1 Samuel

Chapter 5

Phonetic (Hebrew): upelishshetּiym֙ laֽqech֔u 'e֖t 'ar֣on ha'elohi֑ym vayebi'u֛hu me'e֥ben ha'e֖zer 'ashshedּֽodah׃

Edified Edition (EDE)After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod.

וּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ לָֽקְח֔וּ אֵ֖ת אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ מֵאֶ֥בֶן הָעֵ֖זֶר אַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּiqech֤u pelishshetּiym֙ 'et-'ar֣on ha'elohi֔ym vayּabi֥y'u 'ot֖o bּe֣yt dּag֑on vayּatzּi֥ygu 'ot֖o 'e֥tzel dּagֽon׃

Edified Edition (EDE)They carried the ark into Dagon [1]'s temple and set it beside Dagon.

וַיִּקְח֤וּ פְלִשְׁתִּים֙ אֶת־אֲר֣וֹן הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ אֹת֖וֹ בֵּ֣ית דָּג֑וֹן וַיַּצִּ֥יגוּ אֹת֖וֹ אֵ֥צֶל דָּגֽוֹן׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashshekּi֤mu 'ashshedּodiym֙ miֽmּachora֔t vehinּe֣h dag֗on nope֤l lepanayv֙ 'a֔retzah lipene֖y 'ar֣on yehva֑h vayּiqechu֙ 'et-dּag֔on vayּashshi֥bu 'ot֖o limeqomֽo׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! They took Dagon and put him back in his place.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ אַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙ מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וַיִּקְחוּ֙ אֶת־דָּג֔וֹן וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ אֹת֖וֹ לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּashshekּi֣mu babּoqer֮ miֽmּachorat֒ vehinּe֣h dag֗on nope֤l lepanayv֙ 'a֔retzah lipene֖y 'ar֣on yehva֑h vero֨'shsh dּag֜on ushshetּe֣y ׀ kּapּ֣ot yada֗yv kּerutot֙ 'el-hamּipetּa֔n ra֥q dּag֖on nishshe'a֥r 'alaֽyv׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But the following morning when they rose, there was Dagon, fallen on his face on the ground before the ark of the LORD! His head and hands had been broken off and were lying on the threshold; only his body remained.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַבֹּקֶר֮ מִֽמָּחֳרָת֒ וְהִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְפָנָיו֙ אַ֔רְצָה לִפְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וְרֹ֨אשׁ דָּג֜וֹן וּשְׁתֵּ֣י ׀ כַּפּ֣וֹת יָדָ֗יו כְּרֻתוֹת֙ אֶל־הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן רַ֥ק דָּג֖וֹן נִשְׁאַ֥ר עָלָֽיו׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): al-kּe֡n loֽ'-yidereku֩ kohane֨y dag֜on vekaֽl-habּa'i֧ym bּeyt-dּag֛on 'al-mipetּa֥n dּag֖on bּe'ashshedּ֑od 'a֖d hayּ֥om hazּeֽh׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor any others who enter Dagon’s temple at Ashdod step on the threshold.

עַל־כֵּ֡ן לֹֽא־יִדְרְכוּ֩ כֹהֲנֵ֨י דָג֜וֹן וְכָֽל־הַבָּאִ֧ים בֵּית־דָּג֛וֹן עַל־מִפְתַּ֥ן דָּג֖וֹן בְּאַשְׁדּ֑וֹד עַ֖ד הַיּ֥וֹם הַזֶּֽה׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vatּikebּa֧d yad-yehva֛h 'el-ha'ashshedּodi֖ym vayeshshimּe֑m vayּa֤ke 'otam֙ b'plym bּatּechori֔ym 'et-'ashshedּ֖od ve'et-gּebuleֽyha׃

Edified Edition (EDE)The LORD’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity; he brought devastation on them and afflicted them with tumours.

וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד יַד־יְהוָ֛ה אֶל־הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖ים וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑ם וַיַּ֤ךְ אֹתָם֙ בעפלים בַּטְּחֹרִ֔ים אֶת־אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד וְאֶת־גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּire'֥u 'aneshsheֽy-'ashshedּ֖od kּiֽy-ke֑n ve'amer֗u loֽ'-yeshshe֞b 'ar֨on 'elohe֤y yishsera'el֙ 'imּa֔nu kּiֽy-qashsheta֤h yado֙ 'ale֔ynu ve'a֖l dּag֥on 'eloheֽynu׃

Edified Edition (EDE)When the people of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, "The ark of the god of Israel must not stay here with us, because his hand is heavy on us and on Dagon our god."

וַיִּרְא֥וּ אַנְשֵֽׁי־אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד כִּֽי־כֵ֑ן וְאָמְר֗וּ לֹֽא־יֵשֵׁ֞ב אֲר֨וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֤י יִשְׂרָאֵל֙ עִמָּ֔נוּ כִּֽי־קָשְׁתָ֤ה יָדוֹ֙ עָלֵ֔ינוּ וְעַ֖ל דָּג֥וֹן אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshelech֡u vayּa'asepu֩ 'et-kּal-sarene֨y pelishshetּi֜ym 'aleyhe֗m vayּoֽ'meru֙ maֽh-nּa'ashse֗h laֽ'aron֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l vayּo֣'mer֔u gּa֣t yisּo֔b 'ar֖on 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֑l vayּasּe֕bּu 'et-'ar֖on 'elohe֥y yishsera'eֽl׃s

Edified Edition (EDE)So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and asked them, "What shall we do with the ark of the god of Israel?" They answered, "Move the ark of the god of Israel to Gath." So they moved the ark of the god of Israel.

וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּ וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩ אֶת־כָּל־סַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים אֲלֵיהֶ֗ם וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ מַֽה־נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה לַֽאֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גַּ֣ת יִסֹּ֔ב אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ אֶת־אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ס

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayehi֞y 'achare֣y ׀ hesa֣bּu 'ot֗o vatּehi֨y yad-yehva֤h ׀ bּa'iyr֙ mehumah֙ gּedola֣h me'o֔d vayּake֙ 'et-'aneshshe֣y ha'i֔yr miqּato֖n ve'ad-gּad֑ol vayּishsּater֥u lahe֖m 'plym techoriֽym׃

Edified Edition (EDE)But after they had moved it, the LORD’s hand was against that city, throwing it into a great panic. He afflicted the people of the city, both young and old, with an outbreak of tumours.

וַיְהִ֞י אַחֲרֵ֣י ׀ הֵסַ֣בּוּ אֹת֗וֹ וַתְּהִ֨י יַד־יְהוָ֤ה ׀ בָּעִיר֙ מְהוּמָה֙ גְּדוֹלָ֣ה מְאֹ֔ד וַיַּךְ֙ אֶת־אַנְשֵׁ֣י הָעִ֔יר מִקָּטֹ֖ן וְעַד־גָּד֑וֹל וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ לָהֶ֖ם עפלים טְחֹרִֽים׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vaֽyeshshalּech֛u 'et-'ar֥on ha'elohi֖ym 'eqer֑on vayehi֗y kּeb֨o 'ar֤on ha'elohiym֙ 'eqer֔on vayּize'aq֨u haֽ'eqeroni֜ym le'mo֗r hesa֤bּu 'elay֙ 'et-'aron֙ 'elohe֣y yishsera'e֔l lahamiyte֖niy ve'et-'amּiֽy׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. As the ark of God was entering Ekron, the people of Ekron cried out, "They have brought the ark of the god of Israel to us for the purpose of killing 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׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vayּishshelech֨u vayּa'asep֜u 'et-kּal-sarene֣y pelishshetּi֗ym vayּoֽ'meru֙ shshalּech֞u 'et-'ar֨on 'elohe֤y yishsera'el֙ veyashsho֣b limeqom֔o veloֽ'-yami֥yt 'oti֖y ve'et-'amּi֑y kּiֽy-hayeta֤h mehֽumat-ma֨vet֙ bּekal-ha'i֔yr kּabeda֥h me'o֛d ya֥d ha'elohi֖ym shshaֽm׃

Edified Edition (EDE)So they called together all the rulers of the Philistines and said, "Send the ark of the god of Israel away; let it go back to its own place, or it will kill us and our people." For death had filled the city with panic; God’s hand was very heavy on it.

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׃

Phonetic (Hebrew): vehaֽ'anashshiym֙ 'ashshe֣r lo'-me֔tu hukּ֖u b'plym bּatּechori֑ym vatּa֛'al shshaֽve'a֥t ha'i֖yr hashshּamaֽyim׃

Edified Edition (EDE)Those who did not die were afflicted with tumours, and the outcry of the city went up to heaven. The victory of God was evident.

וְהָֽאֲנָשִׁים֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹא־מֵ֔תוּ הֻכּ֖וּ בעפלים בַּטְּחֹרִ֑ים וַתַּ֛עַל שַֽׁוְעַ֥ת הָעִ֖יר הַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃