Now the Philistinesוּפְלִשְׁתִּיםhad takenלָקְחוּthe arkאֵת אֲרוֹןof Elohim,הָאֱלֹהִיםand they brought itוַיְבִאֻהוּfrom Eben-ezerמֵאֶבֶן הָעֵזֶרto Ashdod.אַשְׁדּוֹדָה
1 Samuel 5:1
Study it in the app“Now the Philistines had taken the ark of Elohim, and they brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 5:1, word by word
- Now the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםfelishtim
Philistines
Philistines: a people that settled on the south-west coast of Canaan and was Israel's enemy in the days of the judges and of David.
Where else “felishtim” appears- had takenלָקְחוּlakchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “lakchu” appears- the arkאֲרוֹןaron
ark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- and they brought itיְבִאֻyeviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yeviu” appears- from Eben-ezerאֶבֶןeven
Eben-ezer
Eben-ezer, the place where Israel camped against the Philistines and where Samuel later set up a stone as a memorial (1 Samuel 7:12). The name means "stone of help".
Where else “even” appears- to Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדָashdoda
Ashdod
See it on the mapWhere else “ashdoda” appears
Places in this verse
Ashdod
Today: Ashdod, Israel
A Philistine city near the Mediterranean coast, about 34 miles (55 km) west of Jerusalem.
The Philistines brought the ark of God there, and their god Dagon fell before it (1 Sam 5:1-4).
The context
1 · This verse (above)
2And the Philistines took the ark of Elohim and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon.