Verse 4
1 Samuel 5:4
New Living Translation
4
But the next morning the same thing happened — Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the LORD again. This time his head and hands had broken off and were lying in the doorway. Only the trunk of his body was left intact.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ בַ/בֹּקֶר֮ מִֽ/מָּחֳרָת֒ וְ/הִנֵּ֣ה דָג֗וֹן נֹפֵ֤ל לְ/פָנָי/ו֙ אַ֔רְצָ/ה לִ/פְנֵ֖י אֲר֣וֹן יְהוָ֑ה וְ/רֹ֨אשׁ דָּג֜וֹן וּ/שְׁתֵּ֣י כַּפּ֣וֹת יָדָ֗י/ו כְּרֻתוֹת֙ אֶל הַ/מִּפְתָּ֔ן רַ֥ק דָּג֖וֹן נִשְׁאַ֥ר עָלָֽי/ו
English Translation
And they arose early in the morning the day after, and behold, Dagon had fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of the Lord, and the head of Dagon and both palms of his hands were cut off at the threshold; only Dagon remained intact on it.
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Chapter 5 Context
1
After the Philistines captured the Ark of God (Elohim), they took it from the battleground at Ebenez...
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2
They carried the Ark of God (Elohim) into the temple of Dagon and placed it beside an idol of Dagon.
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3
But when the citizens of Ashdod went to see it the next morning, Dagon had fallen with his face to t...
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4
But the next morning the same thing happened — Dagon had fallen face down before the Ark of the LORD...
5
That is why to this day neither the priests of Dagon nor anyone who enters the temple of Dagon in As...
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6
Then the LORD’s heavy hand struck the people of Ashdod and the nearby villages with a plague of tumo...
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7
When the people realized what was happening, they cried out, “We can’t keep the Ark of the God (Eloh...
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8
So they called together the rulers of the Philistine towns and asked, “What should we do with the Ar...
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9
But when the Ark arrived at Gath, the LORD’s heavy hand fell on its men, young and old; he struck th...
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10
So they sent the Ark of God (Elohim) to the town of Ekron, but when the people of Ekron saw it comin...
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11
The people summoned the Philistine rulers again and begged them, “Please send the Ark of the God (El...
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12
Those who didn’t die were afflicted with tumors; and the cry from the town rose to heaven.
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