1 Samuel

1 Samuel 5:6–7

⁶Now the hand of the LORD was heavy on the people of Ashdod and its vicinity, ravaging them and afflicting them with tumors.^b ⁷And when the men of Ashdod saw what was happening, they said, “The ark of the God of Israel must not stay here with us, because His hand is heavy upon us and upon our god Dagon.”

Footnotes

b 5:6 Hebrew; LXX and Vulgate include And rats appeared in their land, and death and destruction were throughout the city.

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1 Samuel 5:6

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Now the hand	יַד־	yaḏ-	Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of the LORD	יְהוָ֛ה	Yah·weh	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3068 Yahweh
was heavy	וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד	wat·tiḵ·baḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular	H3513 be heavy, weighty, burdensome, honoured
on	אֶל־	’el-	Preposition	H413 motion to
the people of Ashdod	הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִ֖ים	hā·’aš·dō·w·ḏîm	Article; Noun - proper - masculine plural	H796 Ashdodite
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
its vicinity	גְּבוּלֶֽיהָ׃	gə·ḇū·le·hā	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person feminine singular	H1366 border, boundary, territory
ravaging them	וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑ם	way·šim·mêm	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine plural	H8074 be desoleted, appalled
and afflicting	וַיַּ֤ךְ	way·yaḵ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5221 smite
them	אֹתָם֙	’ō·ṯām	Direct object marker; third person masculine plural	H853 mark of the accusative
with tumors	בָּעֳפָלִים	bå̄·ʿo·p̄å̄·līm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H6076 mound, hill

1 Samuel 5:7

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
And when the men	אַנְשֵֽׁי־	’an·šê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H582 man, mankind
of Ashdod	אַשְׁדּ֖וֹד	’aš·dō·wḏ	Noun - proper - feminine singular	H795 Ashdod
saw	וַיִּרְא֥וּ	way·yir·’ū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine plural	H7200 see
what was happening	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
they said	וְאָמְר֗וּ	wə·’ā·mə·rū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person common plural	H559 utter, say
The ark	אֲר֨וֹן	’ă·rō·wn	Noun - common singular construct	H727 chest, ark
of the God	אֱלֹהֵ֤י	’ĕ·lō·hê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H430 God
of Israel	יִשְׂרָאֵל֙	yiś·rā·’êl	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H3478 Israel
must not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
stay	יֵשֵׁ֞ב	yê·šêḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
here with us	עִמָּ֔נוּ	‘im·mā·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5973 with
because	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
His hand	יָדוֹ֙	yā·ḏōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand
is heavy	קָשְׁתָ֤ה	qā·šə·ṯāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H7185 be hard, severe, fierce
upon us	עָלֵ֔ינוּ	‘ā·lê·nū	Preposition; first person common plural	H5921 height
and upon	וְעַ֖ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
our god	אֱלֹהֵֽינוּ׃	’ĕ·lō·hê·nū	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common plural	H430 God
Dagon	דָּג֥וֹן	dā·ḡō·wn	Noun - proper - masculine singular	H1712 Dagon

Cross-references

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1 Samuel 5:6 1 Samuel 5:11 · Exodus 9:3 · Psalm 32:4 · Acts 13:11 · Deuteronomy 28:27 · 1 Samuel 5:7 · Psalm 78:66 · Job 31:3 · 1 Samuel 6:4–5

1 Samuel 5:7 Exodus 12:33 · Jeremiah 48:7 · 1 Chronicles 15:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.