Study it in the app“And 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.”
And they rose earlyוַיַּשְׁכִּמוּin the morningבַבֹּקֶרthe next day,מִמָּחֳרָתand there wasוְהִנֵּהDagon,דָגוֹןfallenנֹפֵלon his faceלְפָנָיוto the groundאַרְצָהbeforeלִפְנֵיthe arkאֲרוֹןof YHWH,יְהוָהand the headוְרֹאשׁof Dagonדָּגוֹןand bothוּשְׁתֵּיpalmsכַּפּוֹתof his handsיָדָיוwerecut offכְּרֻתוֹתonאֶלthe threshold;הַמִּפְתָּןonlyרַקDagonדָּגוֹןwas leftנִשְׁאַרto him.עָלָיו
rise early
To get up early to do something.
Where else “yashkimu” appearsmorning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” 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” appearshead
The upper part of the body, where the face and hair are.
Where else “rosh” appearsboth
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shete” appearspalm
The flat, hollow part of the hand; also what someone does or can do with it.
Where else “kapot” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yaday” appearscut off
To wipe out, or be shut out from the people.
Where else “kerutot” appearsthreshold
Threshold: the stone or wooden piece on the floor of a doorway.
Where else “miftan” appearsremain
To remain, what is left.
Where else “nishar” appearsThe Hebrew says: “only Dagon was left to him”; it means the body of the image, without head or hands.
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.
4 · This verse (above)
5That is why the priests of Dagon and all who enter the house of Dagon do not tread on the threshold of Dagon in Ashdod to this day.
