Verse 4
1 Samuel 5:4
World English Bible, British Edition
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When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen
on his face to the ground before the LORD’s ark; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands
were cut off on the threshold. Only Dagon’s torso was 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
Now the Philistines had taken God (Elohim)’s ark, and they brought it from Ebenezer
to Ashdod.
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2
The Philistines took God (Elohim)’s ark, and brought it into the house of Dagon
and set it by Dagon.
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3
When the people of Ashdod arose early on the next day, behold, Dagon had
fallen on his face to the g...
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4
When they arose early on the following morning, behold, Dagon had fallen
on his face to the ground b...
5
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon nor any who come into Dagon’s house
step on the threshold of...
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6
But the LORD’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed
them and struck them with tu...
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7
When the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, they said, “The ark
of the God (Elohim) of Israel shall n...
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8
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines,
and said, “What shall we...
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9
It was so, that after they had carried it there, the LORD’s hand was against
the city with a very gr...
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10
So they sent God (Elohim)’s ark to Ekron.
As God (Elohim)’s ark came to Ekron, the Ekronites cried o...
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11
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines,
and they said, “Send the...
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12
The men who didn’t die were struck with the tumours; and the cry of
the city went up to heaven.
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