1 Samuel

1 Samuel 5:4

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.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But when they got up early	וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ	way·yaš·ki·mū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7925 start, rise, early
the next	מִֽמָּחֳרָת֒	mim·mā·ḥo·rāṯ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H4283 the morrow
morning	בַבֹּקֶר֮	ḇab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
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
with	וְרֹ֨אשׁ	wə·rōš	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7218 head
his hands	יָדָ֗יו	yā·ḏāw	Noun - feminine dual construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
broken off	כְּרֻתוֹת֙	kə·ru·ṯō·wṯ	Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine plural	H3772 cut off, cut down
and lying on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the threshold	הַמִּפְתָּ֔ן	ham·mip̄·tān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4670 threshold
Only	רַ֥ק	raq	Adverb	H7535 thin
remained	נִשְׁאַ֥ר	niš·’ar	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7604 remain, be left over

Cross-references

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

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.