H9001–/וַ–v

And when he came, Eli was seated by the wayside watching: and in his heart was fear for the ark of God. And when the man came into the town and gave the news, there was a great outcry.

וַיָּב֗וֹא (וַ) va “and”וַתִּזְעַ֖ק (וַ) va. “and”

And Eli, hearing the noise and the cries, said, What is the reason of this outcry? And the man came quickly and gave the news to Eli.

וַיִּשְׁמַ֤ע (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבֹ֖א (וַ) va “and”וַיַּגֵּ֥ד (וַ) va “and”

And the man said to Eli, I have come from the army and have come in flight today from the fight. And he said, How did it go, my son?

וַיֹּ֨אמֶר (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֛אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And the man said, Israel went in flight from the Philistines, and there has been great destruction among the people, and your two sons, Hophni and Phinehas, are dead, and the ark of God has been taken.

וַיַּ֨עַן (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֗אמֶר (וַ) va “and”

And at these words about the ark of God, Eli, falling back off his seat by the side of the doorway into the town, came down on the earth so that his neck was broken and death overtook him, for he was an old man and of great weight. He had been judging Is

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּפֹּ֣ל (וַ) va “and”וַתִּשָּׁבֵ֤ר (וַ) va. “and”וַיָּמֹ֔ת (וַ) va “and”

And his daughter-in-law, the wife of Phinehas, was with child and near the time when she would give birth; and when she had the news that the ark of God had been taken and that her father-in-law and her husband were dead, her pains came on her suddenly a

וַתִּשְׁמַ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וּמֵ֥ת (וּ) u. “and”וַתִּכְרַ֣ע (וַ) va. “and”וַתֵּ֔לֶד (וַ) va. “and”

And when she was very near death the women who were with her said, Have no fear, for you have given birth to a son. But she made no answer and gave no attention to it.

וַתְּדַבֵּ֙רְנָה֙ (וַ) va. “and”

And she gave the child the name of Ichabod, saying, The glory has gone from Israel: because the ark of God was taken and because of her father-in-law and her husband.

וַתִּקְרָ֣א (וַ) va. “and”

And she said, The glory is gone from Israel, for the ark of God has been taken.

וַתֹּ֕אמֶר (וַ) va. “and”

Now the Philistines, having taken the ark of God, took it with them from Eben-ezer to Ashdod.

וַיְבִאֻ֛הוּ (וַ) va “and”

They took the ark of God into the house of Dagon and put it by the side of Dagon.

וַיִּקְח֤וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּבִ֥יאוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּצִּ֥יגוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when the people of Ashdod got up early on the morning after, they saw that Dagon had come down to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord. And they took Dagon up and put him in his place again.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֤מוּ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּקְחוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיָּשִׁ֥בוּ (וַ) va “and”

And when they got up early on the morning after, Dagon had come down to the earth on his face before the ark of the Lord; and his head and his hands were broken off on the doorstep; only the base was in its place.

וַיַּשְׁכִּ֣מוּ (וַ) va “and”

But the hand of the Lord was hard on the people of Ashdod and he sent disease on them through all the country of Ashdod.

וַתִּכְבַּ֧ד (וַ) va. “and”וַיְשִׁמֵּ֑ם (וַ) va “and”וַיַּ֤ךְ (וַ) va “and”

And when the men of Ashdod saw how it was, they said, Let not the ark of the God of Israel be with us, for his hand is hard on us and on Dagon our god.

וַיִּרְא֥וּ (וַ) va “and”וְאָמְר֗וּ (וְ) ve. “and”

So they sent for all the lords of the Philistines to come together there, and said, What are we to do with the ark of the God of Israel? And their answer was, Let the ark of the God of Israel be taken away to Gath. So they took the ark of the God of Isra

וַיִּשְׁלְח֡וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְפוּ֩ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּ֣אמְר֔וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּסֵּ֕בּוּ (וַ) va “and”

But after they had taken it away, the hand of the Lord was stretched out against the town for its destruction: and the signs of disease came out on all the men of the town, small and great.

וַיְהִ֞י (וַ) va “and”וַתְּהִ֨י (וַ) va. “and”וַיַּךְ֙ (וַ) va “and”וַיִּשָּׂתְר֥וּ (וַ) va “and”

So they sent the ark of God to Ekron. And when the ark of God came to Ekron, the people of the town made an outcry, saying, They have sent the ark of the God of Israel to us for the destruction of us and of our people.

וַֽיְשַׁלְּח֛וּ (וַֽ) va “and”וַיְהִ֗י (וַ) va “and”וַיִּזְעֲק֨וּ (וַ) va “and”

So they sent and got together all the lords of the Philistines, and they said, Send away the ark of the God of Israel, and let it go back to its place, so that it may not be the cause of death to us and to our people: for there was a great fear of death

וַיִּשְׁלְח֨וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיַּאַסְפ֜וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּֽאמְרוּ֙ (וַ) va “and”

And those men who were not overtaken by death were cruelly diseased: and the cry of the town went up to heaven.

וַתַּ֛עַל (וַ) va. “and”

Now the ark of the Lord was in the country of the Philistines for seven months.

וַיְהִ֧י (וַ) va “and”

And the Philistines sent for the priests and those who were wise in secret arts, and said to them, What are we to do with the ark of the Lord? How are we to send it away to its place?

וַיִּקְרְא֣וּ (וַ) va “and”

And they said, If you send away the ark of the God of Israel, do not send it without an offering, but send him a sin-offering with it: then you will have peace again, and it will be clear to you why the weight of his hand has not been lifted from you.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וְנוֹדַ֣ע (וְ) ve. “and”

Then they said, What sin-offering are we to send to him? And they said, Five gold images of the growths caused by your disease and five gold mice, one for every lord of the Philistines: for the same disease came on you and on your lords.

וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”וַיֹּאמְר֗וּ (וַ) va “and”

So make images of the growths caused by your disease and of the mice which are damaging your land; and give glory to the God of Israel: it may be that the weight of his hand will be lifted from you and from your gods and from your land.

וַעֲשִׂיתֶם֩ (וַ) va. “and”וּנְתַתֶּ֛ם (וּ) u. “and”