1 Samuel 5
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וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּand they rose earlyאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙the Ashdoditesמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תfrom the next dayוְהִנֵּ֣הand there!דָג֗וֹןDagonנֹפֵ֤לwas fallenלְפָנָיו֙to face itsאַ֔רְצָהthe ground towardsלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeאֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוַיִּקְחוּ֙and they tookאֶת־obj.דָּג֔וֹןDagonוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּand they returnedאֹת֖וֹobj. itלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃to place its
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וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּand they rose earlyבַבֹּקֶר֮in the morningמִֽמָּחֳרָת֒from the next dayוְהִנֵּ֣הand there!דָג֗וֹןDagonנֹפֵ֤לwas fallenלְפָנָיו֙to face itsאַ֔רְצָהthe ground towardsלִפְנֵ֖יto beforeאֲר֣וֹןthe ark ofיְהוָ֑הYahwehוְרֹ֨אשׁand the head ofדָּג֜וֹןDagonוּשְׁתֵּ֣י׀and the twoכַּפּ֣וֹתthe palms ofיָדָ֗יוhands itsכְּרֻתוֹת֙were cut offאֶל־toהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןthe thresholdרַ֥קonlyדָּג֖וֹןDagonנִשְׁאַ֥רit remainedעָלָֽיו׃on it
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וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּand they sentוַיַּאַסְפוּ֩and they gatheredאֶת־obj.כָּל־allסַרְנֵ֨יthe rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֜יםthe Philistinesאֲלֵיהֶ֗םto themוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidמַֽה־what?נַּעֲשֶׂ֗הwill we doלַֽאֲרוֹן֙to the ark ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelוַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּand they saidגַּ֣תGathיִסֹּ֔בlet it go roundאֲר֖וֹןthe ark ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֑לIsraelוַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּand they brought roundאֶת־obj.אֲר֖וֹןthe ark ofאֱלֹהֵ֥יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃ סIsrael
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וַיְהִ֞יand it wasאַחֲרֵ֣י׀afterהֵסַ֣בּוּthey had brought roundאֹת֗וֹobj. itוַתְּהִ֨יand it wasיַד־the hand ofיְהוָ֤ה׀Yahwehבָּעִיר֙on the cityמְהוּמָה֙panicגְּדוֹלָ֣הgreatמְאֹ֔דexceedinglyוַיַּךְ֙and he struckאֶת־obj.אַנְשֵׁ֣יthe men ofהָעִ֔ירthe cityמִקָּטֹ֖ןfrom youngוְעַד־and untoגָּד֑וֹלthe oldוַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּand they broke outלָהֶ֖םto the themטְחֹרִֽים׃tumors
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וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּand they sentאֶת־obj.אֲר֥וֹןthe ark ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godעֶקְר֑וֹןEkronוַיְהִ֗יand it wasכְּב֨וֹאwhen wentאֲר֤וֹןthe ark ofהָאֱלֹהִים֙the Godעֶקְר֔וֹןEkronוַיִּזְעֲק֨וּand they cried outהָֽעֶקְרֹנִ֜יםthe Ekronitesלֵאמֹ֗רto sayingהֵסַ֤בּוּthey have brought roundאֵלַי֙to meאֶת־obj.אֲרוֹן֙the ark ofאֱלֹהֵ֣יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵ֔לIsraelלַהֲמִיתֵ֖נִיto kill meוְאֶת־and obj.עַמִּֽי׃people my
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וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּand they sentוַיַּאַסְפ֜וּand they gatheredאֶת־obj.כָּל־allסַרְנֵ֣יthe rulers ofפְלִשְׁתִּ֗יםthe Philistinesוַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙and they saidשַׁלְּח֞וּsend awayאֶת־obj.אֲר֨וֹןthe ark ofאֱלֹהֵ֤יthe God ofיִשְׂרָאֵל֙Israelוְיָשֹׁ֣בso may it returnלִמְקֹמ֔וֹto own place itsוְלֹֽא־and notיָמִ֥יתit will killאֹתִ֖יobj. meוְאֶת־and obj.עַמִּ֑יpeople myכִּֽי־forהָיְתָ֤הit wasמְהֽוּמַת־panic ofמָ֙וֶת֙deathבְּכָל־in allהָעִ֔ירthe cityכָּבְדָ֥הit was heavyמְאֹ֛דexceedinglyיַ֥דthe hand ofהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godשָֽׁם׃there
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