-Eben-הָעֵזֶרhaezerאַשְׁדּוֹדָה׃to-Ashdod
And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
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וַיִּקְחוּand-they-tookפְלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesאֶת־אֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godוַיָּבִאוּthey-broughtאֹתוֹitבֵּיתinto-the-house-ofדָּגוֹןDagonוַיַּצִּיגוּand-setאֹתוֹitאֵצֶלbyדָּגוֹן׃Dagon
When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.
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וַיַּשְׁכִּמוּand-arose-earlyאַשְׁדּוֹדִיםthey-of-Ashdodמִמׇּחֳרָתon-the-morrowוְהִנֵּהand-beholdדָגוֹןDagonנֹפֵלwas-fallenלְפָנָיוupon-his-faceאַרְצָהto-the-earthלִפְנֵיbeforeאֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוַיִּקְחוּand-they-tookאֶת־דָּגוֹןDagonוַיָּשִׁבוּand-setאֹתוֹhimלִמְקוֹמוֹ׃in-his-place-again
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the earth before the ark of the LORD. And they took Dagon, and set him in his place again.
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וַיַּשְׁכִּמוּand-they-arose-earlyבַבֹּקֶרin-the-morningמִמׇּחֳרָתon-the-morrowוְהִנֵּהand-beholdדָגוֹןDagonנֹפֵלwas-fallenלְפָנָיוupon-his-faceאַרְצָהto-the-groundלִפְנֵיbeforeאֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofיְהֹוָהthe-LORDוְרֹאשׁand-the-head-ofדָּגוֹןDagonוּשְׁתֵּיand-twoכַּפּוֹתthe-palms-ofיָדָיוhis-handsכְּרֻתוֹתlay-severedאֶל־הַמִּפְתָּןon-the-thresholdרַקonlyדָּגוֹןDagonנִשְׁאַרwas-leftעָלָיו׃to-him
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands were cut off upon the threshold; only the stump of Dagon was left to him.
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עַל־כֵּןthereforeלֹא־יִדְרְכוּtread-notכֹהֲנֵיthe-priests-ofדָגוֹןDagonוְכׇל־הַבָּאִיםnor-any-who-come-intoבֵּית־דָּגוֹןhouse-of-Dagonעַל־מִפְתַּןon-the-threshold-ofדָּגוֹןDagonבְּאַשְׁדּוֹדin-Ashdodעַדuntilהַיּוֹםdayהַזֶּה׃this
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.
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וַתִּכְבַּדand-was-heavyיַד־יְהֹוָהhand-of-the-LORDאֶל־הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִיםupon-them-of-Ashdodוַיְשִׁמֵּםand-He-destroyed-themוַיַּךְand-smoteאֹתָםthem[בַּטְּחֹרִים]with-swellingsאֶת־אַשְׁדּוֹדAshdodוְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶיהָ׃and-the-surrounding-areas
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with emerods, even Ashdod and the coasts thereof.
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וַיִּרְאוּand-when-sawאַנְשֵׁי־אַשְׁדּוֹדthe-men-of-Ashdodכִּי־כֵןthat-it-was-soוְאָמְרוּthey-saidלֹא־יֵשֵׁבshall-not-abideאֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofאֱלֹהֵיthe-God-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelעִמָּנוּwith-usכִּי־קָשְׁתָהfor-is-soreיָדוֹHis-handעָלֵינוּupon-usוְעַלand-uponדָּגוֹןDagonאֱלֹהֵינוּ׃our-god
And when the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, The ark of the God of Israel shall not abide with us: for his hand is sore upon us, and upon Dagon our god.
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וַיִּשְׁלְחוּand-sentוַיַּאַסְפוּand-they-gatheredאֶת־כׇּל־סַרְנֵיall-the-lords-ofפְלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesאֲלֵיהֶםto-themוַיֹּאמְרוּand-they-saidמַה־נַּעֲשֶׂהwhat-shall-we-doלַאֲרוֹןwith-the-ark-ofאֱלֹהֵיthe-God-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוַיֹּאמְרוּand-they-saidגַּתto-Gathיִסֹּבlet-be-brought-roundאֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofאֱלֹהֵיthe-God-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוַיַּסֵּבּוּand-they-brought-roundאֶת־אֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofאֱלֹהֵיthe-God-ofיִשְׂרָאֵל׃Israel
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel? And they answered, Let the ark of the God of Israel be carried about unto Gath. And they carried the ark of the God of Israel about thither.
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וַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passאַחֲרֵיafterהֵסַבּוּthey-had-brought-it-roundאֹתוֹitוַתְּהִיand-wasיַד־יְהֹוָהhand-of-the-LORDבָּעִירagainst-the-cityמְהוּמָהa-panicגְּדוֹלָהgreatמְאֹדexceedinglyוַיַּךְand-He-smoteאֶת־אַנְשֵׁיthe-men-ofהָעִירthe-cityמִקָּטֹןboth-smallוְעַד־גָּדוֹלand-greatוַיִּשָּׂתְרוּand-they-were-struckלָהֶםinwardly[טְחֹרִים]׃with-swellings
And it was so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with a very great destruction: and he smote the men of the city, both small and great, and they had emerods in their secret parts.
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וַיְשַׁלְּחוּand-they-sentאֶת־אֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godעֶקְרוֹןto-Ekronוַיְהִיand-it-came-to-passכְּבוֹאas-cameאֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godעֶקְרוֹןto-Ekronוַיִּזְעֲקוּand-cried-outהָעֶקְרֹנִיםthe-Ekronitesלֵאמֹרsayingהֵסַבּוּthey-have-brought-roundאֵלַיto-usאֶת־אֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofאֱלֹהֵיthe-God-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelלַהֲמִיתֵנִיto-slay-usוְאֶת־עַמִּי׃and-our-people
Therefore they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God came to Ekron, that the Ekronites cried out, saying, They have brought about the ark of the God of Israel to us, to slay us and our people.
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וַיִּשְׁלְחוּand-sentוַיַּאַסְפוּand-they-gatheredאֶת־כׇּל־סַרְנֵיall-the-lords-ofפְלִשְׁתִּיםthe-Philistinesוַיֹּאמְרוּand-they-saidשַׁלְּחוּsend-awayאֶת־אֲרוֹןthe-ark-ofאֱלֹהֵיthe-God-ofיִשְׂרָאֵלIsraelוְיָשֹׁבand-let-it-go-backלִמְקוֹמוֹto-its-own-placeוְלֹא־יָמִיתthat-it-slay-notאֹתִיusוְאֶת־עַמִּיand-our-peopleכִּי־הָיְתָהfor-there-wasמְהוּמַת־מָוֶתa-deadly-panicבְּכׇל־הָעִירin-all-the-cityכָּבְדָהwas-heavyמְאֹדexceedinglyיַדthe-hand-ofהָאֱלֹהִיםthe-Godשָׁם׃there
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go again to his own place, that it slay us not, and our people: for there was a deadly destruction throughout all the city; the hand of God was very heavy there.
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וְהָאֲנָשִׁיםand-the-menאֲשֶׁרwhichלֹא־מֵתוּdied-notהֻכּוּwere-smitten[בַּטְּחֹרִים]with-swellingsוַתַּעַלand-went-upשַׁוְעַתthe-cry-ofהָעִירthe-cityהַשָּׁמָיִם׃to-heaven
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.