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And the Philistinesפְלִשְׁתִּיםtookוַיִּקְחוּthe arkאֶת אֲרוֹןof Elohimהָאֱלֹהִיםand broughtוַיָּבִיאוּitאֹתוֹinto the houseבֵּיתof Dagonדָּגוֹןand setוַיַּצִּיגוּitאֹתוֹbesideאֵצֶלDagon.דָּגוֹן
1 Samuel 5:2
Study it in the app“And the Philistines took the ark of Elohim and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 5:2, word by word
- And 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- tookיִּקְחוּyikchu
take
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” 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 broughtיָּבִיאוּyaviu
bring
To bring something or someone.
Where else “yaviu” appears- into the houseבֵּיתbet
temple
The temple: "the house of YHWH".
Where else “bet” appears- of Dagonדָּגוֹןdagon
Dagon
Dagon, the chief god of the Philistines; he had temples in Gaza and in Ashdod (1 Samuel 5:2).
Where else “dagon” appears- and setיַּצִּיגוּyatsigu
set, place
Set, place, leave in position.
Where else “yatsigu” appears- besideאֵצֶלetsel
beside
Beside, next to.
Where else “etsel” appears
The context
1Now the Philistines had taken the ark of Elohim, and they brought it from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.
2 · This verse (above)
3And the people of Ashdod rose early the next day, and there was Dagon, fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of YHWH. So they took Dagon and put him back in his place.