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And the handיַדof YHWHיְהוָהwas heavyוַתִּכְבַּדonאֶלthe people of Ashdod,הָאַשְׁדּוֹדִיםand he devastated themוַיְשִׁמֵּםand struckוַיַּךְthemאֹתָםwith tumors,בַּטְּחֹרִיםAshdodאֶת אַשְׁדּוֹדand its territories.וְאֶת גְּבוּלֶיהָ
1 Samuel 5:6
Study it in the app“And the hand of YHWH was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he devastated them and struck them with tumors, Ashdod and its territories.”
With the Hebrew beneath
1 Samuel 5:6, word by word
- And the handיַדyad
power
Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.
Where else “yad” appears- of YHWHיְהוָהyehva
YHWH
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” appears- was heavyתִּכְבַּדtichbad
be heavy
To weigh much, like a burden.
Where else “tichbad” appears- the people of Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדִיםashdodim
Ashdodite
Ashdodite: an inhabitant of that Philistine city.
Where else “ashdodim” appears- and he devastated themיְשִׁמֵּyeshime
be desolate
To be left empty and ruined, or make it so.
Where else “yeshime” appears- and struckיַּךְyach
punish
God punishes with a plague.
Where else “yach” appears- with tumorsטְּחֹרִיםtechorim
tumors
Tumors or painful swellings.
Where else “techorim” appears- Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדashdod
Ashdod
See it on the mapWhere else “ashdod” appears- and its territoriesגְּבוּלֶיgevule
territory
The land within that border.
Where else “gevule” appears
Translation note
“Tumors” translates a word that indicates painful swellings; it is not known exactly what disease it was.
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
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.
6 · This verse (above)
7And the men of Ashdod saw that it was so, and they said, “The ark of the Elohim of Israel shall not stay with us, for his hand is hard on us and on Dagon our god.”