- 1And the Philistines took the ark of God, and brought it from Ebenezer unto Ashdod.וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לָֽקְח֔וּ אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ הָעֵ֖זֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה
- 2When the Philistines took the ark of God, they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set it by Dagon.וַיִּקְח֤וּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֶת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֣ית דָּג֑וֹן וַיַּצִּ֥יגוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֵ֥צֶל דָּגֽוֹן
- 3And 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.וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ אַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת דָּג֔וֹן וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ
- 4And 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.וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּקֶר֮ מִֽמָּחֳרָת֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וְרֹ֨אשׁ דָּג֜וֹן וּשְׁתֵּ֣י כַּפּ֣וֹת יָדָ֗יו כְּרֻתוֹת֙ אֶל הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן רַ֥ק דָּג֖וֹן נִשְׁאַ֥ר עָלָֽיו
- 5Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon's house, tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod unto this day.עַל כֵּ֡ן לֹֽא יִדְרְכוּ֩ כֹהֲנֵ֨י דָג֜וֹן וְכָֽל הַבָּאִ֧ים בֵּית דָּג֛וֹן עַל מִפְתַּ֥ן דָּג֖וֹן בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה
- 6But 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.וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד יַד יְהוָ֛ה אֶל הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖ים וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑ם וַיַּ֤ךְ אֹתָם֙ בעפלים בַּטְּחֹרִ֔ים אֶת אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וְאֶת גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ
- 7And 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.וַיִּרְא֥וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד כִּֽי כֵ֑ן וְאָמְר֗וּ לֹֽא יֵשֵׁ֞ב אֲר֨וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ כִּֽי קָשְׁתָ֤ה יָדוֹ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְעַ֖ל דָּג֥וֹן אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ
- 8They 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.וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּ וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩ אֶת כָּל סַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ מַֽה נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה לַֽאֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גַּ֣ת יִסֹּ֔ב אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ אֶת אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
- 9And 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.וַיְהִ֞י אַחֲרֵ֣י הֵסַ֣בּוּ אֹת֗וֹ וַתְּהִ֨י יַד יְהוָ֤ה בָּעִיר֙ מְהוּמָה֙ גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ עפלים טְחֹרִֽים
- 10Therefore 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.וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ אֶת אֲר֥וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים עֶקְר֑וֹן וַיְהִ֗י כְּב֨וֹא אֲר֤וֹן הָאֱלֹהִים֙ עֶקְר֔וֹן וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ הָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜ים לֵאמֹ֗ר הֵסַ֤בּוּ אֵלַי֙ אֶת אֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל לַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִי וְאֶת עַמִּֽי
- 11So 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.וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ אֶת כָּל סַרְנֵ֣י פְלִשְׁתִּ֗ים וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ שַׁלְּח֞וּ אֶת אֲר֨וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ וְיָשֹׁ֣ב לִמְקֹמ֔וֹ וְלֹֽא יָמִ֥ית אֹתִ֖י וְאֶת עַמִּ֑י כִּֽי הָיְתָ֤ה מְהֽוּמַת מָ֨וֶת֙ בְּכָל הָעִ֔יר כָּבְדָ֥ה מְאֹ֛ד יַ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים שָֽׁם
- 12And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא מֵ֔תוּ הֻכּ֖וּ בעפלים בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים וַתַּ֛עַל שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם
1 Samuel 5 KJV
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219 tagged Hebrew tokens73 distinct lexical entries12 of 12 verses source-tagged
אֱלֹהִיםH430
gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme God; occasionally applied by way of deference to magistrates; and sometimes as a superlative
אָרוֹןH727
a box
דָּגוֹןH1712
Dagon, a Philistine deity
יִשְׂרָאֵלH3478
he will rule as God; Jisraël, a symbolical name of Jacob; also (typically) of his posterity
יָדH3027
a hand (the open one [indicating power, means, direction, etc.], in distinction from H3709, the closed one); used (as noun, adverb, etc.) in a great variety of applications, both literally and figuratively, both proximate and remote [as follows]
אָמַרH559
to say (used with great latitude)
יְהֹוָהH3068
(the) self-Existent or Eternal; Jeho-vah, Jewish national name of God
סָבַבH5437
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively
עִירH5892
a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post)
פְּלִשְׁתִּיH6430
a Pelishtite or inhabitant of Pelesheth
Hebrew verse gematria
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| Verse | Value | Workspace |
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| 1 Samuel 5:1 | 4,161 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:2 | 6,442 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:3 | 6,706 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:4 | 10,322 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:5 | 6,750 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:6 | 6,706 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:7 | 5,847 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:8 | 9,828 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:9 | 6,736 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:10 | 10,675 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:11 | 10,550 | study verse |
| 1 Samuel 5:12 | 6,124 | study verse |
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