Study it in the app“And 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.”
And the people of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִיםrose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּמוּthe next day,מִמָּחֳרָתand there wasוְהִנֵּהDagon,דָגוֹןfallenנֹפֵלon his faceלְפָנָיוto the groundאַרְצָהbeforeלִפְנֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWH.יְהוָהSo they tookוַיִּקְחוּDagonאֶת דָּגוֹןand putוַיָּשִׁבוּhimאֹתוֹback in his place.לִמְקוֹמוֹ
Ashdodite
Ashdodite: an inhabitant of that Philistine city.
Where else “ashdodim” appearsrise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkimu” appearsnext day
The next day, tomorrow.
Where else “machorat” appearsDagon
Dagon, the chief god of the Philistines; he had temples in Gaza and in Ashdod (1 Samuel 5:2).
Where else “dagon” appearsfall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “nofel” appearsface
The front of the head, of someone or of God.
Where else “fanay” appearsground
What is underfoot: bowing down to touch it.
Where else “artsa” appearsark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appearsYHWH
The personal name of the God of Israel, written in Hebrew with four letters, Y-H-W-H, without vowels. Out of reverence Jews stopped pronouncing it and read "Adonai" (Lord), so many Bibles put "the LORD" or "Jehovah". This translation keeps the four letters. The name is related to the verb "to be" (Exodus 3:14-15). He is not a god other than Elohim: "YHWH Elohim" is the same Creator God, called by his name.
Where else “yehva” appearstake
To grasp something in the hand to carry or use it.
Where else “yikchu” appearsreturn
To go back to a place.
Where else “yashivu” appearsplace
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears2And the Philistines took the ark of Elohim and brought it into the house of Dagon and set it beside Dagon.
3 · This verse (above)
4And they rose early in the morning the next day, and there was Dagon, fallen on his face to the ground before the ark of YHWH, and the head of Dagon and both palms of his hands were cut off on the threshold; only Dagon was left to him.
