Verse 4
1 Samuel 5:4
King James Version
4
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon
was fallen upon his face to the ground before the ark of the LORD; and the head of Dagon and both the palms of his hands
were cut off upon the threshold; only
the stump of Dagon was left to him.
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
And the Philistines took the ark of God (Elohim), and brought it from Eben-ezer unto Ashdod.
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2
When the Philistines took the ark of God (Elohim), they brought it into the house of Dagon, and set...
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3
And when they of Ashdod arose early on the morrow, behold, Dagon
was fallen upon his face to the ear...
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4
And when they arose early on the morrow morning, behold, Dagon
was fallen upon his face to the groun...
5
Therefore neither the priests of Dagon, nor any that come into Dagon’s house, tread on the threshold...
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6
But the hand of the LORD was heavy upon them of Ashdod, and he destroyed them, and smote them with e...
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7
And when the men of Ashdod saw that
it was so, they said, The ark of the God (Elohim) of Israel shal...
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8
They sent therefore and gathered all the lords of the Philistines unto them, and said, What shall we...
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9
And it was
so, that, after they had carried it about, the hand of the LORD was against the city with...
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10
Therefore they sent the ark of God (Elohim) to Ekron. And it came to pass, as the ark of God (Elohim...
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11
So they sent and gathered together all the lords of the Philistines, and said, Send away the ark of...
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12
And the men that died not were smitten with the emerods: and the cry of the city went up to heaven.
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