1 Samuel

1 Samuel 5:1–4

1After the Philistines had captured the ark of God, they took it from Ebenezer to Ashdod, 2carried it into the temple of Dagon, and set it beside his statue.a

3When the people of Ashdod got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD. So they took Dagon and returned him to his place.

4But when they got up early the next morning, there was Dagon, fallen on his face before the ark of the LORD, with his head and his hands broken off and lying on the threshold. Only the torso remained.

Footnotes

  • a 5:2 Literally set it beside Dagon

Read all of 1 Samuel 5

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

1 Samuel 5:1

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
After the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּים֙ū·p̄ə·liš·tîmConjunctive waw; Noun - proper - masculine pluralH6430 Philistine
had capturedלָֽקְח֔וּlā·qə·ḥūVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person common pluralH3947 take
the arkאֲר֣וֹן’ă·rō·wnNoun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmArticle; Noun - masculine pluralH430 God
they took itוַיְבִאֻ֛הוּway·ḇi·’u·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural; third person masculine singularH935 come in, come, go in, go
fromמֵאֶ֥בֶןmê·’e·ḇenPrepositionH72 Eben-ha-Ezer
Ebenezerהָעֵ֖זֶרhā·‘ê·zerPreposition; Noun - proper - feminine singularH72 Eben-ha-Ezer
to Ashdodאַשְׁדּֽוֹדָה׃’aš·dō·w·ḏāhNoun - proper - feminine singular; third person feminine singularH795 Ashdod

1 Samuel 5:2

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
carried it intoוַיָּבִ֥יאוּway·yā·ḇî·’ūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH935 come in, come, go in, go
the templeבֵּ֣יתbêṯNoun - masculine singular constructH1004 house
of Dagonדָּג֑וֹןdā·ḡō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH1712 Dagon
and setוַיַּצִּ֥יגוּway·yaṣ·ṣî·ḡūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3322 set, place
itאֹת֖וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
besideאֵ֥צֶל’ê·ṣelPrepositionH681 conjunction, proximity

1 Samuel 5:3

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
When the people of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙’aš·dō·w·ḏîmNoun - proper - masculine pluralH796 Ashdodite
got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּway·yaš·ki·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7925 start, rise, early
the next morningמִֽמָּחֳרָ֔תmim·mā·ḥo·rāṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singularH4283 the morrow
thereוְהִנֵּ֣הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
was Dagonדָג֗וֹןḏā·ḡō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH1712 Dagon
fallenנֹפֵ֤לnō·p̄êlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
on his faceלְפָנָיו֙lə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the arkאֲר֣וֹן’ă·rō·wnNoun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
So they tookוַיִּקְחוּ֙way·yiq·ḥūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH3947 take
Dagonדָּג֔וֹןdā·ḡō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH1712 Dagon
and returnedוַיָּשִׁ֥בוּway·yā·ši·ḇūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7725 turn back, return
himאֹת֖וֹ’ō·ṯōwDirect object marker; third person masculine singularH853 mark of the accusative
to his placeלִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃lim·qō·w·mōwPreposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH4725 standing, spot, condition

1 Samuel 5:4

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
But when they got up earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּway·yaš·ki·mūConjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine pluralH7925 start, rise, early
the nextמִֽמָּחֳרָת֒mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯPreposition-m; Noun - feminine singularH4283 the morrow
morningבַבֹּקֶר֮ḇab·bō·qerPreposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singularH1242 morning
thereוְהִנֵּ֣הwə·hin·nêhConjunctive waw; InterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
was Dagonדָג֗וֹןḏā·ḡō·wnNoun - proper - masculine singularH1712 Dagon
fallenנֹפֵ֤לnō·p̄êlVerb - Qal - Participle - masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
on his faceלְפָנָיו֙lə·p̄ā·nāwPreposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singularH6440 face, before
beforeלִפְנֵ֖יlip̄·nêPreposition-l; Noun - common plural constructH6440 face, before
the arkאֲר֣וֹן’ă·rō·wnNoun - common singular constructH727 chest, ark
of the LORDיְהוָ֑הYah·wehNoun - proper - masculine singularH3068 Yahweh
withוְרֹ֨אשׁwə·rōšConjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular constructH7218 head
his handsיָדָ֗יוyā·ḏāwNoun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singularH3027 hand
broken offכְּרֻתוֹת֙kə·ru·ṯō·wṯVerb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine pluralH3772 cut off, cut down
and lying onאֶל־’el-PrepositionH413 motion to
the thresholdהַמִּפְתָּ֔ןham·mip̄·tānArticle; Noun - masculine singularH4670 threshold
Onlyרַ֥קraqAdverbH7535 thin
remainedנִשְׁאַ֥רniš·’arVerb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH7604 remain, be left over

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

1 Samuel 5:1 1 Samuel 7:12 · 1 Samuel 4:1 · 1 Samuel 4:22 · Joshua 13:3

1 Samuel 5:2 Judges 16:23 · 1 Chronicles 10:10 · Daniel 5:23 · Daniel 5:2

1 Samuel 5:3 Isaiah 19:1 · Isaiah 46:1–2 · Isaiah 46:7 · Mark 3:11 · Luke 10:18–20 · Zephaniah 2:11

1 Samuel 5:4 Micah 1:7 · Isaiah 2:18–19 · Jeremiah 10:11 · Jeremiah 50:2

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, used under CC BY 4.0. The best-supported references for each verse are shown.

Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.