1 Samuel
1 Samuel 5:3
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.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| When the people of Ashdod | אַשְׁדּוֹדִים֙ | ’aš·dō·w·ḏîm | Noun - proper - masculine plural | H796 Ashdodite |
| got up early | וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ | way·yaš·ki·mū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7925 start, rise, early |
| the next morning | מִֽמָּחֳרָ֔ת | mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular | H4283 the morrow |
| there | וְהִנֵּ֣ה | wə·hin·nêh | Conjunctive waw; Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| was Dagon | דָג֗וֹן | ḏā·ḡō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1712 Dagon |
| fallen | נֹפֵ֤ל | nō·p̄êl | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| on his face | לְפָנָיו֙ | lə·p̄ā·nāw | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular | H6440 face, before |
| before | לִפְנֵ֖י | lip̄·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the ark | אֲר֣וֹן | ’ă·rō·wn | Noun - common singular construct | H727 chest, ark |
| of the LORD | יְהוָ֑ה | Yah·weh | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H3068 Yahweh |
| So they took | וַיִּקְחוּ֙ | way·yiq·ḥū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H3947 take |
| Dagon | דָּג֔וֹן | dā·ḡō·wn | Noun - proper - masculine singular | H1712 Dagon |
| and returned | וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ | way·yā·ši·ḇū | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7725 turn back, return |
| him | אֹת֖וֹ | ’ō·ṯōw | Direct object marker; third person masculine singular | H853 mark of the accusative |
| to his place | לִמְקוֹמֽוֹ׃ | lim·qō·w·mōw | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H4725 standing, spot, condition |
Cross-references
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Isaiah 19:1 · Isaiah 46:1–2 · Isaiah 46:7 · Mark 3:11 · Luke 10:18–20 · Zephaniah 2:11
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.