Verse 8
1 Samuel 5:8
GOD'S WORD Translation
8
They sent therefore and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel?”
They answered, “Let the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel be carried over to Gath.” They carried the ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel there.
Original Language Text
hebrew
וַ/יִּשְׁלְח֡וּ וַ/יַּאַסְפוּ֩ אֶת כָּל סַרְנֵ֨י פְלִשְׁתִּ֜ים אֲלֵי/הֶ֗ם וַ/יֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ מַֽה נַּעֲשֶׂ֗ה לַֽ/אֲרוֹן֙ אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל וַ/יֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ גַּ֣ת יִסֹּ֔ב אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֣י יִשְׂרָאֵ֑ל וַ/יַּסֵּ֕בּוּ אֶת אֲר֖וֹן אֱלֹהֵ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל
English Translation
And they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them, and they said, "What shall we do with the ark of the God of Israel?" And they said, "Let the ark of the God of Israel be moved around." And they moved the ark of the God of Israel.
AI translation from hebrew via gpt-4o-mini
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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...
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5
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any who come into Dagon’s house, step on the threshold o...
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6
But Yahweh’s hand was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and struck them with tum...
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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...
9
It was so, that after they had carried it there, Yahweh’s hand was against the city with a very grea...
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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 tumors; and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
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