Study it in the app“And 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.””
And the menאַנְשֵׁיof Ashdodאַשְׁדּוֹדsawוַיִּרְאוּthatכִּיit wasso,כֵןand they said,וְאָמְרוּ“The arkאֲרוֹןof the Elohimאֱלֹהֵיof Israelיִשְׂרָאֵלshall notלֹאstayיֵשֵׁבwith us,עִמָּנוּforכִּיhis handיָדוֹis hardקָשְׁתָהon usעָלֵינוּand onוְעַלDagonדָּגוֹןour god.”אֱלֹהֵינוּ
man
An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.
Where else “anshe” appearsAshdod
See it on the mapWhere else “ashdod” appearsrealize
To realize: "he saw that it was good".
Where else “yiru” appearssay
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “amru” appearsark
The sacred chest of the covenant, which held the tablets.
Where else “aron” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohe” appearsIsrael
Israel, the new name Jacob received from God, explained as "you have striven with God" (Genesis 32:28); then the name of the people that came from him and, after the division, of the northern kingdom.
Where else “yisrael” appearsstay
To remain in a place.
Where else “yeshev” appearshand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yad” appearsbe hard
To be heavy to bear, or severe.
Where else “kashta” appearsDagon
Dagon, the chief god of the Philistines; he had temples in Gaza and in Ashdod (1 Samuel 5:2).
Where else “dagon” appearsAshdod
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).
6And the hand of YHWH was heavy on the people of Ashdod, and he devastated them and struck them with tumors, Ashdod and its territories.
7 · This verse (above)
8So they sent and gathered all the lords of the Philistines to them and said, “What shall we do with the ark of the Elohim of Israel?” And they said, “Let the ark of the Elohim of Israel be moved around to Gath.” So they moved the ark of the Elohim of Israel.
